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lil1inblue
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💙 I read every day, but the page count varies widely depending on the book, my mood, and my schedule.
💙 Empress of the East (tagged). I was so looking forward to an interesting history, but the author was far too biased.
💙 The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
Thanks for the tag @Deblovestoread

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lil1inblue
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Mehso-so

I was disappointed by this. The history is interesting enough, but there was clear Western bias on the author's part that I just couldn't get past.

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kyraleseberg
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A peek in the hive 🐝🍯

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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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Pickpick

A quietly beautiful and powerful queer coming of age novel set in a 1980s Pakistani American community in the Corona neighbourhood of Queens, NY. Told in vignettes, the story follows Razia as she makes and loses friends, participates in community Muslim events, and falls in love with Angela, a classmate. Razia's eventual separation from her family, community, and only world she's ever known is heartbreaking, because you know them all so well. 💔

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bookwyrm7
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Soft pick. I chose this particular book because I wanted to hear Boudica's story from the mouth of a woman who could be critical of sexist sources who used Boudica's story to further their own agendas. In a way, she reveals those agendas and some of their biases. But, for the most part, she simply retells their stories without too much criticism (where it was due). 1/3

bookwyrm7 Perhaps, used to write as a scholar, she hides her own voice, simply wishing to present what is already out there without further critical analysis. Perhaps, it was my own hopes that led to my disappointment. But I still find she missed a few chances to really shine. 2/3 6mo
bookwyrm7 There was a lot of repetition of ideas already mentioned but without exploring these in more detail, for example. She doesn't do a lot more than to point out the obvious a lot of the time.
Still, the book itself is a great way of telling what little there is about Boudica's story. A lot of research seems to have gone into it and I'm glad I read it. I'd definitely recommend it! 3/3
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Berryfan
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Very well written history of 4 women who ruled England before Elizabeth. The section on Matilda is excellent. Very informative. The section on Eleanor of Aquitaine was absolutely fascinating. The latter two are not of the same level of interest but are still good.

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LibrarianRyan
The Queen's Feet | Sarah Ellis, Dusan Petricic
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4 ⭐This book was fully unique. We have a queen and her feet do not live in shoes. Honestly, I don‘t blame her. Her feet may want to play in the mud, run in the sand, or wear completely inappropriate shoes but the queen still has a job to do. After gathering as many people in the land that know anything about feet as possible, they‘ve come up with a plan. What I really like about this book is the story is simple, but fun, but the illustrations.

LibrarianRyan The illustrations remind me of some of the jazz sessions of Sesame Street. Things like the number song when they count to 12. That type of atlas illustration. Sometimes that type of illustration can feel old but in this book it the illustration feels unique and perfect for the story. 1y
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