Raised lots of interesting questions. Neufeld's art was good and sometimes unexpectedly clever and funny.
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I read an average of 22 books per year, about 2/3 nonfiction and 1/3 fiction. I'm also active on Litsy, LibraryThing, & Goodreads.
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The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media is a nonfiction graphic novel by journalist β¦
The Influencing Machine by Gladstone & Neufeld
4 stars
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A New Verse Translation by Marie Borroff
4 stars
This translation was, at times, both easier and more difficult than others I have read.
The Green Knight Collector's Edition by A24 Films LLC, David Lowery
Special collectorβs edition of David Lowery's The Green Knight. Featuring original artwork by Sophy Hollington and a 62-page interior booklet, β¦
Desert Solitaire A Season in the Wilderness by Edward Abbey
4 stars
First read in 2010. My wife Amy and I started the audiobook of this American nature classic last June while driving home from Moab, Utah, a place that is very special to us. Acknowledging Abbey's ableism, racism, sexism, and hypocrisy, one can't deny that he's a compelling writer. I wish all readers of this book could also read Robert Macfarlane's introduction. Now I must read Amy Irvine's critical response, 'Desert Cabal: A New Season in the Wilderness'.
Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends.
Every autumn, all through high school, theyβve worked β¦
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell & Faith Erin Hicks
5 stars
A simple story about friendship, place, and the excitement of young love in the autumn before adulthood.
Church for All by Gayle E. Pitman
This simple, lyrical story celebrates a Sunday morning at an inclusive church that embraces all people regardless of age, class, β¦
Collected Poems by Philip Larkin
4 stars
The Ghost in the Garden by Jude Piesse
5 stars
I received a free copy of this book through LibraryThing in exchange for a review.
Piesse has written a wonderful, meandering exploration of the Darwin family, their childhood garden in Shrewsbury, her own journey into motherhood as an academic, garden labour and the people who do it, and the importance of place and the living world as we all face the crisis of global heating.
My family and I briefly visited Shrewsbury from the US in Oct 2016 so it was interesting to think of the author possibly being in the town and writing the book while we were there.
It was very strange to be reading two nonfiction books at the same time (this one and Desert Solitaire by Ed Abbey) that include people killing rabbits by throwing stones.
The English folk hero Robin Hood has more adventures.
Robin of Sherwood by Richard Carpenter
3 stars
Not great writing but pure nostalgia.