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ju

ju@lire.boitam.eu

A rejoint ce serveur il y a 3 années, 6 mois

Photojournalist and many other things in -ist.

I read a lot of SFF, obscure LGBT, travel, photography theory and women authors, in French and English.

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a publié une critique de The Mimicking of Known Successes par Malka Older (Mossa and Pleiti, #1)

Malka Older: The Mimicking of Known Successes (Hardcover, 2023, Tordotcom)

The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set …

A smart and easy read

Here's a book that doesn't have an over-complicated plot full of twists you can't believe in. Rather, the world-building is smart and to the point, it has just enough explanations and backstory, and you're never bored.

a publié une critique de La chair est triste hélas par Ovidie

Ovidie: La chair est triste hélas (Paperback, french language, Julliard)

J’ai repensé à ces innombrables rapports auxquels je m’étais forcée par politesse, pour ne pas …

A striking essay

At times funny, enraging and hard-hitting, this essay where Ovidie explains her sex strike should make everyone -- and especially straight cis-men -- think about their practice of love, sex and relationships.

a publié une critique de Sur la dalle par Fred Vargas

Fred Vargas: Sur la dalle (French language, 2023)

— Le dolmen dont tu m’as parlé, Johan, il est bien sur la route du …

Nice but a bit disappointing

Here's the thing with amazing authors : they get you used to amazing books. Unfortunately, this one isn't that, although it is always nice to read an Adamsberg novel. It's just that it's a bit long and boring at times, the charm of the previous novels isn't really there.