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Dave’s 2023 Year in Books
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Cemetery Boys, Aidan Thomas
Dry, Neil Schusterman cli fi, dystopian
Heartstoppers, Volume One, Alice Oseman
We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson
The Carnival at Bray, Jessie Ann Foley (graduate of the UIC EE program)
The Firekeeper’s Daughter, Angeline Boulley
I’ll Give You the Sun, Jandy Nelson
This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki
Growing Up Chicago, Read more of this blog post »
Whole class books
Cemetery Boys, Aidan Thomas
Dry, Neil Schusterman cli fi, dystopian
Heartstoppers, Volume One, Alice Oseman
We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson
The Carnival at Bray, Jessie Ann Foley (graduate of the UIC EE program)
The Firekeeper’s Daughter, Angeline Boulley
I’ll Give You the Sun, Jandy Nelson
This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki
Growing Up Chicago, Read more of this blog post »
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Tender little buddy read with my friend George, for reasons I can't quite recall at the moment, but maybe something to do with the times we are living in?
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| Ask the Parrot, #23 of the 24 Parker novels from Richard Stark/Donald Westlake, is the continuation of the story begun in Nobody Runs Forever, to be concluded in Dirty Money, the last of 24 Parker novels Stark wrote. It begins where that last book en ...more | |
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"We're all waiting in this camp. Waiting. Waiting for something better." Oh, what a difference to read a crucially important, necessary story when a talented storyteller tells it! Victoria Jamieson is perhaps best known for her book Roller Girl, thou ...more |
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| Duckworth (2019) is a pretty funny picture book by clinical psychologist and writer Michael Sussman, illustrated gorgeously by Júlia Sardà. The design, the illustration, that's the highlight of this one. Sussman does a version of what he did on anoth ...more | |
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| So I am on record as having become sick of zombies (somehow appropriate, yes?) and read the first three volumes in, what, 2013 and gave this first volume two stars. The universe seems to have converged on me in two ways to give this another go: I hav ...more | |
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| Not gonna lie: I picked this up because of the title, and it did not disappoint. But it's odd. But I like odd in a picture book. It's about sibling rivalry, especially the one that gets mentioned in many baby books about newborns being resented by th ...more | |
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“Remember on this one thing, said Badger. The stories people tell have a way of taking care of them. If stories come to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive. That is why we put these stories in each other's memories. This is how people care for themselves. ”
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Hey, Dave — I just saw your review of Kate Beaton's book. I was going to link to the excellent review at the NYTimes (with a paywall-skipping gift link), but of course Goodreads doesn't allow links anywhere but in reviews anymore. Anyway, if you want to add it to your review, here's that link, modified so I can at least DM it to you:nytimes.com / 2022 / 09 / 12 / books / kate-beaton-ducks-canada-oil.html?unlocked_article_code=gT0YdCu1dfrsJo_hLSA1jK0-cpHozTywKGSfeOH2zdsuWpNuUUbLUgr8AH_3enqzXB4ZVQnO2iJYOzqaE4KdkovE2M-GutNsCmEzHEtVzrVNfvw64_pzz--Fh_lmPWdHXRy5wSyJVJANUqOF1H7BCdmPqKRN-ySUHBKin32GWcZJxLPQ2qtShzB_NSt2oe87cH0wAKc7ckgDFN4D5OttzQyqgQj-NQFoWwNlntl68mDdNx0_jh7h1UWO1gjWGLXj48qKO-taoQ3JOb5vUd5ICSX94vJd-XTgz6XM6NhBpi_U13KvSLaSbYATUIfL9bGuIsAnluF1q7DydBZgXZgzlSyGNSc&smid=share-url
Thank You for accepting my friend request Dave. :)I am looking forward to reading your reviews...
Kristine wrote: "Dave, thank you for taking me on as a friend. Professor of Literature sounds like my dream job. Thanks for taking me on as a friend. I always write reviews, whether they are decent is certainly deb..."Do the dream! You get to read a lot, for sure! :) Good luck with your reading (and reviews!).
Dave, thank you for taking me on as a friend. Professor of Literature sounds like my dream job. Thanks for taking me on as a friend. I always write reviews, whether they are decent is certainly debatable, but I try.
Hello David,I am reading your reviews for quite some years now, so it was a very pleasant surprise to receive your friend invite; thank you very much!
I am looking forward to interesting discussions and comic book findings,
Michael
Hanneke wrote: "Happy New Year, David! Hope health, happiness and good books come your way!"And to you, too, Hanneke!
Happy New Year, David! Hope health, happiness and good books come your way!
Cathy wrote: "Merry Christmas David and thanks for goodreads friendship." The same to you, Cathy! :)
Merry Christmas David and thanks for goodreads friendship.
David wrote: "Ted wrote: "David, what genre was that that you and your family were reading all the candidates for the GR book awards?"Picture Book" And I can help you by compiling--soon--my/our favorites, but A Hungry Lion, or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals
by Lucy Ruth Cummins was our top favorite. I finally found for Ida, Always, because the lion book was out of the running. I liked Klaasen's Hat book, but the kids liked it less.
Ted wrote: "David, what genre was that that you and your family were reading all the candidates for the GR book awards?"Picture Book
David, what genre was that that you and your family were reading all the candidates for the GR book awards?
Majenta wrote: "Good evening, David! Friend Request accepted, thanks for Requesting! Congratulations on all your publishing success! I hope this has been a good week for you, that you'll have a nice weekend, and t..."Thanks for accepting my request, and glad to now know what you are also reading. And thanks for all the wishes! I hope you also have a terrific weekend.
Good evening, David! Friend Request accepted, thanks for Requesting! Congratulations on all your publishing success! I hope this has been a good week for you, that you'll have a nice weekend, and the week ahead will be...even better! (And the week after that, and the week after that, and the week after that....) Be blessed!Best wishes from Majenta
Melki wrote: "I guess finals are over by now. Enjoy your summer!"So nice of you to say! I wish you the same, a terrific summer! Keep reading and reviewing. You make me happy!
I guess finals are over by now. Enjoy your summer!
Matthias wrote: "Thank you for accepting David! I see you teach Young Adult Fiction? That's very interesting, I never figured that was a seperate course, but it makes sense now that I think of it. Looking forward t..."Well, the Young Adult Literature course is a typical one for the preparation of English teachers in a lot of universities and colleges. I have been teaching it for maybe 15 years, but haven't been reading that much of it lately. Mostly comics. Will next year, maybe. Oh! And this summer I will teach a course on Young Adult Graphic Novels, just to try something different.
Thank you for accepting David! I see you teach Young Adult Fiction? That's very interesting, I never figured that was a seperate course, but it makes sense now that I think of it. Looking forward to reading your reviews!
Jonathan wrote: "I saw you liked my status on the book about pursuing a further academic studies in Humanities! If you want to find a way to sneak me into an assistantship program at UIC....*wink wink nudge nudge*"well, I am glad to help you in any way I can. Let's talk!
Thanks for the link to Lee, Ted. And thanks for the reminder to read the Wittgenstein novel I had initially intended to read. Just ordered it, finally!
Thanks for the friend request, David. I'm always pleased to connect with a prof. You might be interested in one of my friends, Lee Klein. This is his regular GR page, I believe he also has an author page. https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9...(I don't think he's a prof, but he's a learned reader and an interesting writer.)
I will have a more education-oriented year, now that I am going off sabbatical. I have followed Kozol for years, one of the greats.
Hi David ... thanks for connecting! Good to meet a fellow Kozol fan ... amongst many other titles! Karan
Fatty wrote: "Thanks for connecting, David, and a happy new year to you! :) That's the largest collection I've seen on this site. Incredible!"Well, I read a lot, like many on Goodreads, but I have recently taken to recording and writing reviews of EVERYTHING, kind of like an autobiography through reading. I don't know why, exactly. I just am enjoying it. Not many people read my reviews, so I just write for myself, mainly, but am glad to connect to you and anyone through books!
Fionnuala wrote: "I think we have some books in common, David - but a passion for reading definitely, judging by your large quantity of 'read' books!"Well, I am getting older, an English major who became an English prof, so the books I have read.. they'll accumulate. Honestly, I am sure there are many more unrated. Things in areas I have read I just haven't thought of. But that's not bragging. Just saying that if you read your whole life, you will have read a lot of books! I still have a passion for reading, no question! Glad to begin to get to know you!
I think we have some books in common, David - but a passion for reading definitely, judging by your large quantity of 'read' books!
it seems like gravity's rainbow was actually a really fun (albeit difficult) launching point! Well, Jonathan, Gravity's Rainbow is one difficult book with so much richness in it. The most difficult book we read (started) in that Postwar American Fiction class, for sure (though Lolita might have been a match for sheer complexity). In Slow Learner you get how he was getting started, trying out ideas he would elaborate on for the rest of his career, so in that sense it is worth it to check it out..
Jonathan wrote: "Professor S! How have you been this summer?""I'm good. Not teaching in this second summer session, so reading and writing a bit more… you?
Nick wrote: "In the past, I'd typically hop on my computer (or now, more realistically, my phone) between 6 am and 7 am and go to the following sites, in no particular order: Facebook, gmail, reddit. Your profi..."I only just saw this now! Hi!
Nick wrote: "In the past, I'd typically hop on my computer (or now, more realistically, my phone) between 6 am and 7 am and go to the following sites, in no particular order: Facebook, gmail, reddit. Your profi..."Jane wrote: "Hi David!"
Hi, Jane! Do I know you? Either way, hi! :) Welcome to my Goodreads world!
In the past, I'd typically hop on my computer (or now, more realistically, my phone) between 6 am and 7 am and go to the following sites, in no particular order: Facebook, gmail, reddit. Your profile alone has managed to make goodreads usurp reddit in that rotation. I just don't have the requisite time to browse reddit these days, but I always have the time to read a review or two... :)(Just a random thought, as I'm currently on, and there's not a 6:30 am review for me to read for a change. sadness.)
