Reviews and Comments

I'm conflicted about this book. I'm getting good information from it, but the author promises to explain things to beginners better than he does. It's useful to people with a fair bit of experience in JavaScript. Coders in other languages will need a crash course in the deeply nested callbacks that are typical in modern JS.

for the first time this year (!) i've gotten past 20%, please clap

have been in a horrific book drought. this is billed as a sapphic witch romance, but cozy; cozy isn't my normal jam, but let's see

"A Feminist History of the Broadway Musical" is exactly what you're getting here, and if you missed the reference, "Changed for Good" is a key song from the musical Wicked. Initially panned by critics as entertainment for screaming teenage girls, Wicked overcame the slights of the critic world - most of whom are basically the opposite demographic from teenage girls.

Ms. Wolf uses that arc of critical reception to illustrate musical theater's journey as a whole. A bit strident in places, with a couple of head-shaking moments that weren't so egregious that I remember them, Changed for Good is the only book I've come across to approach musical theater from the female POV.

A charming read where I could identify with nearly all of the characters in some way, uncommon for me as I normally find myself inside the MC only. Enough plot for me to move forward without being blocked in fear. Worldbuilding is spread out, mostly being introduced as characters are, which works well for me.

A fine addition to my sapphic-witch-romance list, and one of the few that hits all three.

Gifted

I'm of the firm belief that Gladwell is Not My Thing but it was gifted to me, so will give him a chance.

I'd seen this pass by other people's timelines, but hadn't been tempted myself. I got it as a holiday gift, seems worth a try.

had gotten off nf for a while but now can use a palate cleanser from holiday candy. this was sitting in booksmith asking to be read, so i'm obliging

A Japan tourism overview in comic book style, in many instances being more informative than words alone could— like showing you how to use a JR rail pass, what foods you may encounter, and what toilets you may face. As it's from 2014, some particulars may have changed, but overall much more than it may seem from the cover.

i feel like i tried this once before, but i just read a good quote…

This has to be as good as a modern reproduction gets. The colors are bright, the gold pops. Much better than newer books I've seen.