#bookaweek

[literategoblin]

Thoughts for thoughts sake

Hi, hello, how are you? I have not faded away so far into my cave to have forgotten about this place. I am still reading though I admit life has become very busy and posting immediate reviews of what I've been reading definitely ended up slipping my mind. But, I'm back and need to post a swathe of updates to what I've been reading and what I've read but I still feel good about hitting my goal of a book a week. Currently reading "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" by Ocean Vuong only a few pages in at the moment but wow, what a way with words. The book absolutely reads like it was written by a poet and I can only hope to have such beautiful structure pass so effortlessly in my own writing. Much to learn and if the beginning of the book is anything to go by even more to enjoy as a story. Anyhow, I hope all is well for those who have their eye on this little part of the internet. I'm working on projects again and feel good about making progress. I recently had a call with a close friend of mine who wanted to brainstorm for a project they were working on. It was really, really nice. Didn't know how much I was missing the feeling of collaborating and working with others on something. There will be more on here soon. Until then, Cheers -Goblin

[proudheron]

#bookaweek july ✨ i always read less in the summer but i finished 3 books at least. which is a wild sentence! i think i read 3 books in all of 2013 & 2014 combined. life is good on venlafaxine~ 📗🍸 fave this month was the drunken botanist. a plant-centred history of brewing, distilling, & cocktails. i learned a lot of fun trivia! like wicked plants by the same author, it's unevenly researched and moves on from a topic before it's fully explored. often i wanted a few more paragraphs than i got. but still it was a fun read & i screenshotted more than a few recipes. 🐠 gyo walked that line between disgusting & fascinating in the way junji ito does so well. as usual the first third is strongest, then the plot scatters & devolves. not as good as uzumaki, but i would still reread someday. 💀 a bone to pick was terrible & it's the last time i take a book rec from a stranger >:[ https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ofLaRn2ymbDpNbRFq4lQG_Jree4a_z4G9NNU0/?igshid=kltolh1wca1e

[proudheron]

#bookaweek april! my favourite book this month would have been The Mini Farming Bible but i'm not yet finished. so TAZ wins my whole heart obv. (psssst listen to the adventure zone) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw7cVufnqdS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b3wr9wzfacd6

[proudheron]

#bookaweek 2019 march! spring is so close. i have read 19 gardening books in the past 9 months and i am ready to plunge my arms to the shoulder in the dirt 😤🌱😤🌱😤 my fave this month was The Well-Tended Perennial Garden, a massive, extremely comprehensive book on herbaceous plant care. going to be referring back to this one for years. https://www.instagram.com/p/BvuwuZBnJ_y/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h2snlnkcip9c

[proudheron]

ended my first year of #bookaweek just short at 47/52. but goddamn! i haven’t read 47 books in a year since last century.

these last two books are both incredible & you should 100% read them. emily xr pan writes the teenage voice so skilfully. if you’re tired of YA where all the characters sound like they’re in a sitcom, you need to read this. also i’m done w authors who define their main character as “problem + cool hobby”. sure leigh has grief + art skills, but also she has synaesthesia, long-lost family, ambitions, communication issues, an angsty romance, she’s connecting with her culture and undertaking a mysterious quest - pan makes it all fit together and i’m in awe. ⚠heavy suicide warning but one of the most honest & raw portraits of depression i’ve ever seen. i cried, i felt depicted, it was great.

ryan north makes the history of technology not a snoozefest for once. as someone who falls asleep the instant i hear the world “technology”, believe me! get this: most of the big inventions that changed the world used commonplace, everyday materials; the rare component was the idea. we could have had hot air balloons flying over the partially-built pyramids - they’re just fabric & hot air after all! if you’ve ever read a fantasy novel set in mediaeval-england-with-dragons and thought it was a lazy choice, you will LOVE the possibilities this book brings to the world. i wish this book had a better indigenous perspective though. it knocks europe down a peg & shakes up the traditional technology tree, but rags on hunter-gatherers & nomads a few too many times and ignores indigenous ways of knowing. however if you do any worldbuilding at all you should still give it a read!

[proudheron]

halfway to this year's goal! been mowing through gardening books & pulp fantasy 💯 #bookaweek #goodreadschallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/BnwPPtxBDJd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=106i3azjyss9s

[proudheron]

halfway thru 2017. update on #bookaweek: i've read 15 books this year!! behind schedule but that's ok. i WILL read 52 books in 2017 📚📓📑 #booksorbust