oh to be a horseback librarian. a librarian?? and you get to ride horses?? and bring joy to kids/isolated and disadvantaged areas?? only con would be oh to be a horseback librarian. a librarian?? and you get to ride horses?? and bring joy to kids/isolated and disadvantaged areas?? only con would be the sleeping outside etc lol but lets igore reality x
a sweet childrens book with gorgeous illustrations ...more
a really well done middle grade graphic novel about the holocaust. beautiful artwork. appreciated the inclusion of how nazis also targeted people witha really well done middle grade graphic novel about the holocaust. beautiful artwork. appreciated the inclusion of how nazis also targeted people with disabilities as i feel this isn't often discussed. shows both the potential good and bad in humanity. how we must not forget the past - and how in so many ways, it seems as though, unfortunately, not even 100 years later, we are (ever so prevalent given the current genocide in palestine)...more
another sweet middle grade read with some important lessons - for both young and older readers - you're not the mistakes you make, our parents are jusanother sweet middle grade read with some important lessons - for both young and older readers - you're not the mistakes you make, our parents are just people, neutrality is complicity, friendship requires work - really enjoyed getting insight into characters not explored in wonder!...more
3.5 a fun read. relatively low ranking for me only bc i don't think ill reach for it again, but i don't regret reading it :) and i've now officially r3.5 a fun read. relatively low ranking for me only bc i don't think ill reach for it again, but i don't regret reading it :) and i've now officially read all of becky's books!...more
loved this collection - maybe my favourite short story collection that i’ve read?? so many stories i wish we had full/longer stories for though 3
favouloved this collection - maybe my favourite short story collection that i’ve read?? so many stories i wish we had full/longer stories for though 3
favourites - the fermi paradox is our business model, the cartography of sudden death, the super ultra duchess of fedora forest, clover, a temporary embarrassment in spacetime, the time travel club
my thoughts on most of them: (about half? the collection i'd already read in Even Greater Mistakes: Stories) - the fermi paradox is our business model - 4/5 - everything i love in a space story. and a v interesting business model lol - as good as new - already read. meh - the cartography of sudden death - 4/5 - i keep thinking about this after reading it which i think is a good sign! - six months, three days - already read didn’t love which seems to be an unpopular opinion! - clover - already read, loved - intestate - didn’t really get it - the master conjurer - interesting exploration about fame etc but not my vibe - the unfathomable sisterhood of idk - such a cool/interesting concept !!! wtf at stacia tho. mary is a good friend!! - the day it all ended - interesting! idk how i fully feel but i like it hah - rat catchers yellow - already read but i swear some of these stories are slightly dif from the other anthology i read them in?? or maybe bc i’m rereading?? but i liked this better this time. maybe i should reread the others too lol - the super ultra duchess of fedora forest — adored this - finding a purpose without work, found family, fun names, how to get on with others even though you dont always agree/aren’t perfect etc - margot and rosalind - too short to properly get into but i loved the idea (The iceman laughs, not entirely at Margot. “Believe me, there’s nothing worse than being both immortal and intelligent. Imagine the boredom! Plus you start to ask questions, and the worst thing about questions is that sometimes, they have answers.”) - victimless crimes - weird - stochastic fancy - interesting concept re democracy! - rager in space - found it interesting re outgrowing friends and reinventing self but the ending fell flat lol - palm strike’s last case - found this very interesting - drugs, hard decisions, humans trying to live elsewhere - i’ve got the music in me - interesting looking at the idea of slippery slope laws, laws where everyone says aren’t dangerous but are etc. - fairy werewolf v vampire zombie - hated both times i’ve tried to read it now haha not my vibe - suicide drive - parent relationships, how people aren’t black and white. confused about the end and what the suicide drive actually was lol...more
The iceman laughs, not entirely at Margot. “Believe me, there’s nothing worse than being both immortal and intelligent. Imagine the boredom! Plus you The iceman laughs, not entirely at Margot. “Believe me, there’s nothing worse than being both immortal and intelligent. Imagine the boredom! Plus you start to ask questions, and the worst thing about questions is that sometimes, they have answers.”
cake baby (28/07/24) - 4/5 - fun little space romp! happy to spend some more time with sharon, kango, and jaracake baby (28/07/24) - 4/5 - fun little space romp! happy to spend some more time with sharon, kango, and jara...more
"The horse was a Clydesdale and had a strange name but she was mine and what's more she was quote prepared to let me love her, to press my face into t
"The horse was a Clydesdale and had a strange name but she was mine and what's more she was quote prepared to let me love her, to press my face into the hard muscles of her neck and feel the warmth of her chestnut hair"
"...The horse’s breath puffing warmly on my hair. Every now and then I could feel her soft rubbery lips and whiskers just touch my ear. The horse was doing it deliberately. I’m here, Marnie, don’t forget me. She needed to be loved, this great heavy-footed horse. And I could love her. I could love this horse, Maggie, and defy anyone to laugh. I’d fight them rather than let them laugh at my horse”
idk if this is as great as some of the reviews make it out to be - but i still love it - the way marnie and her relationship with maggie is described is so beautiful and accurate of how i felt about finally getting my own horses as a kid and makes me so nostalgic/miss having horses!! so much love in those descriptions <3 also loved how strong and gutsy marnie was!!
i only really know marnie was aboriginal bc of the reviews - its not explicit in the book so i wouldn't read this if that's your main reason - but it does touch on racism
“I brought my face down to rest on Maggie’s neck as I walked her along the creek behind the footy oval. She was warm as toast and had that wonderful horsey smell that you woke up in the middle of the night thinking about. What a horse!...My heart was beating as strongly as Maggie’s. I was so lucky and so in love with this horse that already seemed to understand exactly what I wanted her to do.”
wilson writes young people so well, i just know she would’ve been my comfort author like cathy cassidy was as a kid (i wonder why i never read any jacwilson writes young people so well, i just know she would’ve been my comfort author like cathy cassidy was as a kid (i wonder why i never read any jacqueline wilson?? maybe she wasn’t big in aus??). i appreciated the POC rep and how she handled some really tricky topics well - domestic violence, cancer, growing up too fast etc etc. could have lived without the fatphobia though (love u aunt barbara) and didnt ~love~ how harpreets mum was portrayed.
another pleasant surprise - wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as i did and i can see why it's marketed as a classic YA/NA aussie coming of age. lanother pleasant surprise - wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as i did and i can see why it's marketed as a classic YA/NA aussie coming of age. loved all the characters and their complexities ...more
did quite enjoy this book but not giving it a ranking as i recognise there were a lot of harmful tropes/representations
i think the book did do a good did quite enjoy this book but not giving it a ranking as i recognise there were a lot of harmful tropes/representations
i think the book did do a good job of addressing complex issues though - family (and the mum being viewed as the villain), class, friendship. the portrayals of transness weren't totally awful but i do wish it had been done better, especially given it is the central theme of the book...more
read in one sitting. i will always love cathy cassidy.
i wasn't sure if i'd enjoy her as much now i'm an adult but this book reminded me of why i treasread in one sitting. i will always love cathy cassidy.
i wasn't sure if i'd enjoy her as much now i'm an adult but this book reminded me of why i treasured her books so much as a kid/young teen - because she portrays young people with so much care and compassion.
i guessed the twist pretty early on, but still loved this book and seeing the growth of eden and ryan <3 ...more
4.5 loved this!! i so enjoy getting to see more of doctor whos side characters
in order of preference: 3. The Triple Knife by Jenny T. Colgan - really 4.5 loved this!! i so enjoy getting to see more of doctor whos side characters
in order of preference: 3. The Triple Knife by Jenny T. Colgan - really explores the impacts of ashilldr's immortality, v sad 2. The Fortunate Isles by David Llewellyn - thought the plot twist was quite fun! reminds me of the recent ncuti episode 1. The Arabian Knightmare by James Goss - fun little story - i liked the story inside of stories 4. The Ghosts of Branscombe Wood by Justin Richards - i actually enjoyed reading this and further seeing the impacts of ashildr's immortality, but for some reason im ranking it last haha idk maybe bc it felt not much happened? ...more
3.5? fun but nothing special - enjoyed this more than i was expecting though slay - especially given i’ve not seen classic who and am not a fan of sca3.5? fun but nothing special - enjoyed this more than i was expecting though slay - especially given i’ve not seen classic who and am not a fan of scary stuff haha (it wasn't actually scary like the title makes it seem haha)
was also fun seeing some returning villains (toymaker, carrionites, the family of blood), donna, throwbacks to other episodes (martha/shakespeare) ...more
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