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Wednesday, 29 June 2011 09:09More books!
Caucasia, by Danzy Senna.
( Mixed-race girl growing up in Boston in the 70s. I have no words that are not <3333. )
Oreo, by Fran Ross.
( I found this book very puzzling! and funny. I probably need to reread it. )
Growing Up: Getting Along in the Sixties, by Tisa Ng.
( self-indulgent novel adaptation of nostalgic TV series. )
The Waters & the Wild, by Francesca Lia Block.
( yessss. didn't feel fully fleshed-out, but the writing in here was so great. )
Sex and the City, by Candace Bushnell.
I've only watched one episode of the TV show, and I thought that was a pretty good show - it had a lot of heart, which I don't think is something that comes to mind when people think of the show in general, but nevertheless. Anyway, this book was crap. I didn't like it at all - I think it could have been a way more interesting book than it actually was, because dating is interesting! Money and privilege are interesting things! Gender roles are also interesting! But this turned out to be pretty vacuous in a "lots of rich people swanning around and also their lives are empty" kind of way, and the things Bushnell wrote about threesomes and lesbian experiences just sort of set my teeth on edge, so. Ugh.
Chavs: The Demonisation of the Working Class, by Owen Jones | Racism: A Very Short Introduction | Modern China: A Very Short Introduction, by Rana Mitter | Feminism: A Very Short Introduction, by Margaret Waters | A Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin | Tam Lin, by Pamela Dean | Sons of the Yellow Emperor, by Lynn Pan | Scapegoat: Why We Are Failing Disabled People, by Katharine Quarmby | Tipping The Velvet, by Sarah Waters | Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro | The Lantern Bearers, by Rosemary Sutcliff | The Silver Branch, by Rosemary Sutcliff | The Eagle of the Ninth, by Rosemary Sutcliff | The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald, edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli | Brick Lane, by Monica Ali | The Savage Detectives, by Robert Bolano | Homage to Catalonia, by George Orwell | Cat On A Hot-Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams | Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern, by Joshua Zeitz | Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, by Jeanette Winterson | The Moon By Night, by Madeleine L'Engle | To Live, by Yu Hua | Into The Wild, by Jon Krakauer | The Next Competitor, by K.P. Kincaid | Raffles Place Ragtime, by Phillip Jeyaretnam | Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy, by Frances Mayes | Mao's Last Dancer, by Li Cunxin | Marie, Dancing, by Carolyn Meyer | Man Walks Into A Room, by Nicole Krauss | How To Be Good, by Nick Hornby
Caucasia, by Danzy Senna.
( Mixed-race girl growing up in Boston in the 70s. I have no words that are not <3333. )
Oreo, by Fran Ross.
( I found this book very puzzling! and funny. I probably need to reread it. )
Growing Up: Getting Along in the Sixties, by Tisa Ng.
( self-indulgent novel adaptation of nostalgic TV series. )
The Waters & the Wild, by Francesca Lia Block.
( yessss. didn't feel fully fleshed-out, but the writing in here was so great. )
Sex and the City, by Candace Bushnell.
I've only watched one episode of the TV show, and I thought that was a pretty good show - it had a lot of heart, which I don't think is something that comes to mind when people think of the show in general, but nevertheless. Anyway, this book was crap. I didn't like it at all - I think it could have been a way more interesting book than it actually was, because dating is interesting! Money and privilege are interesting things! Gender roles are also interesting! But this turned out to be pretty vacuous in a "lots of rich people swanning around and also their lives are empty" kind of way, and the things Bushnell wrote about threesomes and lesbian experiences just sort of set my teeth on edge, so. Ugh.
Chavs: The Demonisation of the Working Class, by Owen Jones | Racism: A Very Short Introduction | Modern China: A Very Short Introduction, by Rana Mitter | Feminism: A Very Short Introduction, by Margaret Waters | A Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin | Tam Lin, by Pamela Dean | Sons of the Yellow Emperor, by Lynn Pan | Scapegoat: Why We Are Failing Disabled People, by Katharine Quarmby | Tipping The Velvet, by Sarah Waters | Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro | The Lantern Bearers, by Rosemary Sutcliff | The Silver Branch, by Rosemary Sutcliff | The Eagle of the Ninth, by Rosemary Sutcliff | The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald, edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli | Brick Lane, by Monica Ali | The Savage Detectives, by Robert Bolano | Homage to Catalonia, by George Orwell | Cat On A Hot-Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams | Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern, by Joshua Zeitz | Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, by Jeanette Winterson | The Moon By Night, by Madeleine L'Engle | To Live, by Yu Hua | Into The Wild, by Jon Krakauer | The Next Competitor, by K.P. Kincaid | Raffles Place Ragtime, by Phillip Jeyaretnam | Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy, by Frances Mayes | Mao's Last Dancer, by Li Cunxin | Marie, Dancing, by Carolyn Meyer | Man Walks Into A Room, by Nicole Krauss | How To Be Good, by Nick Hornby