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"Through his own experience of the Dharma, Musho Rodney Alan Greenblat introduces Buddhist thought, revered …
A fun, colourful, brief look at various aspects of Buddhism and Zen. The art style is a joy.
I FINALLY finished this book. I picked up the ebook without checking the length. This was much longer than "Travel Light", be warned.
This book follows the pagan life of the titular Corn King, Tarrik, and his Spring Queen, Erif Der. You witness their courtship, marriage, fertility rites, and childrearing. The book tackles Hellenic paganism, Kemeticism (Egyptian paganism), an anti-slavery revolution, and Stoicism. This book was less charming than "Travel Light" but so much more deep, complex, and entangled. You really see the bonds of men and men (queer included), women and women (queer not included), and men and women examined. Friendship and chosen family are subtler themes in the book.
For all that you see pagan rites and witchcraft in this book, I really felt I was reading a book about people and the complexities of human life: joy, betrayal, illness, and death. That said, if you're a pagan, …
I FINALLY finished this book. I picked up the ebook without checking the length. This was much longer than "Travel Light", be warned.
This book follows the pagan life of the titular Corn King, Tarrik, and his Spring Queen, Erif Der. You witness their courtship, marriage, fertility rites, and childrearing. The book tackles Hellenic paganism, Kemeticism (Egyptian paganism), an anti-slavery revolution, and Stoicism. This book was less charming than "Travel Light" but so much more deep, complex, and entangled. You really see the bonds of men and men (queer included), women and women (queer not included), and men and women examined. Friendship and chosen family are subtler themes in the book.
For all that you see pagan rites and witchcraft in this book, I really felt I was reading a book about people and the complexities of human life: joy, betrayal, illness, and death. That said, if you're a pagan, you'll be extra interested in this book!
I wanted to read a sample of Hughes poetry and that's what I did! I didn't finish this one as I thought it might be nice to return to it in the future and be surprised by what I hadn't read yet. This is a long book of poetry, and I find reading a full book of poetry from cover-to-finish to be difficult, so I am giving myself the grace of just putting it down, unfinished.
Hughes writes smart, snappy, thoughtful poems. Definitely worth checking out if you want to read more of his work!
Lovely poetry. I just find I have a hard time reading a full book of poetry, cover-to-finish.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone wanting to muse and contemplate over nature, Buddhism, enlightenment, and transience.
Becky Chambers: Record of a Spaceborn Few (Hardcover, 2018, Hodder & Stoughton)
Centuries after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, a place many are from but …
Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Maigrat have fairy godmother-dom thrust upon them.
I just finished reading this! What good fun.
A brilliant, clear history of haiku. I was worried it would be dry or dull, but I always found this to be engaging. I'm so glad I bought a physical copy of this book to refer back to when I want. And the haiga are lovely.
In What It’s Like to Be a Bird, David Sibley answers the most frequently asked …
This is a gorgeous full-colour book on the life cycles of birds. I decided not to read it cover to cover so that I could have some surprises the next time I open it.
A gorgeous, haunting retelling of Dracula from the point of view of Constanta, one of …
A dark, delicious look at the idea of vampire brides / sired children. Plus--polyamory and queer love!
Content warning: explicit emotional manipulation and abuse, but the narrator is very aware of what's going on
