SantaThingSantaThing Entry #32
LibraryThing member camelama
Book tastes
I would appreciate books about how things work, how they came about, such as (i have read these): “Salt: A World History” by Mark Kurlansky, or “Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World” by Simon Garfield, or “Red: The History of a Color” by Michel Pastoureau, or “Soundings: The Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor” by Hali Felt. Interested in nature, crafts, the arts, sciences, history - especially women in history. Pacific Northwest history/knowledge. Outer space / space travel & exploration,nautical, horses, cats, birds, sewing/fabrics, textiles, fiber arts, embroidery, carpentry, automaton, lacemaking, quilting, etching/printing … I like women’s history & fiction from the UK during ww2. I read Regencies (Heyer types, not Bridgerton-types!). Starting to explore YA fantasy like Tamora Pierce, Robin McKinley, Kristin Cash, Rachel Hartman, etc but these can get too dark/graphic for me, i can’t read some before bedtime! (Like when animsl torture happens in the books) Graphic novels i am just beginning to explore - but again, nothing heavy / horror etc. Maus = NO. Persepolis = no. I *loved* Nameless City. (Has violence, but there is no “gore for gore’s sake”) Basically i get nightmares easily, and feel characters’ pain so very strongly, so choose with that in mind. ;) And then have fun - feel free to take a chance on something you think i might like, keeping in mind the dark/gore restrictions.
Don't get this!
Horror, gore, zombies, HP, etc.
Secret Santa
camelama's Secret Santa was LadyoftheLodge!
Purchasing Details
Store: Powell's (http://www.powells.com)
Gift Amount: $50 (USD)
Comments/suggestions
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- Indigo (Balfour-Paul)
- Camembert
- Parenthese (Durand)--deals with brain illness, but you know things overall work out ok because she's writing this memoir decades later
- NImona
- Frankie Alarcon might be worth checking out but I haven't read him (nov 28, 2023, 6:38pm)
Skirts: Fashioning Modern Femininity in the Twenthieth Century by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell (nov 13, 2023, 6:47am)