MatildaJan 14, 2023
Friday nights I’m always wondering what #books the peoples of #bookstodon are #ReadingThisWeekend? I finished Cultish:The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell. I liked it and do recommend it, however, I didn’t love her writing, I felt like some of her personal asides were unnecessary, and it lost the thread a bit the last couple of chapters.
Now I’m reading Winter War by #historian Eric Rauchway. https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/eric-rauchway/winter-war/9780465094585/ @bookstodon
Winter War

The history of the most acrimonious presidential handoff in American history -- and of the origins of twentieth-century liberalism and conservatism<br Whe...

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Show threadJanet ChiltonJan 14, 2023

@bookstodon @owlislost

I’ve just discovered Octavia Butler, actually from a Mastodon recommendation. Finished the 2 Parables, waiting in a library queue for Kindred. Butler is a mind blowing thinker, way ahead of her time. On par with Margaret Atwood with a Black feminist sensibility.

Show threadJanet Chilton

@bookstodon @owlislost @MikDuffy

Here’s a link to Octavia Butler’s short stories online: [edited for correct link]

https://booksvooks.com/bloodchild-and-other-stories-pdf-octavia-e-butler.html

Jan 14, 2023 at 11:24pmWeb
Show threadanniegtJan 15, 2023
@JRChilton @bookstodon @owlislost @MikDuffy Everyone should read Octavia Butler, IMO! (Portrait in gold by Stacy Lynn Waddell)
Show threadMatildaJan 15, 2023
@anniegt @JRChilton @bookstodon @MikDuffy Ditto!