The Once and Future King by T. H. White
astounded by the brilliance of this mid-20th century arthurian novel
Category: Book Review
Mask Off: Masculinity Redefined by JJ Bola
an interesting introduction to progressive gender studies that every teenage lad should read!
Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes by Tariq Ali
read a great book about a very bad person and a very bad place
Zone One by Colson Whitehead
a literary zombie novel. does it work? oh yes it works!
Bloodchild by Octavia E Butler
exceptionally good short story collection
Another Country by James Baldwin
another hagiography on Baldwin as scott packs up his north american life
MICROPOST: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
tiny review of a space opera that’s perfect for a holiday read
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
vampires don’t count as supernatural horror because they’re too sexy aha
Jarett Kobek & the Zodiac Killer (Motor Spirit & The Hunt for Zodiac)
two new books from Jarett Kobek about CRIME CRIME CRIME
Ambergris by Jeff VanderMeer
a big book about mushrooms that are magic (not magic mushrooms)
The Blood of Others by Simone de Beauvoir
some things are worth dying for – what is worth killing for?
Internet Crusader by George Wylesol
a very millennial internet-set graphic novel – i enjoyed a lot
Black Blizzard by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
a manga from the 1950s
Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala
fiction about child soldiers that felt a little underdone
On The Beach by Nevil Shute
repression at the end of the world
Canopus by Dave Chisholm
quick read, a fun sci-fi psychological thriller!
The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda by Ishmael Reed
during a brief solo trip to Montreal, scott reads a blistering take-down of the musical Hamilton and makes a personal announcement
Sula by Toni Morrison
a beautiful novel about the emptiness at the heart of life
Passing by Nella Larsen (Norton Critical Edition)
a stunning harlem renaissance novel; scott muses on the hangover of growing up in a cultural desert
Guyana by Élise Turcotte
a powerful quebecois novel about grief
Wind Pinball (that’s what it says on the spine) by Haruki Murakami
not a great book, not a great time (post from the winter)
How to Blow Up A Pipeline by Andreas Malm
it’s self-evidently time for eco-terrorism. This book asks, “is it time for eco-terrorism?”
The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
mediocre mystery that solves its mystery in chapter one
Red X by David Demchuk
reality is evil enough… i do not *get* supernatural horror
Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi
a very american-feeling memoir about being rich and successful and a literal god?
Triumph Of The Now 