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A Friend of mine published her first book and ofc all of her friends ( including me) want to support her by buying and preordering the book, going to live readings etc.
My Problem is, that I'm pretty sure that the book's cover ist made by AI - which goes against my principles of not buying and therefore supporting AI "Art".
Now I'm not sure how to handle the situation. I don't want to offend her or make her feel bad my critisizing this ( Not everybody has spend that much thought into the topic of ehtical use of AI etc.) but I also really don't want to support a publisher who seems to use AI or have a Book with AI Art in my shelfes.
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I've recently read a book that turned out to have an unreliable narrator and was reminded how much I love those. Do you? And please recommend some that you liked :)
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Beautifully structured. The novel is centered around two main images/metaphors, and is sequenced logically using the structure of these two ideas. I love how the definitions provided more insight to our main character and her full picture.
I wish we saw a bit more of Cassie and who she was apart from her bleak outlook on life, but the truth is when you are consumed by your black hole of depression, it truly does feel like there is nothing else that exists about you. And we did see snippets of her! Her fascination with black holes and news headlines leads me to believe that Cassie would have been happier as a researcher or scientist; the textbook style definitions that separate chapters play into this technical side of Cassie, and offer us more of an understanding of who she is on her terms.
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If you could be an opinionated teenager in your English class on Socratic seminar day, what book would you wish the discussion were about? Twilight? Perks of Being a Wallflower? Anything at all!
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If you could be an opinionated teenager in your English class on Socratic seminar day, what book would you wish the discussion were about? Twilight? Perks of Being a Wallflower? Anything at all!
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I'm looking to read more books written by Chicanx or Latinx authors. I would prefer if they were books not solely about the Chicanx/Latinx experience (hear me out).
I am an educator and would love to bring in more titles that are diverse. I want my Hispanic students to be able to read a story from a Hispanic author that is not necessarily about the Chicanx/Latinx "experience" or generational trauma. I think it can be isolating as a student if your teacher only has books about what your "supposed experience" is supposed to look like, especially if it is a story of pain. What about the coming of age stories, the romance stories, the high fantasy, action packed stories?
One example would be The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera. The Earth is about to die, and our main character happens to escape and is tasked with sharing the last stories on Earth.
Any cool stories come to mind?
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I'm looking to read more books written by Chicanx or Latinx authors. I would prefer if they were books not solely about the Chicanx/Latinx experience (hear me out).
I am an educator and would love to bring in more titles that are diverse. I want my Hispanic students to be able to read a story from a Hispanic author that is not necessarily about the Chicanx/Latinx "experience" or generational trauma. I think it can be isolating as a student if your teacher only has books about what your "supposed experience" is supposed to look like, especially if it is a story of pain. What about the coming of age stories, the romance stories, the high fantasy, action packed stories?
One example would be The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera. The Earth is about to die, and our main character happens to escape and is tasked with sharing the last stories on Earth.
Any cool stories come to mind?
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Upon a Starlit Tide
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I Hope This Finds You Well
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The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
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