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The assertion that Reese is the first woman owner and president/GM in MLB history is rubbing me the wrong way. There have been a handful of women who were majority owners since like 1910. Yes it’s incredibly rare, but the author is erasing a very real history of representation, and in the case of Kim Ng, former GM of the Miami Marlins, erasing a woman of color’s history making.
I get that there’s a suspension of disbelief at play but it should have been enough that Reese is the first woman in her fictional franchise’s history
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the mixture of chinese names, weird chinese names, and non chinese names irked me. but i'm trying to convince myself it's an epic fantasy, not historical 😩
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Okay first she shouts "oh, Sparrow" when she gets hurt and now she's "mentally screaming a bird-word".... Is there going to be a cringey childish bird related theme with the FMC?
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Hello Readers!
I'm curious about how you all tackle reading series, whether that is novel, manga, graphic novel, webcomic etc. (I'm sure I have missed something here) Do you binge the series? Wait until it is all released? Read as the books come out? Do you focus on a series at a time or do you have many on going series?
Why do you go about reading series that way?
I'm a proud multiple series reader. I have 54 series on my series tracker theses are combination of novels, graphic novels and manga. About half I'm up-to-date and waiting for the next book to be published. The rest I'm working on and I'm at various stages. I normally jump between series and books every time I pick up a book and I love tracking all my data in my reading journal. To keeping reading fresh and enjoyable for me I read a range of genres and mediums so binge reading a series doesn't work for me.
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i'm curious to know if there are titles you have that you constantly recommend to your friends, especially to new readers who are still exploring their preferred genres.
my personal favorites include:
- andy weir - project hail mary
- rachel gillig - one dark window
- ali hazelwood books (i recommend whatever title based on what trope they're likely to prefer)
- suzanne collins - the hunger games trilogy
these are the titles that i know are beginner friendly. very interested to see what's yours, since i'm also planning to dabble in other genres other than my usual.
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Hello! Just wondering if anyone here has had the book "equivalent" of a really terrible movie that you still love wholeheartedly? Looking for something groan worthy and silly. Thanks!
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Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #2)
Holly Jackson
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synopsis: pip investigates a missing case from five years ago involving andie bell, one of her schoolmates, for a school project. together with the alleged suspect's brother, they uncover parts of the investigation that may have been overlooked by the authorities.
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i was really eager to watch the series, but i normally read the books first to get the full context, knowing the adaptation will not provide it for me.
this one was... fine.
for one, it's interesting and definitely a page-turner. i also don't like mysteries being predictable, and this was a definitely plus for that because i never predicted which one ended up being the culprit (except for that one thing that was glaringly obvious, but i think it was generally still surprising for most readers).
however, i really didn't like pip. i guess that's one of the drawbacks of young adult for me, that teenage impulses just downright annoy me. she makes impulsive decisions, and she endangers herself, and then what? we wait for whoever is coincidentally there to help her. i don't like my fmcs stupidly impulsive.
i asked the forums if she's going to be better at handling this particular annoying trait in the future books, and majority of them said not by much—and that's not looking good. now i'm unsure whether to continue this.
anyway, the mystery aspect is still the best part here. it's also hilarious at times, so there's that.
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girl, we're nearing the end but she just had to make a dumb decision before the book ends. i don't even know if i want to continue this series because when the fmc peeves me, i find it hard to keep going.
pip is making it difficult for me. snap out of your lies, sister.
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
Holly Jackson
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girl, we're nearing the end but she just had to make a dumb decision before the book ends. i don't even know if i want to continue this series because when the fmc peeves me, i find it hard to keep going.
pip is making it difficult for me. snap out of your lies, sister.
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