munitum

any pronouns ☆ witch, artist, circulation clerk at my local library, perpetual student ☆ lover of folklore, sci-fi, horror, lit fic, nature nonfic, and sorting books 🐛

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My Taste

The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth

Condensed Chaos: An Introduction to Chaos Magic

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We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza’s Youth

58%

A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

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The Sock Project: Colorful, Cool Socks to Knit and Show Off

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traeumenvonbuechern

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Trans Rights Readathon has begun! 😍🏳️‍⚧️

Happy first day of Trans Rights Readathon! 🏳️‍⚧️

Have you already started with your first book(s)? What trans books are you currently reading?

I'll start - I'm currently reading:

A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander (transmasc Regency romance)
Demon Engine by Marten Norr (platonic t4t nautical fantasy horror)
Ship Happens by Mason Deaver (t4t second chance romance) (I got an eARC through NetGalley)

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When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance

Riley Black

Winner, A Friend of Darwin Award, 2024 A gorgeously composed narrative nonfiction book about the longstanding relationship between prehistoric plants and life on Earth. Immaculately framed by ancient stone, the leaves look as if they were pressed between the gray pages of a great geological diary. If we were to see the plant alive, we would simply pass it by, but the fossil is a whisper from a time more than 55 million years ago, when alligators dwelled within the Arctic Circle and gigantic dragonflies buzzed through the air. This little plant is an entry-point into this lost world. Past, present, and future, this ancient specimen has roots in all of them. We often retell the history of life on Earth as a series of great moments in which fascinating animal life springs forth, all the while forgetting the plants that made these moments possible. But we can’t understand our own history without them. Or, our future. Dinosaurs, saber-toothed cats, and all mammals would be nothing without the efforts of their leafy counterparts. Even humans would likely not exist had plants not taken root to sow the land for our amphibious ancestors. Using the same scientifically-informed narrative technique that readers loved in the award-winning The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, in When the Earth Was Green, Riley Black brings readers back in time to prehistoric seas, swamps, forests, and savannas where critical moments in plant evolution unfolded. Each chapter stars plants and animals alike, underscoring how the interactions between species have helped shape the world we call home. As the chapters move upwards in time, Black guides readers along the burgeoning trunk of the Tree of Life, stopping to appreciate branches of an evolutionary story that links the world we know with one we can only just perceive now through the silent stone, from ancient roots to the present.

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FleurDeAvis28

Streak Length

In light of the recent newsletter, I’m curious to know where everyone stands in the streak length percentage? In my case my streak is m on 60+, closer to 70, days, so that files me within the 6 percent!

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Spirit of the Rainforest: How Indigenous Wisdom and Scientific Curiosity Reconnects Us to the Natural World

Rosa Vasquez Espinoza Dr.

Before you step into the jungle, there are a few things you need to know... Join scientist Dr Rosa Vasquez Espinoza as she uncovers one of the most unexplored regions on the planet. Dr Rosa is no stranger to the Amazon. Growing up with the rainforest as her back garden, she learnt the lessons of the rainforest from her grandmother, a native healer in natural medicine. She went on to pursue a classical education in science, gaining a PhD in the US, but has always been pulled back to the heart of the Amazon. As a leading biologist in her field, Rosa continues to explore the region through a unique blend of scientific inquiry and ancient insight. In this debut, you'll learn about Dr Rosa's journeys in the Amazon: her treacherous encounters with a boiling river, her conservation work with stingless bees, her experience of taking ayahuasca as a natural psychedelic - and all the amazing biodiversity of the rainforest. At the heart of Rosa's expedition is her passion to combine science with the indigenous knowledge of the Amazon. She shares her experience of learning from the indigenous communities that she visits, and shows what they have to teach us - stretching beyond the realm scientific knowledge. Here Rosa learns the most important lessons in how to reconnect to the natural world - and, in turn, will teach us to do the same. In this book, Rosa celebrates the richness of Amazonian culture, the wonders of biodiversity, and the enduring spiritual connections between humanity and the natural world.

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Model Home

Rivers Solomon

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Model Home

Rivers Solomon

Welcome to Rivers Solomon's dark and wondrous Model Home, a new kind of haunted-house novel. The three Maxwell siblings keep their distance from the lily-white gated enclave outside Dallas where they grew up. When their family moved there, they were the only Black family in the neighborhood. The neighbors acted nice enough, but right away bad things, scary things—the strange and the unexplainable—began to happen in their house. Maybe it was some cosmic trial, a demonic rite of passage into the upper-middle class. Whatever it was, the Maxwells, steered by their formidable mother, stayed put, unwilling to abandon their home, terrors and trauma be damned. As adults, the siblings could finally get away from the horrors of home, leaving their parents all alone in the house. But when news of their parents' death arrives, Ezri is forced to return to Texas with their sisters, Eve and Emanuelle, to reckon with their family’s past and present, and to find out what happened while they were away. It was not a “natural” death for their parents . . . but was it supernatural? Rivers Solomon turns the haunted-house story on its head, unearthing the dark legacies of segregation and racism in the suburban American South. Unbridled, raw, and daring, Model Home is the story of secret histories uncovered, and of a queer family battling for their right to live, grieve, and heal amid the terrors of contemporary American life.

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There Are Trans People Here

H. Melt

There are trans people here in the past, the present, and the future. H. Melt's writing centers the deep care, love, and joy within trans communities. This poetry collection describes moments of resistance in queer and trans history as catalysts for movements today. It honors trans ancestors and contemporary activists, artists, and writers fighting for trans liberation. There Are Trans People Here is a testament to the healing power of community and the beauty of trans people, history, and culture.

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The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)

J.R.R. Tolkien

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A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

P. Djèlí Clark

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munitum commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

traeumenvonbuechern

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Trans Rights Readathon has begun! 😍🏳️‍⚧️

Happy first day of Trans Rights Readathon! 🏳️‍⚧️

Have you already started with your first book(s)? What trans books are you currently reading?

I'll start - I'm currently reading:

A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander (transmasc Regency romance)
Demon Engine by Marten Norr (platonic t4t nautical fantasy horror)
Ship Happens by Mason Deaver (t4t second chance romance) (I got an eARC through NetGalley)

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BabyCaraxes

Playback speed?

Ok you guys, what's your top audiobook playback speed record? And what book were you reading? Also im curious what's everyone's norm? And for that matter, what was the slowest you had to put a book for?

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WhistlerCrow

Mood Readers Assemble

I’m a huge mood reader—just as likely to devour nonfiction history as gothic horror. I’m curious as to what those of y’all who are also mood-reading multiple books are reading currently?

I’m currently 3/4 of the way through Dungeon Crawler Carl and am just starting Manacled (yes, the dramione fanfic original version of Alchemised) and just am kind of confused at myself as to how I can read two such disparate things at once. 🤣

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A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

P. Djèlí Clark

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LemonLime

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OK. You have to tell me!

What book did you recently drop some cold hard cash on?

I’ll go first ! Rebecca Ross “Wild Reverance” (Finally got it at the library after many many weeks holding. Loved it and didn’t want to have to rush through it! My first romanatasy purchase)

Rebecca Wait “Cry Havoc” page turner mystery comedy that was random pic at the bookstore. It sounded too unusual to leave behind.

Both purchase at an Indigenous owned independent bookstore so I’m happy to support them.

P.s you don’t actually have to tell me anything P.p.s why they both happen to be Rebecca authors I only noticed much later. Also idk why but these UK women with masters seems to write amazing novels for my current mood reading.

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No Spiritual Surrender: Indigenous Anarchy in Defense of the Sacred

Klee Benally

No Spiritual Surrender: Indigenous Anarchy in Defense of the Sacred is a searing anti-colonial analysis rooted in frontline experience. Klee Benally (Diné) unrelentingly agitates against colonial politics towards Indigenous autonomy and total liberation of Nahasdzáán (Mother Earth).

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Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick

Murray Carpenter

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The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)

J.R.R. Tolkien

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort. Written for J.R.R. Tolkien’s own children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when it was first published in 1937. Now recognized as a timeless classic, this introduction to the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, Gollum, and the spectacular world of Middle-earth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon Smaug the Magnificent. The text in this 372-page paperback edition is based on that first published in Great Britain by Collins Modern Classics (1998), and includes a note on the text by Douglas A. Anderson (2001).

munitum started reading...

The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)

J.R.R. Tolkien

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SailUncharted

discussion on readalongs for slow readers

hello fellow book 🐌

I participated and finished the spring readalong, but ended up being miserable about it. I checked out my book of choice a month early knowing how slow I am. Idk if it's because of the PB readalong or if the book I chose suddenly got popular for a different reason, but a waitlist formed behind me almost immediately. Knowing the hold line was so long that I wouldn't be able to renew in time to get the badge, I rushed through my book, pushing myself to my limit to finish the day the book was due. It made the book a little less fun and kinda turned me off the readalongs.

Now for the cherry blossom one, i actually am waiting in a hold line, not sure if I'll get the book in time, especially given how long it takes me to get through a book (i usually have to renew a book 2 or 3x to finish). I've basically given up on the badge and will just read it for myself.

but I thought maybe some other 🐌 do these readalongs and have some tips! So if you do participate in the seasonal readalongs/any readalongs with a time limit, how do you manage your time and balance your slow pace with library due dates and reading pressure? Or do you skip these events altogether? do you ever get sad that you miss out on badges?

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The Boyhood of Cain

Michael Amherst

A searing novel of love and betrayal as a young boy comes of age in the heart of England, from an exquisite new voice.In a small village in England, in the shadow of an ancient abbey nestled between rivers, a young boy is growing up. Daniel is highly intelligent but little understood by his family, and so a secret passion burns inside him—for love, for certainty, and for recognition. His father is a man of grand gestures but few practical skills, and his beautiful mother is attentive but compromised by her own unhappiness and fading ideals. When Daniel’s father loses his job as the headmaster of the local school, the family is pulled beneath the undertow of his whims, stumbling into a rural life for which they are ill-prepared. The arrival of Philip, a new boy at school, whom Daniel worships with a confused intensity, is his sole solace. Before long, both boys fall under the spell of a charismatic art teacher, setting Daniel on a perilous course that could lead to the betrayal of all he loves. Tender, brutal, and enthralling, The Boyhood of Cain is a remarkable portrait of a young boy caught between mother and father, between self and desire, and between obedience and freedom. It evokes the passions and private wounds of youth and plumbs the turning points in our lives that make us who we are.

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