Tsundoku Tuesday: Triad ~Sheila Finch. intriguing concepts yet underwhelming, problematic execution

[belenen]

icon: "bluestocking (photo of a book lying open on a table with a bright window in the background, overlaid with a yellow fractal that looks like the sun shining through dust motes)"Tsundoku is a Japanese word for when you keep on bringing in new books but let them pile up without being read. Starting now, I'm posting book reviews or previews on

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[ragnarok_08]

Yeah, that book does sound pretty problematic.

[belenen]

It was mostly mediocre, but there was definitely some unexamined colonialist shit in there.

[kehlen]

I love the word! (But how do you use it, is it similar to "mess"? :) As, in, @I have a tsundoku at home". I do!)

Your reviews by elements are quite inspirational, and they have also changed the way I view the books I read. Knowing in advance a book contains several of what are red flags for you won't necessarily stop me from reading it, but quite a few of those sure do make me feel disappointed...

(I don't read that many books right now, hence, tsundoku.)

[belenen]

Wikipedia says ""Tsundoku" originated as Japanese slang "tsun-doku" from "tsunde-oku" (to pile things up ready for later and leave) and "dokusho" (reading books)." So I guess it's a noun? referring to a pile of to-be-read books?

Very glad you like the way I review! There are red flags that don't stop me from reading either, but there has to be a whole lot of good to make up for them.

[wanderipity]

I will look forward to your book reviews. I have a pile of books I need to read before I go book shopping again. Sigh!

[belenen]

yay! glad you like them!