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libroXshu

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love to read magical realism, speculative fiction, short story collections, science/nature (but a lot of pop sci annoys me), heavy/depressing stuff (of the fiction and non-fiction variety), memoirs, and lots more... impatiently waiting for the next Marlon James book...

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To Read (View all 141)

Max Liboiron: Pollution Is Colonialism (Paperback, 2021, Duke University Press)
Octavia E. Butler: Parable of the talents (2001, Warner Books)
Octavia E. Butler: Parable of the Sower (Paperback, 2000, Warner Books)

Currently Reading

Mariana Enríquez, Megan McDowell, Pablo Gerardo Camacho: Our Share of Night (2023, Crown/Archetype)
Werner Herzog, Michael Hofmann: Every Man for Himself and God Against All (2023, Penguin Publishing Group)
Sloane Crosley: Grief Is for People (2024, Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

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Mieko Kawakami, Sam Bett, David Boyd: Breasts and Eggs (Hardcover, 2020, Europa Editions)
George Orwell: George Orwell's 1984 (Paperback, 1980, Dramatic Pub Co)
Honoree Fanonne Jeffers, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Hardcover, 2021, Harper)

2025 Reading Goal

4% complete! libroXshu has read 1 of 25 books.

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quoted Every Man for Himself and God Against All by Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog, Michael Hofmann: Every Man for Himself and God Against All (2023, Penguin Publishing Group) No rating

“Above, below, all around, a speechless silence. I found myself in a stunned surprise. I was certain that there and then I knew all there was to know. My fate had been revealed to me. And I knew that after one such night it would be impossible for me to ever get any older. I was completely convinced I would never see my 18th birthday because lit up by such grace as I now was, there could never be anything like ordinary time for me again.”

— Every Man for Himself and God Against All by , (1%)

Loving this so much already and only 14% in to the audio version. This portion is in the first chapter, I had to go back to it and take it in again. Audiobook is a must but now I want a hard copy as well to take notes.

commented on All Fours by Miranda July

Miranda July: All Fours (2024, Canongate Books) 4 stars

I downloaded the audio book version right before a long drive based on seeing this book pop up on best of 2024 lists. I’m half way into it…..what was I thinking? I kind of hate it but also kind of hate not finishing books. The narrator, age 45, seems to be only just now discovering that perimenopause is a biological thing that happens. People write about the book like it’s so raw and shocking. I just feel like I’m trapped in some modern romance novel that’s trying to be edgy…. So far I find it to be boring and annoying.

finished reading The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez

Cristina Henríquez: The Great Divide (Ecco) No rating

An epic novel of the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung …

I’m kind of a sucker for historical fiction. The story kept my attention as an audiobook on long drives. It wasn’t an intense page turner but it was interesting to learn more from about the Panama Canal and the lives impacted by it. She weaves the stories of multiple characters, the transitions from each perspective were clever and smooth.

finished reading Rouge Street by Jeremy Tiang

Jeremy Tiang, Shuang Xuetao: Rouge Street (Hardcover, 2022, Metropolitan Books) No rating

From one of the most highly celebrated young Chinese writers, three dazzling novellas of Northeast …

Really enjoyed this collection of three novellas. First time reading this author and I want to read more. I really liked his writing style, the themes, and the characters.