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readingrecsfromjoy rated Burial rites: 4 stars
Burial rites by Hannah Kent
Set against Iceland's stark landscape, this story evokes a dramatic existence in a distant tme and place. Here the author …
readingrecsfromjoy rated Astragal: 4 stars
readingrecsfromjoy rated The Encyclopedia of Early Earth: 4 stars
The Encyclopedia of Early Earth by Isabel Greenberg
"THIS BOOK IS NOT A REAL ENCYCLOPEDIA! It is an epic work of fiction, detailing the many tales and adventures …
readingrecsfromjoy rated The Lathe Of Heaven: 5 stars
The Lathe Of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
“The Lathe of Heaven” ; 1971 ( Ursula Le Guin received the 1973 Locus Award for this story) George Orr …
readingrecsfromjoy rated Castle Waiting: 5 stars
readingrecsfromjoy rated The Awakening: 4 stars
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
The Awakening is set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the nineteenth century. This …
readingrecsfromjoy rated Yes Means Yes: 5 stars
Yes Means Yes by Jaclyn Friedman
In this groundbreaking new look at rape edited by writer and activist Jaclyn Freidman and ‘Full Frontal Feminism’ and ‘He’s …
readingrecsfromjoy rated Bone Black: 5 stars
Bone Black by bell hooks
Stitching together girlhood memories with the finest threads of innocence, feminist intellectual bell hooks presents a powerfully intimate account of …
readingrecsfromjoy rated Salamandastron (Redwall Ser.): 5 stars
Salamandastron (Redwall Ser.) by Brian Jacques (Redwall (5))
Urthstripe the Strong, a wise old badger, leads the animals of the great fortress of Salamandastron and Redwall Abbey against …
readingrecsfromjoy rated Till We Have Faces: 4 stars
Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis once described Till We Have Faces as his best work. It is a retelling of the Psyche myth …
readingrecsfromjoy rated Monique and the Mango Rains: 5 stars
readingrecsfromjoy rated The Silent Boy: 5 stars
readingrecsfromjoy rated The Legend of Luke: 5 stars
The Legend of Luke by Brian Jacques (Redwall (12))
When Martin the Warrior leaves Redwall Abbey and embarks upon a journey to the place of his birth, he learns …
