I’m going to make a list of these in chronological order, to make it easier for anyone who wants to read all of them.
Writing project: index
This is a post to list the words I’ve used for this project. It will be updated monthly.
2018
2019
- Improve – January 2019
- Winged – February 2019
- Scar – March 2019
- Voice – April 2019
- Truth – May 2019
- Energy – June 2019
- Grinding – July 2019
- Pocket – August 2019
- Doll – September 2019
- Dark – October 2019
- Wall – November 2019
- Conversation – December 2019
2020
- Alien – January 2020
- Hair – February 2020
- Flight – March 2020
- Isolation – April 2020
- Misery – May 2020
- Task – June 2020
- Sunny – July 2020
- Colourful – August 2020
- Lunch – September 2020
- Water – October 2020
- Incomplete – November 2020
- View – December 2020
2021
- Risk – January 2021
- Red – February 2021
- Circle – March 2021
- Home – April 2021
- Tall – May 2021
- Inside – June 2021
- Silent – July 2021
- Light – August 2021
- Sleepy – September 2021
- Fruit – October 2021
- Cold – November 2021
- Snow – December 2021
2022
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Reading project, week ending 14 August 2022
What have I read this week?
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
This is a collection of short stories. I quite enjoyed this; the stories were interesting even if they weren’t all to my taste. I would definitely read more by this author.
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Reading project, week ending 7 August 2022
What have I read this week? Nothing, again, and it’s late, sorry.
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Reading project, week ending 31 July 2022
What have I read this week? Nothing, again.
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Reading project, week ending 24 July 2022
What have I read this week? Just one, and it’s very late, sorry.
We’re Here Because You Were There: Immigration and the End of Empire by Ian Sanjay Patel
This is a nonfiction book about immigration to the UK by people from the Commonwealth/former British empire. I found it really interesting, and it really made sense of the current situation with immigrants in the UK. I would definitely read more by this author.
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Reading project, week ending 17 July 2022
What have I read this week? It’s late, sorry.
Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin
This is a novel about a teenage intersex boy who is horribly assaulted. I couldn’t finish this; it was too upsetting, partly because it was very well written. I might read more by this author, but will be checking the subject matter first.
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
This is a novel about an excursion to Hanging Rock in Australia where three schoolgirls and a governess go missing. I quite enjoyed this, although I found the ending somewhat unsatisfactory. I might read more by this author.
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Reading project, week ending 10 July 2022
What have I read this week? Nothing, and it’s late, sorry.
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Reading project, week ending 3 July 2022
What have I read this week? Nothing.
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Reading project, week ending 26 June 2022
What have I read this week?
The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley
This is a science fiction novel about Dietz, a soldier in a dystopian corporate world where Earth is at war with Mars. I really enjoyed this; the characters and the world were really interesting, and I really liked the way the story unfolded. I will definitely read more by this author.
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Reading project, week ending 19 June 2022
What have I read this week?
Earwig by B. Catling
This is a novel about a man named Aalbert who has been hired to look after a girl who lives in an apartment and has teeth made of ice. I didn’t really like this; I didn’t really like the characters and didn’t really get the point of it. I probably won’t read more by this author.
The Seep by Chana Porter
This is a science fiction novel set in a future world where an alien entity called The Seep has interconnected everything and everyone on the planet. It follows a trans woman named Trina who loses her wife to The Seep. I really liked this; I found the idea fascinating and the characters were interesting. I will probably read more by this author.
Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
This is a horror novel about Alice, Ila and Hannah, three friends who go into a haunted House. I am not sure how I feel about this one; it raised a lot of issues about modern Britain and the rise of anti-trans rhetoric and modern fascism. It was definitely interesting and I would probably read more by this author.
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Reading project, week ending 12 June 2022
What have I read this week? It’s late, sorry.
The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley
This is a fantasy novel, the first in the Worldbreaker Saga, about a world where people have magic that allows them to call on the power of various stars. I really liked this although it took me a little while to get into it as there are a lot of characters to keep track of. It’s a really interesting world. I will definitely read more by this author.