July Wrap-Up: Feminism, Poetry, and Arthurian Lore
As predicted, this turned out to be a pretty sparse month. But rather than wait and combine this wrap-up with August’s, I’m posting it now – because the chaos of my life is persisting well into August and part of that means being unsure of what the state of my internet connection will be. That's also why I'm posting juuust before the end of the month proper.
But fret not – when the dust settles and my life starts balancing out again, I’ll be back to reading and writing as much as I can :D
What I’ve Enjoyed
Books
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
Incredible, insightful, important. I found all the essays pretty accessibly in terms of their readability – I mean, I was reading some of these out loud on three hours of sleep while trying to settle a fussy baby, and I still had a good grasp on what Kendall was actually saying, so I think that’s pretty good. Definitely a lot of ideas in here to keep in mind with my own reading and writing, and a ton of quotes that I need to pull for future essays.
77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin by Thomas King
I have never loved a poetry collection as much as I loved this one. I read King back in university when I was working on my thesis, and I thoroughly enjoyed An Inconvenient Indian, but I didn’t know he also wrote poetry. Now I really want to look for more of his work, because this blew me away. As soon as I finished, I wanted to reread it.
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
This was such a thrill to read. Even without being a King Arthur buff, I loved the worldbuilding and how it explored the history of the Roundtable and manifested legends of the knights into literal magic. The way different magic systems are presented – and the role culture and family plays in how magic works and is passed down – was super creative and refreshing. Also, I just absolutely loved Bree and Sel and their dynamic together. And the casual queer rep all over the place doesn’t hurt, either.
Again, not a lot to report this month unfortunately, but hopefully all the nonsense and chaos of the summer will make room for bigger and better things come fall!
But fret not – when the dust settles and my life starts balancing out again, I’ll be back to reading and writing as much as I can :D
What I’ve Enjoyed
Books
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
Incredible, insightful, important. I found all the essays pretty accessibly in terms of their readability – I mean, I was reading some of these out loud on three hours of sleep while trying to settle a fussy baby, and I still had a good grasp on what Kendall was actually saying, so I think that’s pretty good. Definitely a lot of ideas in here to keep in mind with my own reading and writing, and a ton of quotes that I need to pull for future essays.
77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin by Thomas King
I have never loved a poetry collection as much as I loved this one. I read King back in university when I was working on my thesis, and I thoroughly enjoyed An Inconvenient Indian, but I didn’t know he also wrote poetry. Now I really want to look for more of his work, because this blew me away. As soon as I finished, I wanted to reread it.
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
This was such a thrill to read. Even without being a King Arthur buff, I loved the worldbuilding and how it explored the history of the Roundtable and manifested legends of the knights into literal magic. The way different magic systems are presented – and the role culture and family plays in how magic works and is passed down – was super creative and refreshing. Also, I just absolutely loved Bree and Sel and their dynamic together. And the casual queer rep all over the place doesn’t hurt, either.
Again, not a lot to report this month unfortunately, but hopefully all the nonsense and chaos of the summer will make room for bigger and better things come fall!
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