i'm meeg! she/they. i read a lot.
here are some of my favorite genres:
fiction: science-fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, dystopia & utopia
nonfiction: history, political science + theory, philosophy, anarchism & anti authoritarianism, LGBTQ+, sociology, environment, economics
others: poetry, graphic novels, zines!
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A beautifully written and illustrated book about death, grief, and loss for children. Creative language (reminiscent of but not as much as Du Iz Tak?) and an all around incredibly thoughtful book.
The story of Hazel, a child born to star-crossed parents from opposite sides of a …
Just incredible, forever my favorite graphic novel.
In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful …
On a second read, I feel a lot differently than I did the first time around. I can't separate uncomfortable feelings of reading about a teenager basically starting a cult and attracting people who are at their absolute most vulnerable to join. It doesn't sit well with me to read about Lauren's glee to "raise babies in Earthseed." And the intense, intense, dehumanization and otherizing of people using drugs, making them into physically unrecognizable monsters, is something I can't get past. If Lauren has hyper-empathy, and is more sensitive to people in need of help, then why does the buck stop with people using drugs?
It was Vera's idea to buy the Itza. The "world's most advanced smart speaker!" didn't …
Read this in 2 days, honestly could not put it down.
The narration was incredible. I'm not a huge mystery/ thriller reader, but still enjoyed this for the horror elements.
Cassandra Khaw's Nothing But Blackened Teeth is a gorgeously creepy haunted house tale, steeped in …
Almost hyper-illustrative language. A short and haunting tale.
Searching for clues about her best friend’s mysterious suicide, Danielle ventures to the squatter, utopian …
I read this book in a day and loved it.