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The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)
Maggie Stiefvater
I like how this book is adapted to Ronan's vibes! The first book had more "small town mystery" style while this has more action and magic!
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The Dream Thieves
Maggie Stiefvater
Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life. Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after…
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The Dream Thieves
Maggie Stiefvater
Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life. Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after…
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Phoenix Extravagant
Yoon Ha Lee
Dragons. Art. Revolution. Gyen Jebi isn’t a fighter or a subversive. They just want to paint. One day they’re jobless and desperate; the next, Jebi finds themself recruited by the Ministry of Armor to paint the mystical sigils that animate the occupying government’s automaton soldiers. But when Jebi discovers the depths of the Razanei government’s horrifying crimes—and the awful source of the magical pigments they use—they find they can no longer stay out of politics. What they can do is steal Arazi, the ministry’s mighty dragon automaton, and find a way to fight…
Admittedly, this is the first actual book (essay) I've read on the genocide in Palestine. I'm nervous to review this, let alone rate it.
The book provides some basic historical context, but is far more concerned with the current Western response. It highlights why the language we use while discussing humanitarian devastation is vital, and how so much of it is rooted in colonial standards of peace and who carries the burden of upholding it. In that vein, it touches on the politics of terrorism and violent resistance, again focusing on who gets anchored to those labels. One discussion I found particularly interesting was the role played by 'visibility' when it came to perpetrators of violence, and how that has guided different perspectives. It's also exceptionally disheartening to see the extent to which Palestinians have been dehumanised systematically.
One of the quotes that really stuck with me was: Palestinian life is only conceived in terms of its elimination. Yet, the deepest inequality is the lives as they are lived.
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work "her own darling child" and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print." The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England. Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780679783268
