Mr. Acton started reading Strong Female Character by Fern Brady
Fern Brady was told she couldn't be autistic because she's had loads of boyfriends and …
For a book club on Sunday.
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Mr. Acton started reading I'll Have What He's Having by Adib Khorram
I'll Have What He's Having by Adib Khorram
When it comes to love, substitute teacher Farzan Alavi is a disaster. Newly heartbroken—again—he’s drowning his sorrows at Kansas City’s …
Mr. Acton rated The Guncle Abroad: 4 stars
Mr. Acton finished reading The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley
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Mr. Acton rated The Thirty Names of Night: 5 stars
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans boy sheds his birth name …
Mr. Acton finished reading The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans boy sheds his birth name …
Mr. Acton quoted The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans …
How different the world would look if it had any mercy toward migrations undertaken as a last resort against annihilation.
— The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar (Page 221)
A quote about a world that is more willing to destroy someone than accept their existence.
Mr. Acton commented on The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans …
There is so much mirroring occurring in this story. /pos I should probably be able to finish it today.
Mr. Acton started reading The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans …
I’ve got four days to read this for the book club.
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Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans …
July’s book club title for Sonoma County Library’s Virtual Queer Book Club.
Mr. Acton reviewed The Guncle by Steven Rowley
The Guncle charms and heals
4 stars
Patrick could have easily turned in to a caricature of a gay white man, but each Guncle Rule pulls out more humanity and connection. The kids were well developed and acted appropriately for young children who are unexpectedly taken in by G.U.P. It’s sweet, sassy, emotional, and uplifting. Sometimes we need to get tossed out of our comfort zones to see what we haven’t lost and what we can gain.
Mr. Acton finished reading The Guncle by Steven Rowley
What a wonderful story about shared grief and reconnections.