impatiently waiting for the next Marlon James book...
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60% complete! libroXshu has read 15 of 25 books.
The people of Salt Point could indeed be fearful about the world beyond themselves; most of them would be born …
An epic novel of the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung …
About 40% in….liking how the author transitions between the different characters.
Award-winning journalist Natasha S. Alford grew up between two worlds as the daughter of an African American father and Puerto …
@realityasylum@kolektiva.social Thanks for the input! The Staten Island character is definitely entertaining. I will set it aside for now but not give up on it totally. Maybe save it for an audio book on a long drive. thanks!
Award-winning science journalist Judith D. Schwartz takes us first to China’s Loess Plateau, where a landmark project has successfully restored …
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember …
I really liked the Broken Earth Trilogy so thought I'd check out others but I just can't get into this one...maybe I will try as audio book. Maybe it's the general topic that's not that interesting to me. Anyone read? Is it worth coming back to?
On a highway in Houston, Texas, Sarah LaBrie’s mother was found screaming at passing cars, terrified she would be murdered …
Award-winning journalist Natasha S. Alford grew up between two worlds as the daughter of an African American father and Puerto …
Author and essayist Kiese Laymon is one of the most unique, stirring, and powerful new voices in American writing. How …
Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans —though …
“Tender Is the Flesh is a meditation on what capitalism is – it teaches us to naturalise cruelty….Capitalism and cannibalism are almost the same, you know?” —from the author.
Probably one of those books that people either love or hate. I liked that so much detail was spent on the actual process of what it is like in this society to “grow” and process human meat. Between those descriptions you catch glimpses of what it’s like to live in this society; people just go along with it, while others suffer. I think if it was the other way around my brain would have so many questions about the logistics, but I think others might want to know more about the society and relationships. I like what the author chose to focus on, making the reader feel uncomfortable and disturbed, following around one character’s role. This book has been on my …
“Tender Is the Flesh is a meditation on what capitalism is – it teaches us to naturalise cruelty….Capitalism and cannibalism are almost the same, you know?” —from the author.
Probably one of those books that people either love or hate. I liked that so much detail was spent on the actual process of what it is like in this society to “grow” and process human meat. Between those descriptions you catch glimpses of what it’s like to live in this society; people just go along with it, while others suffer. I think if it was the other way around my brain would have so many questions about the logistics, but I think others might want to know more about the society and relationships. I like what the author chose to focus on, making the reader feel uncomfortable and disturbed, following around one character’s role. This book has been on my list for a while and I am glad I finally went for it.
Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans —though no one calls them that …
