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Hawksquill

Book 12 of 2025

You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue

4.5 stars

I was excited to read an alternative retelling of Cortés's first meeting with Moctezuma, and it ended up being completely different from what I expected in the best way. Well-researched and immersive like traditional historical fiction, but modern in prose and postmodern in construction. What surprised me most was how funny it was. In some ways it felt more like a 21st century dark satirical comedy film than a book set in the 16th century. (I couldn't get The Death of Stalin out of my head as I was reading).

It wasn't what I expected, but it was a psychedelic delight from start to finish. The prose is so unique and the jokes are so subtle that I'd love to test out my Spanish skills by reading Enrigue's original text. Maybe a goal to work up to.

@bookstodon #Bookstodon #Books #BookReview #Reading #AmReading

The cover of You Dreamed of Empires. Neon green and blue swirls in a psychedelic circular pattern. At the middle of the central circle is the front half of a brown horse in motion.
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Yuyine
La semaine prochaine sera publié le nouveau livre de Floriane Soulas, Soma, aux éditions Robert Laffont. C’est un court roman cyberpunk intense qui nous embarque sans faillir à la suite de son héroïne au coeur d’une intrigue qui parle de transhumanisme, d’identité, de pardon et de vengeance. J’ai vraiment adoré cette histoire, pour les nuances surprenantes de son univers mais surtout pour l’émotion de Risa, parfaitement retranscrite par la plume de l’autrice.
Et je vous en parle plus en détails sur le blog: https://yuyine.be/node/1320

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Livre posé sur une veste en cuir aux motifs colorés et des morceaux de cartes imprimées. La couverture de Soma montre, sur fond jaune et rose vif, le personnage de Risa, tatouée et avec une veste en cuir.
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Birds Books and Bullshit

One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad

I quit reading after the first chapter. It's not that this book is bad, it's that Omar writes as if his personal disillusionment with society, politics, and power is universal. The moment *he* had an epiphany is assumed to be the moment everyone else had that same epiphany. Perhaps you had this epiphany at the same time as Omar. In that case, you might really appreciate this book. He is a very good writer.

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Children's Book Project

Our May #Newsletter is out with the latest #BookBank news, including #AsianAmericanPacificIslanderHeritageMonth and #ChildrensBookWeek, our Resource Spotlight, and all the ways you can help support our mission to give free books to the children who need them most!

#SignUp for our monthly Book Bank News and learn more about our mission and impact. Check the link in bio to read and subscribe!

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Queer Sci Fi

Tony and Linda review "The Pirate's Vampire" by Liv Rancourt:

Tony: "The characters are well drawn and the story moves along at a good pace - an excellent companion to the first book."

Linda: "A paranormal lover’s dream, with vampires, werewolves and pirates, all set in the 1800’s... a fascinating read."

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Antonina_orthefallofrome
YA, Asian inspired mythology, friends to lovers

👍 Solid installment in the series. I enjoyed the world building and getting to know more about the Northern kingdom. I think this one had the most cliffhanger ending thus far BUT we are gearing up for the final boss fight in the next book.

👎 The political intrigue could’ve been better BUT the characters were wrapped up in the demon threat so 🤷‍♀️

***Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for an eARC in exchange for and honest review. ***
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Garth Coghlan

finished reading My Father and Other Animals: How I Took on the Family Farm 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
by Sam Vincent.

After an unsettled life of freelance writing, the author takes on the family farm. A memoir of his father and the land, an ode to regenerative agriculture, and an example of how to connect with Traditional Owners. The author is only two degrees of separation from me, so I found it easy to imagine myself in his shoes, going down a route that appeals but was not available.

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ReviewDBBook - My Father and Other Animals: How I Took on the Family FarmWinner, Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-fiction 2023 ‘ My Father and Other Animals is a warm, surprising and beautifully crafted book.’ —Bil
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