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| | # | cover | title | author | isbn | isbn13 | asin | pages | rating | ratings | pub | (ed.) | rating | my rating | review | notes | | comments | votes | count | started | read | addedDown arrow | | owned | | | format | | | -------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | -------------------- | --------------- | ---------------- | --------------- | ------------------- | --------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | ------ | | | checkbox | position | cover Kindred | title Kindred | author Butler, Octavia E. | isbn 0807083690 | isbn13 9780807083697 | asin 0807083690 | num pages 288pp | avg rating 4.30 | num ratings 232,469 | date pub Jun 1979 | date pub edition Feb 01, 2004 | Brian's rating really liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review Not my favorite of Ocatvia's books, but you can definitely see the seeds of the truly amazing writer she was becoming here. Not my favorite of Ocatvia's books, but you can definitely see the seeds of the truly amazing writer she was becoming here. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 2 | date started Sep 06, 2022 not set | date read not set not set | date added Sep 06, 2022 | owned | format Paperback | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times | title You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times | author Zinn, Howard | isbn 0807071277 | isbn13 9780807071274 | asin 0807071277 | num pages 214pp | avg rating 4.34 | num ratings 3,479 | date pub Sep 01, 1994 | date pub edition Sep 05, 2002 | Brian's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Jul 10, 2022 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2) | title Parable of the Talents(Earthseed, #2) | author Butler, Octavia E. | isbn 0446610380 | isbn13 9780446610384 | asin 0446610380 | num pages 448pp | avg rating 4.31 | num ratings 64,593 | date pub 1998 | date pub edition Nov 01, 2001 | Brian's rating really liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review All I can say is there was more than once while reading this book where I had to double-check the publication date and verify that it was in fact NOT All I can say is there was more than once while reading this book where I had to double-check the publication date and verify that it was in fact NOT written within the past few years but in 1998. Generally with these two books though, I found myself more into the philosophy than the plot itself. But man, you too will be quoting said philosophy to anyone who will listen. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 1 | date started not set | date read Sep 2020 | date added Apr 26, 2021 | owned | format Mass Market Paperback | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Wild Seed (Patternmaster, #1) | title Wild Seed(Patternmaster, #1) | author Butler, Octavia E. | isbn 0446676977 | isbn13 9780446676977 | asin 0446676977 | num pages 306pp | avg rating 4.21 | num ratings 35,796 | date pub 1980 | date pub edition Apr 01, 2001 | Brian's rating it was amazing | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review Wow what an amazing read. I actually loved this book more than either of the Parable books.Part of the story explores the relationship/power dynamic o Wow what an amazing read. I actually loved this book more than either of the Parable books.Part of the story explores the relationship/power dynamic of an immortal, Doro, and an almost-immortal, Anyanwu. Doro finds himself drawn to Anyanwu in 1600's Africa. The two beings are basically revered as gods by the people they live among when Doro convinces Anyanwu to come with him to the "New World" where many of their mutual people are being brought as slaves. Whereas Anyanwu craves family and closeness with her people, Doro's only concern is breeding a superior army of people from among their many descendants, many of whom have special abilities. There are other stories that have explored what it must mean to be immortal, living amongst people whose lives are too short (Wolverine, Interview with a Vampire) and this is a worthy addition to that style of lore. In addition to everything else, the dynamic between Doro and Anyanwu exists as an allegory for both chattel slavery in America (including the way slave masters would breed their slaves to create the strongest workforce possible, nevermind how it tore apart families) as well as the legacy of broken homes and absent fathers that exists in a lot of black communities today. But like the best of speculative fiction, it never feels preachy or heavy-handed. Even if you didn't notice those parallels, the story is mesmerizing still. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 2 | # times read 1 | date started Apr 26, 2021 | date read May 07, 2021 | date added Apr 26, 2021 | owned | format Paperback | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Man Alive: A True Story of Violence, Forgiveness and Becoming a Man (City Lights/Sister Spit) | title Man Alive: A True Story of Violence, Forgiveness and Becoming a Man | author McBee, Thomas Page * | isbn 0872866246 | isbn13 9780872866249 | asin 0872866246 | num pages 172pp | avg rating 4.24 | num ratings 1,585 | date pub Aug 18, 2014 | date pub edition Sep 09, 2014 | Brian's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Jan 18, 2021 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man | title Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man | author McBee, Thomas Page * | isbn 1501168746 | isbn13 9781501168741 | asin 1501168746 | num pages 205pp | avg rating 4.22 | num ratings 4,035 | date pub Aug 02, 2018 | date pub edition Aug 14, 2018 | Brian's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Jan 18, 2021 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Invisible Bridge | title The Invisible Bridge | author Orringer, Julie * | isbn 0307593711 | isbn13 9780307593719 | asin B0036S4DS8 | num pages 786pp | avg rating 4.18 | num ratings 53,249 | date pub May 04, 2010 | date pub edition May 04, 2010 | Brian's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Jan 18, 2021 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Merchanter's Luck (The Company Wars, #2) | title Merchanter's Luck(The Company Wars, #2) | author Cherryh, C.J. * | isbn 0886771390 | isbn13 9780886771393 | asin 0886771390 | num pages 208pp | avg rating 4.05 | num ratings 2,779 | date pub Jan 01, 1982 | date pub edition Jul 01, 1982 | Brian's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Jan 18, 2021 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Girl with the Louding Voice | title The Girl with the Louding Voice | author Daré, Abi | isbn 1524746029 | isbn13 9781524746025 | asin 1524746029 | num pages 371pp | avg rating 4.43 | num ratings 156,725 | date pub Feb 04, 2020 | date pub edition Feb 04, 2020 | Brian's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Jan 13, 2021 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) | title The Good Earth(House of Earth, #1) | author Buck, Pearl S. | isbn 1416500189 | isbn13 9781416500186 | asin 1416500189 | num pages 418pp | avg rating 4.00 | num ratings 252,901 | date pub Mar 02, 1931 | date pub edition Mar 29, 2005 | Brian's rating really liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review Less a story than a meditation on a life during a specific moment in China's history. I loved this book whenever I was reading it, but rarely felt com Less a story than a meditation on a life during a specific moment in China's history. I loved this book whenever I was reading it, but rarely felt compelled to keep opening it. Thru a modern lens, it IS a little disconcerting to be reading something so specific about a specific culture, written by a white person and not somebody FROM that culture. I'm sure there's a lot of historical and cultural nit-picking that could be done, as well as an exploration of what was legit and what was casual racism. But at the end of the day, it's a beautiful story about a man finding his way through a very different world than our own, warts and all. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 1 | # times read 1 | date started Dec 10, 2020 | date read Jan 26, 2021 | date added Dec 10, 2020 | owned | format Paperback | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Nickel Boys | title The Nickel Boys | author Whitehead, Colson * | isbn | isbn13 | asin | num pages 213pp | avg rating 4.26 | num ratings 255,215 | date pub Jul 16, 2019 | date pub edition Jul 16, 2019 | Brian's rating it was amazing | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review Amazing. I've read a few books by Colson before and couldn't really fully immerse myself in the stories. Something about this one though grabbed me fr Amazing. I've read a few books by Colson before and couldn't really fully immerse myself in the stories. Something about this one though grabbed me from the start and held me and punched me in the gut. He perfectly conveys suffering and abuse and stolen lives without resorting to torture porn. The book will give you hope and then dash it. It will make angry and break your heart. You will root for Elwood even as you know there's no way his hopeful story ends well. This one sticks with you. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 1 | # times read 1 | date started Nov 10, 2020 | date read Dec 10, 2020 | date added Nov 10, 2020 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Brown Girl Dreaming | title Brown Girl Dreaming | author Woodson, Jacqueline * | isbn 0399252517 | isbn13 9780399252518 | asin 0399252517 | num pages 337pp | avg rating 4.15 | num ratings 89,289 | date pub Aug 28, 2014 | date pub edition Aug 28, 2014 | Brian's rating liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 1 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 10, 2020 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Modernization, Cultural Change, and Democracy: The Human Development Sequence | title Modernization, Cultural Change, and Democracy: The Human Development Sequence | author Inglehart, Ronald | isbn 0521609712 | isbn13 9780521609715 | asin 0521609712 | num pages 344pp | avg rating 3.93 | num ratings 104 | date pub Oct 28, 2004 | date pub edition Aug 08, 2005 | Brian's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 05, 2020 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Anger Is a Gift | title Anger Is a Gift | author Oshiro, Mark * | isbn 1250167027 | isbn13 9781250167026 | asin 1250167027 | num pages 463pp | avg rating 4.00 | num ratings 6,257 | date pub May 22, 2018 | date pub edition May 22, 2018 | Brian's rating liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 1 | date started Aug 15, 2020 | date read Nov 10, 2020 | date added Aug 15, 2020 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover No God but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam | title No God but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam | author Aslan, Reza | isbn | isbn13 | asin B004SOQ0U8 | num pages 384pp | avg rating 4.13 | num ratings 27,487 | date pub Mar 15, 2005 | date pub edition Aug 30, 2011 | Brian's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Jul 19, 2020 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover God: A Human History | title God: A Human History | author Aslan, Reza | isbn 0553394738 | isbn13 9780553394733 | asin B01MR8VAQF | num pages 280pp | avg rating 4.02 | num ratings 8,148 | date pub Nov 07, 2017 | date pub edition Nov 07, 2017 | Brian's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Jul 19, 2020 | owned | format ebook | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Ishmael (Ishmael, #1) | title Ishmael(Ishmael, #1) | author Quinn, Daniel | isbn | isbn13 | asin B000SEFH6A | num pages 338pp | avg rating 4.01 | num ratings 99,434 | date pub 1992 | date pub edition Dec 16, 2009 | Brian's rating liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 1 | date started not set | date read Jul 17, 2020 | date added Jul 17, 2020 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) | title Parable of the Sower(Earthseed, #1) | author Butler, Octavia E. | isbn 0446675504 | isbn13 9780446675505 | asin 0446675504 | num pages 345pp | avg rating 4.21 | num ratings 185,586 | date pub Oct 1993 | date pub edition Jan 01, 2000 | Brian's rating really liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review Like all good dystopia, this one feels frighteningly relevant right now. You often forget that this was written almost thirty years ago.More than the Like all good dystopia, this one feels frighteningly relevant right now. You often forget that this was written almost thirty years ago.More than the plot though, this book is a musing on God and humanity and what the latter must do when the former decides to uproot your entire world. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 1 | date started Jun 18, 2020 | date read Jul 17, 2020 | date added Jun 18, 2020 | owned | format Paperback | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover With the Fire on High | title With the Fire on High | author Acevedo, Elizabeth * | isbn 0062662856 | isbn13 9780062662859 | asin | num pages 400pp | avg rating 4.18 | num ratings 86,727 | date pub May 07, 2019 | date pub edition May 07, 2019 | Brian's rating it was amazing | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review What a beautiful little book. The story is about a black Puerto Rican teen mom in Philadelphia, raising a babygirl while trying to get through highsch What a beautiful little book. The story is about a black Puerto Rican teen mom in Philadelphia, raising a babygirl while trying to get through highschool and maybe just maybe pursue her impossible dream of becoming a professional chef.But this isn't a book about plot or "what happens". Written by an actual professional poet, every tiny chapter seems written to be savored as a small meal to itself. The cooking imagery always feel beautiful and poetic, never over-the-top or cloying. It's such a wonderful glimpse into a life an culture so near geographically to us yet so oddly foreign if you're only used to reading books by white males. This book will inspire you to do better and be better and certainly to find more time to cook things for the people you love. Can't recommend enough. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 1 | date started Jun 18, 2020 | date read Jun 18, 2020 | date added Jun 18, 2020 | owned | format ebook | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension | title Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension | author Parker, Matt | isbn | isbn13 9781846147647 | asin 1846147646 | num pages 464pp | avg rating 4.17 | num ratings 3,059 | date pub Oct 07, 2014 | date pub edition Oct 30, 2014 | Brian's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Mar 12, 2020 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | |

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