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Andrea Andrea said: "This memoir in graphic novel form is an exploration of the author's relationship with her father and of his (probable) suicide. It's just an incredibly well-written description of a family. Really good."

 

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Andrea rated a book 4 of 5 stars
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
This memoir in graphic novel form is an exploration of the author's relationship with her father and of his (probable) suicide. It's just an incredibly well-written description of a family. Really good.
Andrea rated a book 3 of 5 stars
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler
It's more horror than scifi. It has a great premise for the aliens and had some cause for thought about intention and consent.
Andrea rated a book 4 of 5 stars
Necromancing the Stone by Lish McBride
These books are like wonderful, nerdy hugs. Hilarious, empathetic, good, silly characters who care about one another. It's enough to make you sick, with snorts and awws. I read it in a single day and still want to hang out with these paranormal slack...more
Andrea rated a book 3 of 5 stars
The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner
The Flamethrowers
by Rachel Kushner (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
Incredibly well-written, some well-drawn characters (including the narrator Reno, who I enjoyed ambling after), at times very funny (also sometimes sad or depressing), but there were also some times when things really slowed down and I had a hard tim...more
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Nobody Passes by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Andrea rated a book 4 of 5 stars
A Door Into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski
A Door Into Ocean
by Joan Slonczewski (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
I loved the world-building in this one. I can be impatient, especially with audio book readers when things build slowly, but the nature of the humans of Shora helped me take time with the plot, even when the action was so decentralized. It took me a...more
Andrea rated a book 3 of 5 stars
Teaching to Transgress by Bell Hooks
This is my first introduction to bell hooks's writing. It's her work on liberation pedagogy, structured as stand-alone essays. There was plenty of food for thought. Especially useful the health disparities curriculum I help teach to high school stude...more
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