#sibr

It was sort of a… not great month for reading, personally. Be prepared for a few, uh, rage-y reviews. The Eye of Night by Pauline J. Alama (2002) Content warnings: ableism, fantasy violence, domestic violence Set in a fantasy world, this story tells of an ex-priest who crosses paths with a beautiful, mysterious fool and a woman with dwarfism who steals a magical artefact and sweeps him up in a…

“I’m so excited to be on summer vacay so I can read more!” I said just one month ago, and then immediately proceeded to read fewer books than I’ve read in any previous month this year. In my defense, one of the books was nearly 500 pages long, and another was 400. So June’s SIBR is short and sweet. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (1989) Content warnings: suicide, physical abuse, verbal abuse,…

I’d like to start sharing some book reviews! The title of this series is inspired by my high school AP Lit teacher, Mrs. Lee, who made us write monthly “Stuff I’ve Been Reading,” or “SIBR” essays. 🙂 (Just note, this series won’t include any anarchist literature I read, as those will be reviewed separately in the upcoming Comrade Cats series.) So, without further ado, here’s the first of…