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wedarkacademia · 1 year
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beatrizonfilm · 6 days
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MY GOODREADS <33
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thebanishedreader · 5 months
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ALA Book Ban Statistics: January 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
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theantonian · 3 months
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The Antonian Reading List
Mark Antony: A Life by Patricia Southern (Highly recommended!)
Mark Antony: A Biography by Eleanor Goltz Huzar (Highly recommended!)
The Life and Times of Marc Antony by Arthur Weigall (Recommended)
Marc Antony: His Life and Times by Allan Roberts (Recommended)
Marc Antony by Mary Kittredge
Antony & Cleopatra by Patricia Southern
Antony & Cleopatra by Adrian Goldsworthy (By far the most negative book on Antony by a modern historian, the Cleopatra portion is better)
Mark Antony: A Plain Blunt Man by Paolo de Ruggiero (Recommended)
Mark Antony and Popular Culture: Masculinity and the Construction of an Icon by Rachael Kelly
Mark Antony's Heroes: How the Third Gallica Legion Saved an Apostle and Created an Emperor by Stephen Dando-Collins
A Noble Ruin: Mark Antony, Civil War and the Collapse of the Roman Republic by W. Jeffrey Tatum (Highly recommend!)
Mark Antony & Cleopatra: Cleopatra's Proxy War to Conquer Rome & Restore the Empire of the Greeks by Martin Armstrong
Actium and Augustus: The Politics and Emotions of Civil War by Robert Alan Gurval
The Roman Revolution by Ronald Syme (Recommended)
Octavian, Antony and Cleopatra by W. W. Tarn
Fulvia: Playing for Power at the End of the Roman Republic by Celia E. Schultz
Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt by Joyce Tyldesley (Highly Recommended!)
Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff (Highly Recommended!)
Cleopatra - A Biography by D. Roller
Cleopatra and Antony by Diana Preston
Cleopatra by Alberto Angela (Recommended)
Cleopatra by Jacob Abbott
Cleopatra and Egypt by Sally-Ann Ashton
Cleopatra and Rome by Diana E. E. Kleiner
Cleopatra Her History Her Myth by Francine Prose
Cleopatra Histories, Dreams, and Distortions by Lucy Hughes Hallett (Recommended)
Cleopatra’s Daughter Egyptian Princess by Jane Draycott
The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard (Good for beginners)
The Last Assassin: The Hunt for the Killers of Julius Caesar by Peter Stothard
Robicon by Tom Holland
Alesia 52 BC: The final struggle for Gaul (Campaign) by Nic Fields
Actium 31 BC: Downfall of Antony and Cleopatra (Campaign) by Si Sheppard
Pharsalus 48 BC: Caesar and Pompey – Clash of the Titans (Campaign) by Si Sheppard
Philippi 42 BC: The death of the Roman Republic (Campaign) by Si Sheppard
Mutina 43 BC: Mark Antony's struggle for survival (Campaign) by Nic Fields
The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
The Battle of Actium 31 BC: War for the World by Lee Fratantuono
Rome and Parthia: Empires at War: Ventidius, Antony and the Second Romano-Parthian War, 40–20 BC by Gareth C Sampson
Rivalling Rome: Parthian Coins and Culture by Vesta Curtis
Classical sources:
Plutarch’s Lives
Appian, The Civil Wars
Dio Cassius, The Roman History
Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars
Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War
Livy, The Early History of Rome
Friction:
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra by Willian Shakespeare
All For Love or The World Well Lost by John Dryden
The Siren and the Roman – A Tragedy by Lucyl
Caesar and Cleopatra by George Berbard Shaw
Cleopatra (play) by Sardou
Antony by Allan Massie
I, Claudius by Robert Graves
I, Cleopatra by William Bostock
Cleopatra by H. Rider Haggard
Cleopatra by Georg Ebers
Kleopatra (Vol I & II) by Karen Essex
Last Days with Cleopatra by Jack Lindsay
The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George
When We Were Gods by Colin Falconer
The Masters of Rome series by Colleen McCullough
Caesar's Soldier: Mark Antony Book I by Alex Gough (Ongoing series)
The Antonius Trilogy by Brook Allen
The Last Pharaoh series by Jay Penner
Throne of Isis by Juith Tarr
Hand of Isis by Jo Graham
Woman of Egypt by Kevin Methews
The Ides of Blood 01-06 (Comics)
Terror - Antonius En Cleopatra (Erotic yet pure love, Dutch comics)
Cleopatra - Geschiedenisstrip (Dutch comics)
Les Grands Personnages de l Histoire en Bandes Dessinees – Marc Antonie (French comics)
Les Grands Personnages de l Histoire en Bandes Dessinees – Cleopatre (French comics)
Les Grands Personnages de l Histoire en Bandes Dessinees – Julius Caesar (French comics)
Cléopâtre (French Manga)
 Ils Ont Fait L'histoire - Cléopâtre (French Graphic Novel)
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v-tired-queer · 5 hours
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Sapphic side of Tumblr (or just anyone who has read these books lol) I need opinions!
I can't decide which one to read! I own all three, so it's just a matter of figuring out which one to read first.
(Also if anyone knows of any nblw books that they wanna recommend, I'm 100% paying attention 👀)
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gretahayes · 7 months
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it’s taking me so long to get through these last like 6 issues of Impulse not because they’re necessarily bad (they aren’t) but because i really want to be reading other things (black canary 2007) but know if i drop it i’ll never touch it again so i must persevere
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r0w0fie · 2 years
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This book cover is so pretty I just can't!
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Link - to more info
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jeweled-blue-eyes · 9 days
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Found some articles for you to look at ♡
https://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/theme/mordred
https://kingarthursknights.com/arthurian-characters/sir-mordred/
https://www.seanpoage.com/2021/08/13/mordred-villain-or-hero/
ty! <3 I will look at them when I've read the Arthuria Legend since I don't wanna get spoilered tho
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variantoutcast · 1 month
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My nonfiction to read list as of Feb 2024 ⬇️
Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine, 1921-1923 by Anne Applebaum
Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956 by Anne Applebaum
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Connie Burk, Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky
Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex" by Judith Butler
Secret Pigeon Service: Operation Columba, Resistance and the Struggle to Liberate Europe by Gordon Corera
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Davis with Cornel West & Frank Barat
The Silent Sky: The Incredible Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon by Allan Eckert
Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates by Erving Goffman
The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi
In the Dream House by Carmen Machado
Ecology Without Nature: Rethinking Environmental Aesthetics by Timothy Morton
Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy by Serhii Plokhy
Ma and Me by Putsata Reang
The Question of Palestine by Edward Said
decolonizing trans/gender 101 by b. binaohan
Full list including fiction and poetry on my Storygraph
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theinquisitxor · 1 year
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23 in 2023
Here are 23 books I want to read this year, based off the popular prompt going around tumblr right now. Making these lists are tough, because I'm such a mood reader and I never know what I'm going to be in the mood for next. But I think I'm set on wanting to read all of these this year.
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
The Poppy War by RF Kuang
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
The Glass Hotel and The Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel
World Without End by Ken Follett
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
A Day of Fallen Night by Samatha Shannon
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
She Who Became the Sun by Shelly Parker Chan
Hild by Nicola Griffith
Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Captive Prince by CS Pacat
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Gallant by VE Schwab
Percy Jackson and the Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan
Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Castle in the Air and House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones
Velvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno Garcia
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
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landscapepeeper · 6 months
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Notes on my endless To-Read List, September 2023
Recently finished (books): A Saturday Life by Radclyffe Hall (1930). (Chapter 1 of my reading of it is here.) Glad I saw this one through and finally finished it. The story picks up steam in the back half after the protagonist's gad-about love interest comes into the story. I talked in earlier "notes" about how I really related to the main character and how uncomfortable that made me. The story's resolution made me feel a lot better about my life choices and outlook. I've had a fair amount of pressure in my life to settle down with one skill set/career and grind away at it indefinitely. I much prefer being a jack-of-all trades with many interests, even if that does seem to confuse the people around me. I find that doing only one thing in life, even if really well, is both boring and a bit depressing.
Recently finished (manga):
Apple Children of Aeon by Ai Tanaka (2022-present). Promising start to a series. Art is solid, plot is intriguing. I appreciate the fact that the story takes such care with both the location and the rootedness the characters feel to that place. Will keep going with this series.
Sakuran by Moyoco Anno (2012 - translation pub.). I've got a soft spot for Anno's raunchy, take-no-prisoners stories, so I knew going in that I would like it.
Re-Read:
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (1959). Loved this the first time I read it back in 2020, and was thrilled to see how well it landed with the folks in the book club I'm in. Classic Ghost Stories on Youtube did a great reading of it (found here).
Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit by Ashley Mears (2020). I read this after Mears did her book promo circuit and landed on two different podcasts I like. An excellent book on a topic that has nothing to do with my life. (You can safely assume I'm not into clubbing, EDM, or partying in general.) If you're short on time, listen to her interview on Conversations with Tyler (here) or the (sadly) defunct Public Intellectual podcast (here).
Midway through:
Modern Love by NY Times (2019). On loan from a friend. Cute, short essays to read before bed. Nothing mind blowing, but pleasant nonetheless.
And The Rain, My Drink by Han Suyin (1952). My new slog book. Unfortunately, no audiobook exists for this so I can't power through it that way... I knew my "read more about Singapore/Malaysia/Southeastern Asia" project would have some duds, but oof.
Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (1920). (Public Domain Audiobook here.) This is one of those books I've heard referenced in other books I've read, but had yet to get to. Heiresses (see below) was what inspired me to finally pull the trigger. Doing it in audiobook because I'm severely short on time this month and it's the only way I seem to get anything done these days.
Heiresses: The Lives of the Million Dollar Babies by Laura Thompson (2022). A rare NY Times book review that landed with me. Reading the kindle version, something that is also rare for me these days. More on this next month.
Into the Planet by Jill Heinerth (2019). This month's book club book. Not the best writing or audiobook performance (read by the author, I have it on x1.7 just to have a reasonable pace). But it's on a topic I would have never otherwise read about/researched/encountered in an organic way, so there's that.
To Read (short list):
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers (1940), The Trial of Radclyffe Hall by Dianna Souhami (1998), Baba Yaga Laid an Egg by Dubravka Ugresic (2007), Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson (2016, most stories written mid 20th century), The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol (1835).
Bonus-somewhat-related-thing: I recently found Dominic Noble's YouTube channel (yes, I know, I'm late to the party). His videos have been a go-to while puttering around the house. The one on Interview with a Vampire slayed me (here).
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wedarkacademia · 1 year
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To Read 2023
We’re dialing it back this year, not aiming for a list of ten but instead just the titles that keep coming to mind.
- Foundling (D.M. Cornish), and the two sequels hopefully - American Nightingale (Bob Welch), on the recommendation of Valia - The Perilous Gard (Elizabeth Marie Pope), a long overdue reread - Howl’s Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones), ditto - While Still We Live (Helen MacInnes), ditto again - Spring Tide (Mary Ray), necessitating a reread of two others first - Brat Farrar (Josephine Tey), if the mood strikes - The Blackout Book Club (Amy Lynn Green), inspired by @fictionadventurer
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thebanishedreader · 5 months
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Book Bans in Georgia
As of June 2023
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Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Brief Summary: In a post-plague world, Jimmy - now known as Snowman - mourns the loss of his best friend Crake and their mutual love-interest, the beautiful Oryx. With the Children of Crake, Snowman embarks on a journey for answers through the post-apocalyptic hellscape created by capitalist brutality.
Banned from libraries as of June 2023, based on a formal challenge.
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwell's (UK)
Dime by E. R. Frank
Brief Summary: Dime, a teenaged girl drifting in the foster system, falls victim to a "family" that promises to care for her - so long as she brings back money by working the streets. Dime begins to realize her abuse and struggles to understand what to do to best protect herself.
Banned from libraries as of June 2023, based on a formal challenge.
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwell's (UK)
Perfect by Ellen Hopkins
Brief Summary: Four high school seniors face varying meanings of being "perfect"; for one, it's leaving behind a family whose strictness is driving her to suicidality, for another its taking whatever substances they can to feel good enough. A brutally riveting story of adolescent anxieties and the consequences of unrealistic expectations for success.
Banned from libraries as of June 2023, based on a formal challenge.
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwell's (UK)
Tilt by Ellen Hopkins
Brief Summary: Three teens struggling with hurting family lives and personal challenges are brought together by their parents' relationships; but as the teens grow older, their bonds through hardship bring them closer than they could have ever imagined.
Banned from libraries as of June 2023, based on a formal challenge.
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwell's (UK)
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rotting-batcorpse · 9 months
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Looks promising.
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daphne-dauphinoise · 1 year
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