My favorite character is the devil
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My favorite character is the cat, Kobako
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I’m an ethnic indigenous Igorot on my matriarchal great grandmother’s side of the family. This is my first time reading about their folk stories from the Cordillera mountains
#gerryreads #folkstories #mythology #folklore @lorepodcast.bsky.social
The first American pope is dead. But as the Cardinals get together to choose a new pope, all of them disappear
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It was assigned in high school but I only pretended to read it. Now I have a better appreciation of it
#thegoodearth #pearlsbuck #gerryreads #historicalnovel
After some time in Ming China and ancient Mongolia, heading to back colonial Massachusetts.
#witchcraft #historicalnovel #gerryreads #witch #witches
Did you know? Genghis Khan divided up his lands for his daughters to govern. Then history erased their existence because: patriarchy. Can’t have women thinking they can lead.
#genghiskhan #mongol #mongolempire #gerryreads #historybooks #feminism #womenleaders #womenleadership #womenlead
About to reach a new milestone
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Another historical novel from one of my favorite authors—translated from German
#gerryreads #historicalnovel #medievalnovel #historicalfiction #germanliterature
Back to reading my medieval horror novels
#gerryreads #horrornovel #medievalnovel #historicalnovel
After finishing the year with one of the most beautiful books ever written, I started this one tonight. It was published this year and I think involves cannibalism?
#gerryreads #horrornovel #starvingsaints
Started this novel before the movie starts filming. I probably will end up not seeing the movie—like Hamnet. I’m afraid it won’t do the book justice
#gerryreads #oceanvuong #vietnameseamerican #aapi
What if #NativeAmericans thrived and had their own city-state within the U.S. called #Cahokia right next to Illinois? And murder is afoot
#cahokiajazz #illinoisnovels #gerryreads #althistory
Started reading this novel tonight
#gerryreads #historicalnovel #vietnam #texas
A novelization of #HoChiMinh in #France
#vietnam #historicalnovel #gerryreads
Books I recommend if you like novels about strong women in history defying power and holding on to memory
#gerryreads #historicalnovels
Currently reading. Medusa is not the villain. It’s all the men who expect to be worshipped
#gerryreads #medusa #historicalnovels #greekmythology
Reading a novel full of mesoamerican mythology—and a reimagining of Zorro
#gerryreads #historicalnovels
This reminds me of something my late grandfather—a farmer preacher—once said about me getting dressed up in a crisp dress shirt, slacks, and bootblacked shoes. Put some dirt on them and mark your steps. Let them know where you came from
#gerryreads #historicalnovels
Started this tonight. Two Portuguese refugees arrive in Illinois. They’ve escaped the war between Catholics and Presbyterians in Portugal for America—right before Civil War ignites
#gerryreads #historicalnovels #civilwar #abrahamlincoln
Starting this novel tonight
#gerryreads #macbeth
Currently reading this nonfiction gem about President Garfield. He might’ve become the next Lincoln
#gerryreads #presidentialhistory #jamesgarfield
Currently reading this new edition of a classic. It’s more than the Moses of Jewish history, it’s the Moses of African folklore
#gerryreads #zoranealehurston #moses