There are layers to the narrative that rewards rereading. There is very basic question of where Heathcliff comes from - reading between the lines of the text hint at the possibility of him being the result of an affair that Catherine's father engaged in. Is that then why her father looks upon her romance with him in horror? Is that why he forgives Heathcliff his every bad behavior? Questions pile upon questions, but some answers are undeniable. Nature itself seems to punish the romance and respond to Heathcliff and his "heathen" ways.
Dittmer wrote extensively about the interplay between the weather and the character's emotions. Throughout the book the weather seems to respond to the moods of Catherine and her convictions - the point that even the return of her spirit is accompanied by the gust of wind and the storm. This connection with nature was something eventually - briefly - severed by her becoming 'civilized'. Something Heathcliff, in turn, attempted to do with limited and complicated results.
There is so much in this book. Since I finished reading it nearly a year ago I still continue to think about it, and long to reread it once more. The book remains strong within popular culture, and with good reason. It is a strange, haunting story. It is a romance, but a horrific toxic one in which one's identity is swallowed up by the one that they adore. Lately, I have been thinking about how much of it is echoed within the TWILIGHT series by Stephanie Meyer. What is it about all of this that draws us to it?
I don't entirely know, but I love the way it consumes me.
This is a self-help book, a how to guide for cleaning and organizin How to Keep House While Drowning is the book that I've needed for most of my life.
This is a self-help book, a how to guide for cleaning and organizing. It is similar to, say, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo in that it will help you entirely reorganize your space and turn it into the house you've always wanted. Unlike that book, or indeed any other guide I've seen, it doesn't assume that you have the time, money, or ability to do any of that overnight. It is realistic, it is gentle, and it is entirely friendly to neurodivergent or utterly burnt out people.
This book will help you.
Using a psychological approach, it helps you change your perspective about what it means to have a tidy house. We don't want tidy or organized necessarily - we want functional. What works for you might not work for everyone, and that is okay. What this book urges you to do, and helps you do, is figure out realistic ways to make your space the most functional space it can be. It helps modify the various (not chores, but) care tasks that need to be done and to help you rid your mind of the idea of having a fully crossed off to-do list.
This will change your life, and your relationship with the care tasks that need to be done in order to have a fully functional space.
[Author: Michael Schur] is the man behind The Good Place, a show that I got into this year thanks to a friend of mine's obsession with it. Watching Th[Author: Michael Schur] is the man behind The Good Place, a show that I got into this year thanks to a friend of mine's obsession with it. Watching The Good Place is a bit like taking an intro to philosophy class. There are episodes detailing all sort of various philosophical notions - the entire premise of the show (What makes a person good?) is the basis behind pretty much all philosophy. Hell, there's an entire episode dedicated to The Trolley Problem. It's great. It also leaves you wanting more. But aren't philosophy books all kinda... boring...?
Well, this one isn't.
Michael Schur, despite not really having been much interested in philosophy before the idea for The Good Place happened, has written a basic introduction to philosophy that is riveting to read and hilarious. Not to mention the audiobook is narrated by The Good Place cast. It's brilliant, it's entertaining, and you'll come away from it wanting to be a better person. Isn't that the best possible outcome?
I loved this book for a lot of the same reasons I loved the tv show. This book understands the fundamental desire within all of us to be better people, and just how complicated acting on that desire can be. There are a lot of things we get weighed down with nowadays, too much information, too much complication... and this book helps thread those needles to explain a variety of solutions to those problems so you can just... do your best. Be good. Others might then follow....more
The Green Knight is a favorite story of mine, as it is for many people interested in folklore and the occult. There is so much to dig into wiGorgeous.
The Green Knight is a favorite story of mine, as it is for many people interested in folklore and the occult. There is so much to dig into with this story. Even before Gawain goes off to find the Green Chapel with the pentagram emblazoned on his shield you know you're in for a treat. There's the Celtic cult of the head there, the beheading game, the friction between nature and man - not to mention simply man's own nature and the dictates of society. There is just so much. All of this, all of this is wrapped up in the most beautifully compelling rhyming scheme.
Even now the words jump off the page and paint the most vivid pictures. Even now you can laugh at the jokes, and be bewildered by some of the more baffling aspects of it all. Gawain's speech to the the Lady of the Castle in particular and just what it might mean. Proto-Feminist poem? Pure misogyny? It's as baffling as The Taming of the Shrew and can be taken so many ways.
This translation is extremely accessible and beautiful. It's electrifying, and some passages are just begging to be read aloud. I was happy to read this for my book club and I hope that all my friends that read it also enjoyed it. Thank you for the recommendation, Rachael. ...more
This is a beautiful collection of poetry and stories by W.B. Yeats, one of Ireland's many fabled writers. Yeats was an interesting man. The bulk of tThis is a beautiful collection of poetry and stories by W.B. Yeats, one of Ireland's many fabled writers. Yeats was an interesting man. The bulk of this collection takes place during his Golden Dawn phase and it is littered with magic and wonder, with something dark lurking beneath the surface. There are occasional allusions to his changing his mind, embarrassed acknowledgements of him having moved past certain tendencies... yet is still a lot of beauty, and a lot to wonder on.
This book sees Yeats wandering throughout Ireland and interviewing people about songs and stories. He learns of encounters with the fairy, and of the traditions that surround the Good People. He accepts it all, occasionally acknowledging the story repeating elsewhere. He understands the importance of the stories, or one gets the sense of it, and of change taking place. There's a knowledge certain traditions might be lost - and indeed some are, some pages never filled due to a person passing before he could interview them more.
It's a fascinating little collection, and one I think I'll return to often. I came away from this with both a sense of wonder and loss, and the conviction that I really need to read more Yeats....more
Rachael prescribed this book to me, and everyone else, shortly after finishing it. It took me a little while to get to it - but I am so very happy thaRachael prescribed this book to me, and everyone else, shortly after finishing it. It took me a little while to get to it - but I am so very happy that I did.
This book is an absolute delight. Like The Kaiju Preservation Society it is a delightful escape from the horrors of the world we presently live in. While KPS works to entertain in the way an action adventure movie might, A Psalm For the Wild-Built does the same thing in a much gentler way. It eases you away from modern society and into the wilds of nature, while also allowing you to wonder about your place in it all.
KPS is about letting you learn to be part of a community and that community still matters. A Psalm for the Wild-Built lets you know that you, just being you, is enough. It is a book about self-acceptance, and about learning to understand the world around you and yourself through that. It is beautiful and as comforting as a fresh mug of tea on a cool autumn morning.
This book was precisely what I needed, and I think I'll be returning to it time and time again. It easily slid into my favorites, and I found myself tearing up thinking about it now and again. Just a gorgeous little philosophical book that will warm your heart and leave you thinking about what you owe to others around....more
This volume of Preacher is the end, and man does it have everything. Over the course of it we reflect on the journey oIt's a hell of a ride, isn't it?
This volume of Preacher is the end, and man does it have everything. Over the course of it we reflect on the journey our unholy trinity have been on, the choices they've made over the course of it, and we're forced to really do some deep digging into just who these characters are. The last volume saw Jesse really dig deep and come to terms with who he is, and we saw some of Tulip do the same. This volume sees both of them make some hard choices and eventually truly face up to themselves.
Oh, and there's also the little problem of Cassidy.
The handling of Cassidy is some of the most interesting examinations of character that I've ever read. It's easy to fall for him, the reader falls for him as easily as Jesse did after all. The coming to terms with who he is happens to the reader just as it does to Jesse and we're forced to really, well, deal with it. It's interesting, it's difficult, but at the end of the day... it's satisfying in a way few things are. Is it possible to be a good person if you've done terrible things? Contrasting Gunther and Cassidy would be an interesting thing to examine. Some things can't be forgiven, so, can Cassidy be forgiven? Does he deserve to be?
Anyway, I think it's easy to say that everybody got the ending you didn't even know you wanted them to get, and that's a pretty cool thing to see. Sitting back and really looking at it... well. Preacher has held up beautifully, and I think to some degree it always will. Yeah, it was best when it first came out, but reading it sure puts you right back in that mood, doesn't it?
Here we are, the second to last volume of Preacher and it hasn't dipped in quality in the least.
This volume is high on contemplative ruminations aboutHere we are, the second to last volume of Preacher and it hasn't dipped in quality in the least.
This volume is high on contemplative ruminations about why Jesse is doing what he's doing rather than action. Don't get me wrong, there is action, but this is still a slower volume. Jesse is getting set up in a town in the middle of nowhere. He's going to meet some people from his past, and he's going to dig deep into his own motivations. Who is he, after all, without Genesis? It's only by getting a better grip on himself that he can turn around and go back to hunting down God. He needs firm footing, to figure himself out so that he can march forward proud as ever and certain that he's in the right as he has been from the start.
This volume contains two flashbacks of sorts that have stuck with me in the decade since I first read it. One, how Jesse Custer's daddy got the medal of honor while fighting in Vietnam. The exchange at the Vietnam Memorial with Spaceman was some of Garth Ennis at his best and brought a tear to my eye. Ennis's war stories are some of the most powerful things I've read and it means all the more for where in the series the story gets to be told. Jesse, becoming firm in who he is and having this last memory of his dad to cling onto... it's really powerful stuff.
The second flashback is Tulip's backstory, and that is also some beautiful and powerful stuff. Tulip, as the series goes on, really comes into her own as a character and solidifies herself as one of my favorite female characters period. The television show did a pretty fine job with her attitude overall, but it takes a while in the comics for her to really come into that. This backstory is just beautiful and great. I really felt for her, and was relieved to see her get away from Cassidy there at his worst. The show was way too kind to Cass, after all...
So, we're nearing the end of the trail, partner, and I am not eager to see it all end. It's been a joy to reread, brought me right back to when I first read it all. After reading this I might dip back into some of the other series that I read around that time to remind myself just how beautiful these graphic novels can be... and how to tell a truly phenomenal story. I swear not a single page of Preacher is filler and that is one damn fine accomplishment....more
This edition collects "Two Down", "Happy Birthday, Renee" and "Half a Life" to provide the full context for the latter story. What a phenomenal comic.
This edition collects "Two Down", "Happy Birthday, Renee" and "Half a Life" to provide the full context for the latter story. There is an introduction by Greg Rucka as well, which helpfully alerts the reader when to stop reading to avoid spoilers. Even if you avoid that section entirely, though, or already know the "twist" that is referenced it is still intensely powerful reading.
Renee Montoya is a fantastic protagonist, and Rucka addresses both the difficulty of being a woman in a primarily male police force and a 2nd generation immigrant in a city as insular as Gotham with both care and respect. Montoya's struggles are easily relatable, and very real for a person with her background. Add to it the well-crafted mystery as she is framed, the complexity of her relationship with Harvey Dent as laid out by the previous two comics, and it's a recipe for a tour-de-force that I could never quite see Marvel executing with this level of skill.
To put it mildly, this is the sort of comic I would have expected out of Vertigo's heyday.
This is a brilliant follow-up to In the Line of Duty and I am eagerly anticipating reading the rest of this series and more of Montoya in general. This is exactly the fascinating critique of Batman that I wanted and love. ...more
I can still remember all of my lofty reading goals for 2020 and how quickly they all went up in flames when March rolled around. I could be finally fiI can still remember all of my lofty reading goals for 2020 and how quickly they all went up in flames when March rolled around. I could be finally finishing reading Fables, or Paper Girls. Hell, I could be finally getting into Hellblazer as I'd been intending to, or continuing my strange relationship with The Walking Dead by partaking in Negan Lives. There are a million things I could be doing, but here I am, rereading Preacher for the first time in over a decade and loving every second of it. We can't all be perfect, I guess.
The second volume isn't as riotous an romp as the first. This is the volume, after all, when we learn about just what the Grail is, what it's doing, and how Herr Starr plans on utilizing Jesse Custer in their name. This is the volume where we also get a fair bit of backstory - both of Jesse's father and Cassidy and how he turned. While not as disruptive to the story as Hughie's backstory in The Boys was, it still is a little bit of a momentum killer in the moment. Having already read the story, though, I enjoyed both the Vietnam and the Uprising bits a good deal more than I thought I would've. Then again, it isn't Blood and Whiskey, but I'm not sure how well that hilarious Cassidy one-shot is since it's no longer the early 2000s and Anne Rice isn't exactly the force she was back then these days. Ah well.
Preacher is still its hilarious self. I'm still loving every second of it. The bit that surprises me the most is how much I'm enjoying the artwork. I was worried that it might have aged poorly, considering how different comic book styles are now compared to what they were in the 90s/early 2000s. Instead, Dillon's work is still fantastic and doing its job. The Saint of Killers is still terrifying, the Allfather still disgusting. Herr Starr is still... well, you know.
One of the reasons I enjoyed the flashback issues as much as I did this time around is that I think they betray a central bit of Ennis's charm. Ennis, in spite of how crass, irreverent, and hilarious he tends to be still as at his very core a belief in the goodness of people. Cassidy and Jesse's friendship, for instance, is such a massive backbone of the series and an intense thing of beauty. The sort of loyalty the two share to one another, that partnership, the sort of love and respect that Jesse and Tulip (eventually, though certainly not in this volume) build and share - all of that is truly beautiful - even as the end of the world rages around them.
Ennis's morality is like catnip to me, and I'm not entirely certain what that says about me.
Reading Preacher at what feels like the end of the world really makes John Custer's words hit a bit different. You gotta be one of the good guys, kid, there's more than enough of the bad.
Damn right. Be excellent to one another, dudes. ...more
Every now and then I think to myself Man, I should really reread Preacher. The problem with that impulse is that I have a million other things to readEvery now and then I think to myself Man, I should really reread Preacher. The problem with that impulse is that I have a million other things to read. Reading through the 66 some issues that make up the series is putting stuff like Y: The Last Man or American Vampire on hold. This year, though... this year is a year that I'm not going to beat myself up for a little bit of comfort reading. So, let's reread Preacher. Let's have some fun.
Jesse Custer is a preacher in the small no name town of Annville deep in the heart of Texas. Genesis is an entity whose power rivals that of God; its birth, in fact, causes God to vacate his throne. Genesis escapes its heavenly prison to inhabit the body of Jesse Custer. Jesse, upon learning all of this, decides to search for God to figure out exactly what happened - along with his bazooka toting ex-girlfriend and an alcoholic vampire.
Preacher is a violent romp through all of America. It's filled with gore, absurdity that will make you laugh out loud, and surprisingly inciteful moments of old Western morality sprinkled throughout. It's a comic that analyses the best and the worst of us and demands frontier justice at every turn. As ridiculous as the comic gets, as offensive and ridiculous as it is pushing the boundaries of what is acceptable at every turn, I can't help but love it. Reading it again was like coming home, confirming with each flip of the page its constant place upon the favorites list of my mind.
I love Preacher. I love how every piece of the puzzle of its short run is there from the beginning. I love how the story is told in such a fluid manner that the ending seems inevitable even from the first few issues. I love how well-developed the characters are, how even the minor characters in figures like Si and Detective Tool make sense in the end in the universe that Preacher created. I love how the art has stood the text of time, how the script is just so natural.
I love how the comic is so well-drawn reading it is like watching a movie in my own head.
Can't wait to get through the rest of the issues in this reread. This is just what the doctor ordered....more
When I started reading this one again so many people came out of the woodwork to tell me that it's their favor The Tombs of Atuan for the second time.
When I started reading this one again so many people came out of the woodwork to tell me that it's their favorite book in the Earthsea series. I was surprised to hear it, considering how much of an impact the third book made on me. Back when I first read this book I was a bit confused with it. We went from Sparrowhawk and his journey to becoming a wizard to... what? A small temple in the middle of nowhere, Tenar/Arha and her worship of some Nameless Ones. Where was Ged? Where was everything I knew...?
Oh.
It all comes together.
Upon rereading it I fully understood why it was so many people's favorites - it might even be my favorite, actually. Tenar's struggle to come into her own - as Arha, as Tenar - is incredibly compelling. The question of Names rises again and becomes something more fundamental still, as does the use of language. There is so much to dig into, so many angles to examine the story. I was riveted by the interactions between Penthe and Arha, between Tenar and Ged. There's so much, and this is only the beginning.
Earthsea really succeeds in the places between the sentences. There are so many discussions to had, characters to analyze and places to go. So many stories were never, and will never, be told. Yet they are still there. Ursula K. Le Guin created a world that breathes, and I am forever grateful to her for that. I'm forever grateful for this series. It only gets better with each reread. ...more
Freefall is definitely going to be considered one of the must-read Hawkeye books if it isn't already.
Matthew Rosenberg easily captures what makes HaFreefall is definitely going to be considered one of the must-read Hawkeye books if it isn't already.
Matthew Rosenberg easily captures what makes Hawkeye such a compelling character. He writes a Clint who is consistently working from a place of having the best of intentions, even if they are a bit self-serving, but makes the worst possible decisions all the same. He writes a self-destructive character who still somehow thinks he can get away with what he's doing. Clint is a good guy - but man, does he do a poor job of being it now and then. You feel for him. You cheer for him. Still, you watch him fall.
I mean... lying to Captain America? That's pretty low.
This is the penultimate issue and I'm still upset that the book isn't longer. Everything is coming to a head and you can see the writing on the wall for a final showdown that will end... well, who knows how it will end. Clint is being backed into a corner, but something tells me he might want that to be happening. We'll see how B'rer Hawkeye gets out of this one, and just how low he sinks before it all ends....more
All I needed to do was see the name Warren Ellis and I wanted to pick this comic book up. Transmetropolitan got Recommended to me by Kathe & Chris.
All I needed to do was see the name Warren Ellis and I wanted to pick this comic book up. Transmetropolitan got me hooked on Ellis's writing, and the man has not done me wrong since I first delved into the bizarre mind of Spider Jerusalem. The more I learned about Moon Knight as a character, the more excited I became to read Ellis's take on the truly unique superhero. While part of me was disappointed to find the volume composed of short stories rather than a longer narrative, the larger part of me was just utterly delighted to be able to read something so masterly done.
Ellis's run of Moon Knight is composed of short stories, each a showcasing a small facet of the character that together form the whole. We see Marc Spector face off against ghosts and assassins, a dead man's dreams and someone attempting to recreate his most famous nemesis Black Spectre. All of these put together create a firm picture of what the character Moon Knight can be without providing a concise narrative. It's a tease. A mere glimpse that makes you want so much more.
Nevertheless, this glimpse is a beautiful glimpse. These comics showcase some of the best action art I've seen, and steady writing that will stick with you. This comic is considered a classic and with good reason. I look forward to coming back to it once I've read a good deal more of Moon Knights comic book history. It certainly got me hooked on the character....more
This is a collection of his early comics, taken originally from the Marvel Premiere run where he was introduced and going iCan't get enough Iron Fist.
This is a collection of his early comics, taken originally from the Marvel Premiere run where he was introduced and going into his solo series. This is a massive collection - almost 600 pages - and it's as full of the delights of 70s comics as you can expect. There's weirdness and wonder, vibrant colors abound, and the charming plots of early Iron Fist that you can't help but love. Where else would you get him fighting Monstroids or going head to head with the Wrecking Crew? Let alone Warhawk and even Iron Man himself in a Duel of Iron.
Iron Fist is a delightful hero, far flung from the sort of bravado that one expects from early comics. He's quiet and polite, eager to please and insecure. His battles are as much internal as they are external, only minus the prattle that makes Spiderman such a beloved institution. For comic collectors this series introduces Misty Knight as well as Sabretooth. For non-enthusiasts, this is just a stellar introduction to a character. I think these comics hold up surprisingly well, even if they are a bit cheesy.
I loved reading this collection and can't wait to read more. It's amazing how right from the outset Fist is such a fantastic read....more
That sounds a bit like a joke, but that very much is what this is. Our main character is raised by his grandfather, uncA werewolf coming of age story.
That sounds a bit like a joke, but that very much is what this is. Our main character is raised by his grandfather, uncle, and aunt - his mother died in childbirth, and his father remains an unknown. He only learns his grandfather's werewolf stories are true on the occasion of his grandfather's death - and what's more? that he may actually be a werewolf himself.
Yet things are more complicated than all of that. They're werewolves, and they have to keep moving.
Stephen Graham Jones weaves a fascinating story that reads like an oral history. There's plenty of folklore and tall tales, all of which contain enough truth that is eventually revealed to keep you guessing. This is a history full of lies that only make things more believable in the end, a complex web that left me unable to set the book down. I can understand how the book ends up being polarizing - it is more an experience reading it than it is a story with a beginning, middle, and end after all.
But man. This writing is incredible and has solidified Stephen Graham Jones as one of my favorite authors. I was left wanting more, and as I read it I couldn't stop thinking about it and longing to have that book back in my hands. Isn't that the best sign of a truly unforgettable story? I hope someday to get more....more
This is the second collected volume - my library didn't have the first, so I just sort of jumped in iIt's Power Man and Iron Fist, what's not to love?
This is the second collected volume - my library didn't have the first, so I just sort of jumped in in the middle of things. A basic understanding of the characters and the arc of their plots is enough to cover your bases to dive in. Yes, there are bits of backstory that would be helpful, but overall...? You know what you're getting into, and what you're getting into is delightful.
I love these characters so much. I love their interaction, the humor in their dialogue, and their overall devotion to each other, their friends, their loved ones, and what is right. These stories are easy to digest, and altogether great. There's the first introduction of Sabertooth and Constrictor, the saving of Moon Knight, and the hilarious crossover with Daredevil. So good.
So, yeah, these two are the best partners in comics for a reason. This volume is just a taste of that....more
I've heard about this book off and on over the years, but it took Stepehen Graham Jones raving about it for me to finally pick it up. I went in mostlI've heard about this book off and on over the years, but it took Stepehen Graham Jones raving about it for me to finally pick it up. I went in mostly blind. I just knew that it was a pretty long graphic novel that had something to do with old horror films. Well... color me surprised...
The book touts itself as being the diary of a young girl growing up in Chicago in the 1960s. Each page is designed to look as if it is a ruled notebook, the art styles shifting between the pages. She visits a museum at multiple points and Emil Ferris recreates the art styles impeccably. I can't emphasize enough just how breathtakingly gorgeous this book is. Beyond the incredible artwork is the story, which is multilayered and complicated.
This is a book about love and loss, how we deal with trauma and what it does to us. This is a love story, and this is also a story of family and hope. This is a story about facing who we are, and how difficult that can often be. This is... everything, honestly.
This book made me cry, and it made me feel a lot of things. It was impossible to put down, in spite of its size and the heaviness of some of the topics it addresses. This is one of the books that could not be told outside of the vestiges of the medium in which it is bound.
God, what an phenomenal book. I am eagerly anticipating the next volume.
Every now and then you come across a book that is truly something special. You come across something that seeks to elevate the human condition. It draEvery now and then you come across a book that is truly something special. You come across something that seeks to elevate the human condition. It draws attention to our shortcomings, yes, but also shows us a way to be better. Small steps, but even the smallest of steps is still going in the right direction. The book is challenging, entertaining, and at times even heartbreaking. Books such as that exist, and even though it may be difficult to believe, The Flintstones Vol 2: Bedrock Bedlam is every inch one of them.
This 2016 run of Flintstones is better than it has every right to be. Barney and Fred are war veterans, Wilma an aspiring artist, Slate obsessed with his own immortality, and Bamm-Bamm and Pebbles tweens. Bedrock is a civilization going through all of its birthing pains and dealing with all the big questions. Religion, politics, monogamy - everything is new, and everyone is just trying to do their best. Meanwhile, The Great Gazoo is stopping others from interfering in the natural order of things.
The Flintstones is remarkably beautiful, and I found myself getting teary eyed at even the simplest of stories in these volumes... such as the side-stories of the appliances and what they go through. Bowling Ball and Vacuum Cleaner's friendship is a beautiful thing, and coupled with Carl Sargon's speech to the kids about loneliness... well, it'd be difficult to not be affected by it all.
These comics show the best and the worst about what it means to be human.
They are some of the best I have ever read, and I can't recommend them enough. ...more
For a while, it seemed as if H is For Hawk was everywhere. Its striking cover haunted me, and I heard endless praise being heaped upon it. At first IFor a while, it seemed as if H is For Hawk was everywhere. Its striking cover haunted me, and I heard endless praise being heaped upon it. At first I was quite excited to read it - a book about hawks and falconry! - and then I learned it was a memoir and my interest began to fade. I forgot about it for a while, but the book did not forget about me. It followed me still, in GoodReads updates and awards, in libraries and on bookshelves.
Sighing, I decided to do the one thing I could to excise it from my mind. I picked it up and resigned myself to reading it.
Surprise, surprise. It was a book about goshawks and falconry, the history of falconry and what drives people to practice it. It was also a book about T H White, and what drives people to write and write about animals. It was also about the loss of the author's father, and how she dealt with it. It was a difficult book for me to read at this point in my life, but as it often goes with these sorts of books I am very glad to have read it. It's a book that, for me at least, helped me understand myself and what I am going through.
H is for Hawk is a beautiful book the delves deep into what makes us human and how, at times, we need to forget how to be just that. It is about bereavement and mourning, about yarak and cruelty, about isolation and the nature of a hawk and our relation to wilderness itself. This is an important book, and I am glad for the praise that it earned and its ubiquitous nature. It's a book that needs to be read and comprehended. It's a perspective that we all need to entertain, a bit of madness that we all need to go through and inevitably will, in ours strange lives....more
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