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Category Archives: Read Harder

Book review: The Library Book
Book reviews / Non fiction / Read Harder

Book review: The Library Book

Posted on October 5, 2019 by blogendorff • 1 Comment

The book’s hook is the fire that broke out in the library in 1986. Interwoven is the story of Harry Peak, the only ever suspect in the case. Harry Peak really isn’t a sympathetic character (to me, at least) Continue reading →

Book review: Queens of Geek
Book reviews / Read Harder

Book review: Queens of Geek

Posted on September 27, 2019 by blogendorff • 1 Comment

And lo! The penultimate Read Harder book: number 13 – a book by or about someone that identifies as neurodiverse. Continue reading →

Book review: Memoirs of Lenora Christina
Book reviews / Non fiction / Read Harder

Book review: Memoirs of Lenora Christina

Posted on September 23, 2019 by blogendorff • 1 Comment

How to describe these memoirs? They are alternatively absolutely hilarious and mind numbingly dull. She is obviously incredibly privileged and it comes across in really funny ways throughout the memoirs. Continue reading →

Book review: Convenience Store Woman
Book reviews / Read Harder

Book review: Convenience Store Woman

Posted on September 3, 2019 by blogendorff • 1 Comment

The plot revolves Keiko, who lives in Tokyo and works at a convenient store. I don’t want to label her as not neurotypical (as she doesn’t herself) but she clearly doesn’t fit the traditional role of a woman in that society. Continue reading →

Book review: Who is Mary Sue?
Book reviews / Read Harder

Book review: Who is Mary Sue?

Posted on August 31, 2019 by blogendorff • 1 Comment

I don’t think I know enough about poetry to have sensible opinions. But I was drawn to this collection for the Read Harder challenge because of the association with women and fandom in general. The collection defines the term, which is slight different than the context I know it from: “Coined by Paula Smith in … Continue reading →

Book review: Gods of Jade and Shadow
Book reviews / Fantasy / Read Harder

Book review: Gods of Jade and Shadow

Posted on August 14, 2019 by blogendorff • 5 Comments

Like the two previous novels, the author takes elements of fantasy and mixes them in with the real word. In this case it’s Mayan gods alive in Mexico during the jazz age. Continue reading →

The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo
Book reviews / Read Harder

The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo

Posted on July 26, 2019 by blogendorff • 2 Comments

So I picked this novella up for the Read Harder challenge, which was a book of romance by an author of colour. Romance is really not my bag, so it was dreading this category a little bit. I searched the Good Reads Read Harder recommendations and decided on The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo by Zen Cho Continue reading →

Book review: A Thousand Ships
Book reviews / Read Harder

Book review: A Thousand Ships

Posted on July 25, 2019 by blogendorff • 3 Comments

So this is another one of the Read Harder challenge, this time reading a book about mythology or folklore. As A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes is a retelling of the fall of Troy but from a women’s perspective, I felt it fit the bill Continue reading →

Book review: The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf
Book reviews / Read Harder / Science Fiction

Book review: The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf

Posted on July 17, 2019 by blogendorff • 1 Comment

It’s at some distant point in the future, where ‘The Reckoning’ happened (which vaguely sounds like some catastrophic climate change and something else. It was a bit like Trail of Lightening in that it used (presumably) mythology from the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Continue reading →

Book review: Usagi Yojimbo no. 29
Book reviews / Comics / Read Harder

Book review: Usagi Yojimbo no. 29

Posted on July 8, 2019 by blogendorff • 1 Comment

For the uninitiated, Usagi is a ronin and travels throughout the land, often helping out those in need or just generally getting into trouble. It’s based on the Edo Period in Japan but all the characters are different animals (with most natives of Japan itself). Continue reading →

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