false 28 565 253 true 5721015 read 8 true 1697212 currently-reading 304 true 1697211 to-read 6 false 3689926 aris-early-animal-rights-influences 1 false 4183458 animals <![CDATA[Shirari added 'Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79756369 Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (P.S.) by Francine Prose
bookshelves: to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Shirari added 'Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75244269 to: Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters (Paperback) by Annie Dillard
This is so, so lovely. I came to Annie Dillard ignorant of her awesomeness and now I really like her. She's not terribly vegan-friendly but she has a very cool relationship with animals and nature.

Her anecdotes and narratives about natural history, exploration, animals, and geography wind together and blend effortlessly with observations about spirituality and the very nature of civilization. And yet her voice is very personal and reflective, even poetic and at times experimental - you can hear her and imagine her writing the words. The stories are tragic, beautiful, funny, and poignant, sometimes all at once.

Also: Buckminster Fuller reviewed this book very highly. So. ]]> <![CDATA[Shirari added 'The Drowned World']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79249618 The Drowned World (Paperback) by J.G. Ballard
bookshelves: to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Shirari added 'The World In Winter']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79249519 The World In Winter (Paperback) by John Christopher
bookshelves: to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Shirari added 'The End of This Day's Business']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78021284 The End of This Day's Business (Paperback) by Katharine Burdekin
bookshelves: to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Shirari added 'Oryx and Crake']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55009998 Oryx and Crake (Paperback) by Margaret Atwood
bookshelves: to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Shirari added 'The Year of the Flood']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77962636 The Year of the Flood (Hardcover) by Margaret Atwood
bookshelves: to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Shirari added 'Five Fists Of Science']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77427761 Five Fists Of Science (Paperback) by Matt Fraction
bookshelves: to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Shirari added 'Boneshaker']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76747130 Boneshaker (Paperback) by Cherie Priest
bookshelves: to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Shirari added 'Never Let Me Go']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76315353 Never Let Me Go (Paperback) by Kazuo Ishiguro
bookshelves: to-read
]]>