battlepoet rated Spinning Silver: 5 stars
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
"A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale from the bestselling author of Uprooted, called "a very enjoyable fantasy …
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battlepoet rated Parable of the Sower: 5 stars
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Earthseed, #1)
In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future.
…battlepoet rated Time Machine: 4 stars
battlepoet rated The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy: 5 stars
The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy …
battlepoet reviewed Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The terrifyingly prophetic novel of a post-literate future.
Guy Montag is a fireman. His …
Review of 'Fahrenheit 451' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
battlepoet rated Cat's Cradle: 4 stars
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Cat's Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate …
battlepoet rated A Canticle for Leibowitz: 3 stars
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Highly unusual After the Holocaust novel. In the far future, 20th century texts are preserved in a monastery, as "sacred …
battlepoet rated The Illustrated Man (Flamingo Modern Classics): 4 stars
The Illustrated Man (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Ray Bradbury
The Illustrated Man is a 1951 collection of eighteen science fiction short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury. A recurring …
battlepoet reviewed Book of haikus by Jack Kerouac
Review of 'Book of haikus' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Fun, thoughtful, trippy poems from Kerouac. I'm happy to have included his works in my haiku readings. I'll be buying a copy of this for my brother...and I might have to buy a physical copy for myself.
Fun, thoughtful, trippy poems from Kerouac. I'm happy to have included his works in my haiku readings. I'll be buying a copy of this for my brother...and I might have to buy a physical copy for myself.
battlepoet rated Sleeper: 4 stars
battlepoet rated Hello, Moto: A Tor.Com Original: 4 stars
battlepoet reviewed The tale of the Heike by Helen Craig McCullough
Review of 'The tale of the Heike' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Reminiscent of the Iliad as a military epic. I definitely enjoyed reading this with my book club, although as someone new to the text, having so many characters was very difficult to keep up with.
Also, Mongaku is my favourite.
battlepoet rated Redefining realness: 5 stars
Redefining realness by Janet Mock
With unflinching honesty and moving prose, Janet Mock relays her experiences of growing up young, multiracial, poor, and trans in …
battlepoet reviewed Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life by Marta McDowell
Review of "Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life" on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Hmm. I think if I was more of a gardener, I'd be more thrilled with this. As it was, it was fun to skip ahead to look at pictures and poems. Maybe I'll enjoy this more over time. I dunno. I wanted to read this to get to know Dickinson's poems better. I'd recommend looking for other books if you want an intro.
On the whole, it's a very well-crafted, loving book. It just wasn't quite my thing.
Hmm. I think if I was more of a gardener, I'd be more thrilled with this. As it was, it was fun to skip ahead to look at pictures and poems. Maybe I'll enjoy this more over time. I dunno. I wanted to read this to get to know Dickinson's poems better. I'd recommend looking for other books if you want an intro.
On the whole, it's a very well-crafted, loving book. It just wasn't quite my thing.
battlepoet reviewed The Skin We're In by Desmond Cole
Review of "The Skin We're In" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Heavy, serious read. Important for all Canadians.