Read that title. Let that soak in. How do you not read a book about vigilante poets? From my title, you might think I didn’t care for it. But actually, it reminded me of my own writing. Sassy dialogue and zinging characters. It’s a hell of a fun book, if it kind of falls apart for me under its own hubris in the latter part. But if you’re a grammar nerd who digs fun YA lit, by god, give it a gander. You’ll probably enjoy […]
Goblinlivesmatter
Pratchett gets political in his later books. And while it might seem like I’m making light of the blacklivesmatter movement, I assure you I’m not. The treatment of the goblins and the class warfare prevalent throughout is very timely. Goblins aren’t being treated like people, they’re being abused and no one cares because they are filthy criminals. I mean, I don’t have to spell it out for you. But this one had me particularly sad because now I’m feeling the loss of future Discworld novels.
Belonging is not a form of restriction
“I still see music as an act of defiance as much as it is an act of celebration.” Since I live in the Pacific Northwest and was sentient in 1990’s, the so-called Riot Grrrrl scene in Olympia, Washington was everywhere. One of my favortite bands to come out of that scene was Sleater-Kinney and that line, from Carrie Brownstein’s new memoir, really sums up that band for me. Their unusual set-up (they do not have a bass player) and energetic, bordering on manic, delivery really […]
“Things had changed and would continue to change until there was room for everyone to have a normal life…”
This is the sequel to Landry Park, which is a dystopian tale of nuclear power, class warfare, and debutante balls. The story was about Madeline Landry trying to figure out who attacked her friend. She learns about the Rootless people, the lower class who change the nuclear reactors in the manor houses. There are a lot of revelations being revealed. In the sequel, Madeline Landry is back to solve another mystery. This time…things get deadly. The heirs of the Gentry’s elite are being killed. Madeline […]