Books
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The Wheel of Fortune: The Autobiography of Edith Piaf
Edith Piaf
I found this book in a little free library in Santa Barbara. I had heard some of her songs before, but didn't know anything about her or her life. Now I do, a bit. Also learned more about the French chanson scene in general, which was fun.
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Hild
Nicola Griffith
An exceptional woman in seventh century Britain navigates political/social upheaval. Do you want to skinny dip with otters in the moonlight? Do you want to be low-key in love with your half-brother? Read Hild!
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Circe
Madeleine Miller
An immortal outcast sentenced to solitary confinement on an island. Time, loneliness, and shitty dudes. Heartbreaking and hopeful.
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A Song of Achilles
Madeleine Miller
So hott. Until the end; then very sad. But we sort of knew it was coming...
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers
A wandering monk searches for meaning. Finds a robot.
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Tales of the Otori
Lian Hearn
Horny shinobi teens. Kind of very sad, though.
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Debt
David Graeber
Read about the birth of Buddhism. Oh, and money.
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The Dawn of Everything
David Graeber
Want to imagine other ways of structuring a society? Me too!
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Utopia of Rules
David Graeber
Police, Vampires, and history's most beautiful postal service.
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Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women
Silvia Federici
Social/economic theory of violence against women. Deeply upsetting. Wish I hadn't read it alone...
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Fancy Bear Goes Fishing
Scott J. Shapiro
Young people (mostly men) break things, then get jobs at Google or the KGB. I sort of learned some stuff?
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The Lions of Al-Rassan
Guy Gavriel Kay
Fantasy doctors use pee medicine. Love triangles, a little bit of magic, desert power.