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foxcassius · 2 months ago

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i read lots of books this year so i'm gonna post opinions about some

gita desai is not here to shut up

sonia patel

this book is like a 2.5/5 stars for me. did i cry yes but its very hard to not cry when a book is talking about something traumatic that you happen to have experience with. i find that the metaphor was shoved pretty hard, i read the words chup-re at least 400 times over the course of the book i think, and while its a good metaphor you dont need to dumb something down and shove it front and center just bc its a ya book. the book also reeked of like bioessentialism? there were no good men in the book except gay men and the mc's brother. dads are bad uncles are bad boyfriends are bad guys you meet at school are bad guys you meet at work are bad. the author couldn't find it in her to write a man who wasnt a violent rapist who wasnt gay. it felt very pandering and vaguely radfem. the main character's thoughts were so tangental and rambling i had trouble reconciling that people she interacted with had normal interactions with her. kind of weird overall with the takes and the writing choices.

the emily wilde series

heather fawcett

first i want to state my confusion about these books being ya……the protagonist is 30 years old. is it just due to the lack of sex? does lack of sex a ya book make? i think these books are good, a solid 4/5 stars. i cant say much for them other than that they are entertaining, especially to me. the fae love interest isnt controlling or dark or brooding he’s just kinda goofy and particular and faeries are referenced/the worldbuilding is done so as to build a very cozy and pleasant view of the fae and their world without it being too cozy. in complement, the dangers of interacting with faeries are highlighted without it being overly grim and melodramatic. there is a lot of reference to real folklore but like more niche real folklore and a wider variety of it instead of just the same six superstitions over and over again. They’re not 5/5 because i have a certain bar for that but there’s nothing like wrong with the books theyre enjoyable.

hench

natalie zina walschots

this book is like a 4 or 4.5/5 for me. i think i lean more towards a 4 because it was longer than it needed to be and the ending was pretty blah in my opinion. the book carries the pov character’s voice very well and addresses the made-up issue of its world (that parallels our real world in ways) very head-on. the way the plot and the characters build is natural and realistic. it can be slow to start but once you get into it you’re pretty into it. it drags its feet as it waddles towards the ending but you stick around because you do want to see what’s going to happen. if you’re really into romance though and want the romance a lot you will be disappointed

this is how you lose the time war

amal el-mohtar and max gladstone

i feel like i’m not smart enough to fully appreciate this book or something. not into poetry enough to Get It i suppose. i did like it. it’s like a 3.5 or 4/5. it’s the only pov-change book i’ve read recently that warranted it. but its a difficult book to recommend to people because it is sci fi, right, but its also got a really weird writing style. i really dont Know what to say about it? it was good and i liked it but if i was the target audience it would have been Gooder and i would have liked it More, maybe.

other birds

sarah addison allen

this book is a prime example of changing pov where no change of pov is necessitated. it’s like a 2/5 for me. i did finish it. i dont know why the author insists on using changing pov when every character’s pov has the exact same voice as every other character. its also just kind of a boring book its not that interesting. and the only black characters are elderly parental figures even though there is a pretty full cast of young white people running around being heartfelt. like you didnt think for one moment to make one of them a slim shade less white? not worth reading in my personal opinion.

the bog wife

kay chronister

another pov change book that had no business being changing pov. if this book had picked a main character, it maybe would have been a 3/5. as it is, its 2/5. it's a long book with very little character development or payoff to speak of. i guess you solve the mystery? a little? not even, really? i dont know maybe im just not smart enough to get it but this book was a huge miss.

the unlikely pilgrimage of harold fry

rachel joyce

this is like a 4.5 or 5/5 book to me. it is one of those books that is quintessentially about humanity and realizing that everyone around you is a human with a life and a story and a sorrow of their own. i understand how people could find a book like that kind of boring or condescending, but i like books like that, and i liked this one even though it felt pretty direct and low on metaphor. i teared up and cried my fair share towards the end but there are about 30 children’s picture books that make me do the same that i can name off the top of my head so not really a MASSIVE feat i suppose. i would recommend it.

till the last beat of my heart

louangie bou-montes

this was like a 3.5/5. an extremely low-stakes ya sort of urban fantasy romance. i dont even know if im using urban fantasy correctly here. the writing style is just sort of okay in my opinion and when you step back, they spend a lot of time waffling around not doing much. i felt like it could have used one more draft, and i mean draft like start over from the beginning with a blank page and write only what you remember of the most important parts of your old draft. it was good though and other than just feeling like the writing could have been tightened up there is nothing wrong with it.

a good girl's guide to murder

holly jackson

not normally the kind of book i would read but kids keep asking for readalikes to one of us is lying so i had to read a few and have more on hold. this was the best one of the bunch, 3.5 or 4/5. realistic? no. pretty good though? yeah. i appreciate that the book acknowledged racism without trying to center it in the narrative. maybe some readers would prefer the story to have tackled it more head-on, but i think with a white author this is a better approach. i think there were plenty of leads to keep the mystery interesting but the solution didnt come out of left field or anything, and having so many loose suspicious people does set it up well for sequels, which i know it has but i wont be reading them.

all your twisted secrets

diana urban

this is like. a 2.5/5 or 3/5 for me personally because i am not a teenager who is into this genre. when it got to the end and *SPOILER* it turned out the main character set everything up, i was just like lmao. no she didnt though. like i know you wrote that she did but like. no she didnt. would suffice as a readalike for one of us is lying though which fulfills my purpose w it.

a danger to herself and others

alyssa sheinmel

follows a girl with psychosis who doesnt realize she has psychosis through her court-mandated stay at an institution for evaluation/diagnosis if possible after her summer program roommate falls from their second-story dorm window during a game. its like a 3.5/5. i cant speak to whether or not its an accurate portrayal of the illness, but it shows how she changes and her view on her doctor and the insitution changes as she comes to terms with things and gets medicated. also portrays how she struggles with missing people from her hallucinations and how missing them can tempt her into not taking her medication and similar struggles.

jubilee

patricia reilly giff

this is one of my favorite books of the past decade full stop. 5/5. its a children’s book. a young girl with selective mutism who was left to live with her aunt as a very small child is moved from the special ed class to the general classroom at the start of 5th grade and is adjusting to it. she makes friends with a dog a random man throws at her in the ocean and also with a dirty, rough boy who is always being chased and beaten by either his brothers or his parents. her aunt’s not-boyfriend tells her he wants to marry her aunt but wants her permission/approval, and then also she finds out her mother who she hasnt seen in like ten years is living on the mainland a mere ferry ride away. all of these are things she struggles to answer/make decisions on/be heard about. its a book about adjusting and growing and moving past your traumas and i cried a lot its a really good book. i recommend.

the puppets of spelhorst

kate dicamillo

another 5/5. childrens book. beautiful, sad, hopeful, poetic, just an extremely good read. i truly have nothing else i can say about it.

the land of neverendings

kate saunders

a book that tackles grief. a real 4.5/5. its a childrens book. it is explicitly sad and does not shy away from talking about death and grief and every little thing associated with losing someone. a young girl loses her older sister, who was disabled her whole life. she feels strange because she finds her grief over her sister manifesting as missing her sister’s bear, bluey, who was cremated with her. when she starts catching glimpses of the world of toys she had always made up stories about to keep her sister entertained, she jumps the hurdles of hope and disappointment over and over again as her desperation to see bluey and, in turn, her sister staggers between the extremes. it is so well written, it depicts both raw, recent loss and long-lived loss clearly and realistically, and i really recommend it.

the grace of wild things

heather fawcett

i wanted to read this book when i worked at my last library, then i came to my new library and forgot about it, and then while reading the emily wilde series i was like hey. that author's name looks familiar. which is kind of funny to me! she must be busy, because this book and an emily wilde book both came out this year i think? anyway a good 3.5 or 4/5. sort of an anne of green gables retelling but with a heavy magical twist. the main character, grace, is a witch, and runs away from her orphanage to seek out an old witch the kids have told her about who cooks and eats children because grace wants to be her apprentice. this book does not shy away from scariness, often depicting the witch as terrifying and confirming she does cook and eat children, going so far as to have the bones of them left in her oven and etc. i think its very good and original as far as anne of green gables retellings go and it has really wonderful voice, something heather fawcett just seems to do well.

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princessofbookaholics · 4 years ago

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Asian Readathon Recs + TBR

The Asian Readathon is a month-long readathon from May 1st to 31st dedicated to reading books by Asian authors or with Asian characters and I'm definitely participating! I thought I should make a post with all the recommendations I have for the readathon and also all the Asian books I have on my entire TBR. My goal is to read as many Asian books as I can throughout the month.

Details about the readathon:

google doc with all details: read here

[UPDATE 2022: currently using this as a personal master list for all asian books that I recommend + the ones on my TBR; under the cut]

So let's go on to the book recs:

young adult contemporary:

-> recommendations:

to all the boys i've loved before series by jenny han

when dimple met rishi by sandhya menon

a match made in mehendi by nandini bajpai

i believe in a thing called love by maureen goo

my so-called bollywood life by nisha sharma

a pho love story by loan le

xoxo by axie oh

you've reached sam by dustin thao

summer bird blue by akemi dawn bowman

starfish by akemi dawn bowman

a time to dance by padma venkatraman

everyone hates kelsie miller by meredith ireland

well, that was unexpected series by jesse q. sutanto

we are not free by traci chee

fake dates and mooncakes by sher lee

-> to be read:

darius the great is not okay by adib khorram

parachutes by kelly yang

tokyo ever after by emiko jean

arya khanna's bollywood moment by arushi avachat

general fiction:

-> recommendations:

if i had your face by frances cha

the travelling cat chronicles by hiro arikawa

a thousand splendid suns by khaled hosseini

girls burn brighter by shobha rao

mika in real life by emiko jean

almond by won-pyoung sohn

yellowface by r. f. kuang

-> to be read:

days of distraction by alexandra chang

on earth we're briefly gorgeous by ocean voung

welcome to hyunam dong bookshop by hwang bo-reum

graphic novel/manga:

-> recommendations:

anya's ghost by vera brosgol

the prince and the dressmaker by jen wang

death note series by tsugumi ohba and takeshi obata

quiet girl in a noisy world by debbie tung

they called us enemy by george takei

orange series by ichigo takano

persepolis by marjane satrapi

stargazing by jen wang

tidesong by wendy xu

spy x family series by tatsuya endo

pilu of the woods by mai k. nguyen

-> to be read:

laura dean keeps breaking up with me by mariko tamaki

anthology:

this one summer by mariko tamaki

the waiting by keum suk gendry-kim

-> recommendations:

a thousand beginnings and endings by ellen oh and elsie chapman

an unrestored woman by shobha rao

how to pronounce knife by souvankham thammavongsa

before the coffee gets cold series by toshikazu kawaguchi

my pen is the wing of a bird by 18 afghan women

-> to be read:

once upon an eid by s. k. ali and aisha saeed

afterparties by anthony veasna so

mystery/thriller:

-> recommendations:

confessions by kanae minato

going dark by melissa de la cruz

can you see me now by trisha sakhlecha

the decagon house murders by yukito ayatsuji

detective kosuke kindaichi series by seishi yokomizo

the butcher by jennifer hillier

detective kaga series by keigo higashino

detective galileo series by keigo higashino

the tokyo zodiac murders by soji shimada

the untouched crime by zijin chen

-> to be read:

the good son by you-jeong jeong

miracle creek by angie kim

the widows of malabar hill by sujata massey

middle grade:

-> recommendations:

the village by the sea by anita desai

other words for home by jasmine warga

amal unbound by aisha saeed

kiki's delivery service by eiko kadono

malgudi days by r. k. narayan

the night diary by veera hiranandini

front desk series by kelly yang

spirit hunters series by ellen oh

-> to be read:

sidekick squad series by c. b. lee

eva evergreen, semi-magical witch by julie ab

romance:

-> recommendations:

the kiss quotient series by helen hoang

marriage game series by sara desai

modern love series by alisha rai

dating dr. dil by nisha sharma

twisted series by ana huang

the unmatchmakers by jackie lau

awkward in october by teresa yea

the influencer series by amy lea

kings of sin series by ana huang

-> to be read:

booked on a feeling by jayci lee

fantasy:

-> recommendations:

shiva trilogy by amish tripathi

warcross duology by marie lu

the daevabad trilogy by s. a. chakraborty

the poppy war trilogy by r. f. kuang

babel by r. f. kuang

the green bone saga by fonda lee

untethered sky by fonda lee

the kingdom of back by marie lu

the cat who saved books by sosuke natsukawa

spin the dawn duology by elizabeth lim

-> to be read

wicked fox by kat cho

we hunt the flame duology by hafsah faizal

non-fiction:

-> recommendations:

know my name by chanel miller

ace by angela chen

i'm afraid of men by vivek shraya

white tears/brown scars by ruby hamad

in order to live by yeonmi park

-> to be read:

minor feelings by cathy park hong

LET'S READ ASIAN BOOKS!

#books #booklr #book #reading #read #bookworm #reads #bookaholic #bookaddict #asian books #asian readathon #readathon #readathon tbr #asian book recommendations #book recs #book recommendations #long post #master list #masterlist

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soracities · 5 years ago

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Any Asian, Middle Easter, or Spanish authors/poets you could possibly recommend? I would love to start reading outside of my comfort zone this year.

I don’t know if you had any specific country or culture in mind so I’m just going to include all of my favourites across the whole, plus what’s been recommended to me (I’ve included some diasporic authors and a few anthologies too)

Asian (East, South-East and South):

Arundhati Roy

Andal

Rabindranath Tagore

Kiran Desai

Agha Shahid Ali

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Han Kang

Banana Yoshimoto

Haiku by Basho, Buson and Issa

Kenji Miyazawa

Takuboku Ishikawa

Li Po

Yu Xuanji

Can Xue

Eileen Chang

Xiaolu Guo

Viet Thanh Nguyen

EDIT: More South Asian writers, courtesy of anon:

Mirza Ghalib

Nazir Akbarabadi

Hasan Manto

Premchand

Adi Shankara

Chanakya

Kalidasa

Middle Eastern (and some North African):

Rumi

Mahmoud Darwish

Saadi Youssef

Maram al-Masri

Hafez

Forough Farrokhazad

Sinan Antoon

Nathalie Handal

Etel Adnan

Nawal El Sadawi

Marjane Satrapi

Ahdaf Soueif

Dunya Mikhail

Khaled Hosseini

Amal el-Mohtar

Adonis (would start with Songs of Mihyar the Damascene, or The Pages of Day and Night)

Nizar Qabbani

Khaled Mattawa (not just for his poems, but his tireless translations which honestly, are a gift beyond measure)

Spanish / Spanish-language

Homero Aridjis

Octavio Paz

Alejandra Pizarnik

Julio Cortázar

Eduardo Galeano

Andres Neuman

Enrique Vila-Matas

Silvina Ocampo

Norah Lange

Dulce Maria Loynaz

Gabriela Mistral

Valeria Luiselli

Isabel Allende

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Rosario Castellanos

Josefina Vicens

Alejandro Zambra

Lorca

Julia de Burgos

Additional Anthologies:

The Colombian Anthology of Modern Korean Poetry

The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono No Komachi and Izumi Shikibu / Women Poets of Japan: An Anthology

Frontier Taiwan: An Anthology

We Sinful Women: Contemporary Urdu Poetry

Breaking The Silences: an Anthology of 20th-century Poetry by Cuban Women.

ÜL: Four Mapuche Poets / Poetry of the Earth: Trilingual Mapuche Anthology

Victims of a Map: A Bilingual Anthology of Arabic Poetry

Inside / Outside: Six Plays from Palestine and the Diaspora

#ask #anonymous #poetry recs #book recs

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skylightbooks · 7 years ago

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Late last night we gathered all of the new books that we carry that contain lists of

radical/difficult/legendary/badass/bold/brave/bad

girls/women/ladies/leaders/rebels/princesses/goddesses/feminists/heroines

and created a word cloud of all the names that occur in these books. Here it is in long form:

A'isha bint abi Bakr Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer Abigail Adams Ada Blackjack Ada Lovelace (appears 4 times) Adina De Zavala Aditi Aelfthryth Aethelflaed Agatha Christie Agnodice (appears 3 times) Agontime and the Dahomey Amazons Aine Aisholpan Nurgaiv Ala Alek Wek Alexandra Kollontai Alexis Smith Alfhild (appears 2 times) Alfonsina Strada Alia Muhammad Baker Alice Ball (appears 3 times) Alice Clement Alice Guy-Blache Alice Paul Alicia Alonso Alma Woodsey Thomas Althea Gibson Amal Clooney Amalia Eriksson Amanda Stenberg Amaterasu Amba/Sikhandi Ameenah Gurib-Fakim Amelia Earhart (appears 4 times) Amna Al Haddad Amy Poehler (appears 2 times) Amy Winehouse Ana Lezama de Urinza Ana Nzinga Anais Nin Andamana Andree Peel Angela Davis (appears 3 times) Angela Merkel (appears 2 times) Angela Morley Angela Zhang Angelina Jolie Anita Garibaldi (appears 3 times) Anita Roddick Ann Hamilton Ann Makosinski Anna Atkins Anna May Wong Anna Nicole Smith Anna of Saxony Anna Olga Albertina Brown Anna Politkovskaya Anna Wintour Anna-Marie McLemore Anne Bonny Anne Hutchinson Anne Lister Annette Kellerman (appears 3 times) Annie "Londonderry" Cohen Kopchovsky Annie Edson Taylor Annie Edson Taylor Annie Jump Cannon (appears 3 times) Annie Oakley (appears 2 times) Annie Smith Peck Aphra Behn Aphrodite Arawelo Aretha Franklin Artemis Artemisia Gentileschi (appears 4 times) Artemisis I of Caria Ashley Fiolek Astrid Lindgren Athena Aud the Deep-Minded Audre Lorde Audrey Hepburn Augusta Savage Aung San Suu Kyi (appears 2 times) Azucena Villaflor Babe Zaharias Barbara Bloom Barbara Hillary Barbara Walters Bast Bastardilla Beatrice Ayettey Beatrice Potter Webb Beatrice Vio Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter Belle Boyd Belva Lockwood Benten Bessie Coleman (appears 2 times) Bessie Stringfield Bettie Page Betty Davis Betty Friedan Beyonce (appears 3 times) Billie Holiday Billie Jean King (appears 3 times) Birute Mary Galdikis Black Mambas Blakissa Chaibou Bonnie Parker Boudicca (appears 3 times) Brenda Chapman Brenda Milner Bridget Riley Brie Larson Brigid of Kildare Brigit Britney Spears Bronte Sisters Buffalo Calf Road Woman (appears 2 times) Buffy Sainte-Marie Calafia Caraboo Carly Rae Jepsen Carmen Amaya Carmen Miranda Carol Burnett Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Carrie Bradshaw Carrie Fisher (appears 2 times) Caterina Sforza Catherine Radziwill Catherine the Great (appears 3 times) Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Celia Cruz Chalchiuhtlicue Chang-o Charlotte E Ray Charlotte of Belgium Charlotte of Prussia Cher Cheryl Bridges Chien-Shiung Wu Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (appears 3 times) Chiyome Mochizuki Cholita Climbers Chrissy Teigen Christina Christina of Sweden Christine de Pizan Christine Jorgensen (appears 2 times) Clara Rockmore Clara Schumann Clara Ward Claudia Ruggerini Clelia Duel Mosher Clemantine Wamariya Clementine Delait Cleopatra (appears 3 times) Coccinelle Coco Chanel (appears 2 times) Constance Markievicz Cora Coralina Coretta Scott King Corrie Ten Boom Courtney Love Coy Mathis Creiddylad Daenerys Targaryen Dahlia Adler Daisy Kadibill Dame Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira Delia Akeley Demeter Dhat al-Himma Dhonielle Clayton Diana Nyad Diana Ross Diana Vreeland (appears 2 times) Dixie Chicks Dolly Parton (appears 2 times) Dolores Huerta Dominique Dawes Dona Ana Lezama de Urinza and Dona Eustaquia de Sonza Dorothy Arzner Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Thompson Dorothy Vaughan Dr. Eugenie Clark Dr. Jane Goodall (appears 3 times) Durga Edie Sedgwick Edith Garrud Edith Head Edith Wharton Edmonia Lewis Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor Roosevelt (appears 3 times) Elena Cornaro Piscopia Elena Piscopia Elinor Smith Elisabeth Bathory Elisabeth of Austria Elizabeth Bisland Elizabeth Blackwell Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elizabeth Hart Elizabeth I (appears 3 times) Elizabeth Murray Elizabeth Peyton Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Zimmermann Elizsabeth Vigee-Lebrun Ella Baker Ella Fitzgerald Ella Hattan Elle Fanning Ellen Degeneres Elsa Schiaparelli Elvira de la Fuente Chaudoir Emily Warren Roebling Emma "Grandma" Gatewood Emma Goldman (appears 2 times) Emma Watson (appears 2 times) Emmeline Pankhurst (appears 3 times) Emmy Noether (appears 3 times) Empress Myeongseong Empress Theodora (appears 2 times) Empress Wu Zetian (appears 2 times) Empress Xi Ling Shi Enheduanna Eniac Programmers Eos Erin Bowman Estanatlehi Ethel Payne Eufrosina Cruz Eustaquia de Souza Eva Peron (appears 3 times) Fadumo Dayib Faith Bandler Fannie Farmer (appears 2 times) Fanny Blankers-Koen Fanny Bullock Workman Fanny Cochrane Smith Fanny Mendelssohn Fatima al-Fihri (appears 3 times) Fe Del Mundo Ferminia Sarras Fiona Banner Fiona Rae Florence Chadwick (appears 2 times) Florence Griffith-Joyner (appears 2 times) Florence Nightingale (appears 4 times) Frances E. W. Harper Frances Glessner Lee Frances Moore Lappe Franziska Freya Frida Kahlo (appears 7 times) Friederike Mandelbaum Funmilayo Ransome Kuti (appears 2 times) Gabriela Brimmer Gabriela Mistral Gae Aulenti Gaia George Sand Georgia "Tiny" Broadwick Georgia O'Keefe (appears 3 times) Gertrude Bell Gerty Cori Gilda Radner Girogina Reid Giusi Nicolini Gladys Bentley Gloria Steinem (appears 3 times) Gloria von Thurn Grace "Granuaile" O'Malley Grace Hopper Grace Jones Grace O'Malley (appears 3 times) Gracia Mendes Nasi Gracie Fields Grimke Sisters Guerrilla Girls Gurinder Chadha Gwen Ifill Gwendolyn Brooks (appears 2 times) Gypsy Rose Lee Hannah Arendt Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Tubman (appears 6 times) Hathor Hatshepsut (appears 7 times) Hazel Scott Hecate Hedy Lamarr (appears 5 times) Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Hel Helen Gibson Helen Gurley Brown (appears 2 times) Helen Keller (appears 2 times) Hildegard von Bingen Hillary Rodham Clinton (appears 2 times) Hina Hortense Mancini Hortensia Hsi Wang Mu Huma Abedin Hung Liu Hypatia (appears 4 times) Iara Ida B. Wells (appears 3 times) Ida Lewis Imogen Cunningham Irena Sendler (appears 3 times) Irena Sendlerowa Irene Joliot-Curie Isabel Allende Isabella of France Isabella Stewart Gardner Isadora Duncan (appears 2 times) Isis Iva Toguri D'Aquino Ixchel J.K. Rowling (appears 3 times) Jackie Mitchell Jacqueline and Eileen Nearne Jacquotte Delahaye Jane Austen (appears 2 times) Jane Dieulafoy Jane Mecom Jang-geum Janis Joplin Jayaben Desai Jean Batten Jean Macnamara Jeanne Baret (appears 3 times) Jeanne De Belleville Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Steinkamp Jenny Lewis Jesselyn Radack Jessica Spotswood Jessica Watson Jezebel Jill Tarter Jind Kaur Jingu Joan Bamford Fletcher Joan Beauchamp Procter Joan Jett (appears 2 times) Joan Mitchell Joan of Arc (appears 3 times) Jodie Foster Johanna July Johanna Nordblad Josefina "Joey" Guerrero Josephina van Gorkum Josephine Baker (appears 7 times) Jovita Idar (appears 2 times) Juana Azurduy Judit Polgar Judy Blume Julia Child (appears 2 times) Julia de Burgos Julie "La Maupin" d'Abigny (appears 3 times) Julie Dash Juliette Gordon Low Junko Tabei (appears 4 times) Justa Grata Honoria Ka'ahumanu Kali Kalpana Chawla Karen Carson Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera Kat Von D Kate Bornstein Kate Sheppard Kate Warne Katherine Hepburn Katherine Johnson (appears 2 times) Kathrine Switzer Katia Krafft (appears 2 times) Katie Sandwina Kay Thompson Keiko Fukuda Keumalahayati Kharboucha Khawlah bint al-Azwar Khayzuran Khoudia Diop Khutulun (appears 5 times) Kim Kardashian King Christina of Sweden Kosem Sultan Kristen Stewart Kristin Wig Kuan Yin Kumander Liwayway Kurmanjan Dtaka Lady Godiva Lady Margaret Cavendish Laka Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi (appears 5 times) Lana Del Rey Las Mariposas Laskarina Bouboulina (appears 2 times) Laura Redden Searing Lauren Potter Laverne Cox (appears 2 times) Lee Miller Lella Lombardi Lena Dunham Leo Salonga Leymah Gbowee (appears 2 times) Libby Riddles Lieu Hanh Lil Kim Lili'uokalani Lilian Bland (appears 3 times) Lilith Lillian Boyer Lillian Leitzel Lillian Ngoyi Lillian Riggs Lindsay Lohan Liv Arensen and Ann Bancroft Lorde Lorena Ochoa Lorna Simpson Lorraine Hansberry Lotfia El Nadi Louisa Atkinson Louise Mack Lowri Morgan Lozen (appears 3 times) Lucille Ball Lucrezia Lucy Hicks Anderson Lucy Parsons Luisa Moreno Luo Dengping Lyda Conley Lynda Benglis Ma'at Mackenzi Lee Madam C.J. Walker (appears 3 times) Madame Saqui Madia Comaneci Madonna (appears 3 times) Madres de Plaza de Mayo Mae C. 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rosetta-stoned-bitch · 4 years ago

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Okay, I figured I'd make a list of the books mentioned here! Titles under the cut.

An Ember in the Ashes (by Sabaa Tahir)

You Bring the Distant Near (by Mitali Perkins)

More to the Story (by Hena Khan)

The Henna Wars (by Adiba Jagirdar)

My So-called Bollywood Life (by Nisha Sharma)

The Dating Plan (by Sara Desai)

Amal Unbound (by Aisha Saeed)

Written in the Stars (by Aisha Saeed)

The Jasmine Throne (by Tasha Suri)

The Henna Artist (by Alka Joshi)

Radha and Jai's Recipe for Romance (by Nisha Sharma)

Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors (by Sonali Dev)

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating (by Adiba Jagirdar)

Hunted by the Sky (by Tanaz Bhathena)

Ayesha At Last (by Uzma Jalaluddin)

The Star-touched Queen (by Roshani Chokshi)

First Comes Like (by Alisha Rai)

American as Paneer Pie (by Supriya Kelkar)

Love from A to Z (by S. K. Ali)

The Trouble with Hating You (by Sajni Patel)

Hana Khan Carries On (by Uzma Jalaluddin)

My Basmati Bat Mitzvah (by Paula J. Freedman)

Born Confused (by Tanuja Desai Hidier)

It All Comes Back To You (by Farah Naz Rishi)

The Knockout (by Sajni Patel)

Aru Shah And The End Of Time (by Roshani Chokshi)

That Thing About Bollywood (by Supriya Kelkar)

Once Upon An Eid (an anthology by 15 Muslim voices, edited by S. K. Ali and Aisha Saeed)

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (by Balli Kaur Jaswal)

Stories for South Asian Super Girls (by Raj Kaur Khaira)

Recipe for Persuasion (by Sonali Dev)

Grown-up Pose (by Sonya Lalli)

Love, Chai, and Other Four Letter Words (by Annika Sharma)

Sisters of the Snake (by Sarena & Sasha Nanua)

Serena Singh Flips the Script (by Sonya Lalli)

Incense and Sensibility (by Sonali Dev)

The Marriage Game (by Sara Desai)

When Dimple Met Rishi (by Sandhya Menon)

Other Words for Home (by Jasmine Warga)

The Tiger at Midnight (by Swati Teerdhala)

The Shaadi Set-up (by Lillie Vale)

Saints and Misfits (by S. K. Ali)

When Tara met Farha (by Tara Pammi)

Tell Me How You Really Feel (by Aminah Mae Safi)

Star Daughter (by Shveta Thakrar)

Zara Hossain Is Here (by Sabina Khan)

Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame (by Supriya Kelkar)

The Love And Lies Of Rukhsana Ali (by Sabina Khan)

When The Moon Was Ours (by Anna Marie McLemore)

We Are Totally Normal (by Rahul Kanakia)

The Subtweet (by Vivek Shraya)

Ahimsa (by Supriya Kelkar)

A Match Made In Mehendi (by Nandini Bajpai)

Sister Of The Bollywood Bride (by Nandini Bajpai)

First Love, Take Two (by Sajni Patel)

The Candle And The Flame (by Nafiza Azad)

The Library Of Fates (by Aditi Khorana)

Gold Diggers (by Sanjena Sathian)

Kololo Hill (by Neema Shah)

The Stationery Shop of Tehran (by Marjan Kamali)

The White Tiger (by Aravind Adiga)

American Betiya (by Anuradha D. Rajurkar)

Rea And The Blood Of The Nectar (by Payal Doshi)

Counting Down With You (by Tashie Bhuiyan)

Red, White and Whole (by Rajani LaRocca)

Amina's Voice (by Hena Khan)

Of Curses and Kisses (by Sandhya Menon)

The Palace of Illusions (by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)

A Thousand Questions (by Saadia Faruqi)

Sorry for any mistakes!

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THE ODD ONE OUT | Check out this powerful title sequence designed and executed by Mill+ director @rajdavsi, celebrating the power and strength in standing out from the crowd. . Unveiled at @forwardfestivals 2019 in Munich, the piece depicts three abstract worlds using immaculate CG to portray the truly distinct markings of a fiercely independent black panther. . Congrats to the huge team that helped to bring this ambitious idea to life -------Credits ------- Director: Raj Davsi Creative Director:James Allen Producer: James Yeo Line Producer: Supreetha Murthy Production Manager: Rebecca Pemberton Production Coordinator: Shivangi Mehta Audio: Echoic Audio Art Directors: Stip, Cameron Johnson CG Supervisor: Madhur Pole FX Supervisor: Gaurav Mathur Asset Supervisor: Anish Mohan Animation Lead: Mahesh MS 2D Lead Artists: Sole Martin, Vinod Gopinathan 2D Artist: Badrinath Chinimilli, Mangesh Borkar, Nehal Desai, Prasanna Bhatt, Rajeshkumar K, James Pratt, Rich Watson 3D Artist: Kalpesh Patel, Srikar Balakrishnan, Jimmy Thomas, Prateek Shubankar, Dhruba Sinha, Asis Kumar, Guru Prasad, Shashi Kumar Dakoju, Nishant Kumar, Sudakshina Sridharan, Amal Arjun J P, Amit Patil, AsitMidya, Nayan Bora, Kalidas Patil, Sumit Kumar, Damudar Khuman, Rakesh Bharat 3D Design: Raquel Fernandes, Ewan Davidson, Taehoon Park, Olly Johnson, Jessica Tan, Matthew Campbell 2D Animation: Kwok Fung Lam, Sam Singleton Design & Development: Ross Urien, Grant Berry, Adam Parry, Ivo Sousa Colour: The Mill Colourist: Thomas Mangham

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Gender: Female

Origin: Latin

Meaning: Work

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1. Meaning of the name "Amelia"

A blend of medieval names Emilia and Amalia. In Latin, it means "hard work" and "striving". Its Teutonic meaning is "defender". Famous Amelia: pilot Amelia Earhart; title character in the children's book Amelia Bedelia.

2. Variation of the name "Amelia"

Amilya:

According to the Indian Astrology, the persons whose names start with the letter 'A' are creative. Astrology shows due to the letter 'A' effect these persons are very passionate about their own creative works.

They will achieve great success if they choose any creative field that is their professional field. They also have strong minds. Determination for their work helps them succeed on their own path.

They will have many opportunities and through these opportunities, they will elevate their lives in their own way. Their promising nature attracts others to them. Their promising nature sometimes makes them stubborn about their work and decisions.

They are famous among their friends. Their good deeds and pleasant nature will help them gain popularity. The 'A' makes these people love and care for nature. Love is in their air for all seasons. They love to live with good and happy moods throughout the years.

These persons are with perfection. They always try to finish their work with perfect perfection. The determination and perfection for their work make them successful in their careers. According to Vedic astrology, they are very responsive to their elders and superior.

Amilia:

There are some who think that Emilio German origin and derived from elemental amal (work).

3. Top 3 Famous Person Named Amelia

Amelia Earhart:

Amelia Earhart (born July 24, 1897; missing July 2, 1937; She was officially notified of the death on January 5, 1939) is an American female pilot and writer. She was the first woman to receive the American Distinguished Flying Cross for being the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic.

Amelia Earhart set many records, in which her fly experience became the best-selling books of the time, she also played a key role in founding The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.

Earhart became a member of Purdue University's aviation department in 1935 with the task of giving advice to women wishing to become pilots. She is also a member of the National Woman's Party and a supporter of the amendment of equal rights.

In an attempt to make a 1937 round-earth flight in the Lockheed Model 10 Electra, Earhart went missing in the center of the Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. The US government spent a lot of money to search for her.

But in the end, this search was unsuccessful. Earhart's disappearance remained a controversial topic until December 2010, when a college student group found the remains of a young woman on Nikumaroro Island (Phoenix, Kiribati).

DNA tests do not have conclusive conclusions about whether or not this is a famous female pilot.

Amelia Vega:

Amelia Vega (born November 7, 1984) is a beauty queen who won the Miss Universe 2003 pageant held in Panama City, on June 3, 2003. There are many documents claiming that she was the heaviest candidate for this beauty contest before she was crowned Miss [citation needed].

Currently, her father is a family doctor practicing in New York and Miami. Her mother, Patricia Polanco, is also a beauty of Dominicana, who represented the country in the Miss World pageant of 1980.

Amelia Warner:

Warner started her acting career as a member of the Royal Court's youth theatre group. She also starred in the BBC adaptation of Lorna Doone in 2000 and has had supporting roles in films like Æon Flux and Stiled.

In 2015, she released a classic EP instrument, called Arms. In 2016, Amelia began grading movies starting with Mom's List, followed by Mary Shelley. In 2017, she released a second EP, Visitor under her name, Amelia Warner.

In 2018, Amelia Warner won the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Composer of the Year for her debut mainstream score on the film, Mary Shelley.

She has come to be recognized as one of the new and leading female composers in the movie industry along with Carly Paradis, Nainita Desai, Jessica Jones, Kate Simko, and Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch.

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