#good books
(In…almost… alphabetical order, trigger warnings in the ‘keep reading’)
This year… has been a lot… but at least during the first half I read a lot of good books … anyway here are my top 10 of 2021… (like last year I’ll do a separate one for graphic novels)
Trigger Warnings
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston: Bullying, Racism, Grief, Kidnapping, and Murder
Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant: Death, Blood, Body Horror, Grief, Ableism
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson Sexual assault, Homophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Death, Grief, Deadnaming, Violence, Hate crime, Transphobia, Cancer, Drug use, Terminal illness, Incest, and Bullying
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri Infidelity, Death of parent, Death, Sexual content, Racism, and Xenophobia
Passing by Nella Larsen Racial slurs, Racism, Infidelity, Toxic Relationship, Murder, Suicide, and Death
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Stalking, Abortion, Miscarriage, Body shaming, and Suicide
Underland by Robert Macfarlane Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Claustrophobia
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Blood, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Misogyny , Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Homophobia, Animal death, Child death, and Infidelity
I’m Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya Transphobia, Misogyny, Homophobia, Sexism, Bullying, Hate crime, Misogyny, Infidelity, Racism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Sexual Harassment
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo: Death, Animal Death, Blood, Infidelity, Violence, and Sexual content
Bunny By Mona Awad Animal death, Animal cruelty, Gore, Blood, Death, Violence, Body Horror, Murder, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Mental Illness, Emotional Abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Hate crime, Violence, Sexual content, Racism, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Transphobia, Murder, and Drug use
Get a Life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert: Sexual Content, Chronic Illness, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Toxic Relationship, Ableism, Physical Abuse, Medical Trama, Domestic Abuse, and Mental Illness
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Child death, Suicide, Alcoholism, Grief
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This is a book that I think every homesteader will find intriguing. The bottom says:
“Deftly steering clear of dogma, never sounding like a sanctimonious scold, Eric Brende makes a persuasive case that most of us would enjoy life more by radically minimizing our reliance on modern technology. Better Off is a buoyant, thought-provoking, and very entertaining read.”
~ Jon Krakauer
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