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Last week's comparatively busy social calendar meant I read far less than my recent norm, but I still managed to finish one book and make serious dents in two more.
What I Finished Reading This Week
Swiz – Shawn Brown et al.
Swiz reads like the best band zine you've ever picked up: 256 pages of lyrics, illustrations, photos, and interviews and reflections, some contemporaneous, some written decades after the fact, with warts, contradictions, and acknowledged errors on full display. It's a compelling glimpse back into the heyday of DC punk and HC generally, and the development and dissolution of the volume's eponymous band in particular, and it's good stuff.
On an individual level, it's cool to finally find out more about Swiz. Bad Brains, GVSB, Make-Up, Fugazi--you could get those CDs at an indie record store. But Swiz? That was band you just knew about, or if you were lucky, got a copy of a copy of a tape. So filling in the details was cool, especially when they involve things like the band cutting their teeth playing shows about a block away from where I live. Ditto for the frequent appearances of any number of other locations, venues, and so far that are part of the backdrop of my daily life here.
What I Am Currently Reading
Ruin and Rising - Leigh Bardugo
I was in the mood for something entertaining and fanficcy after the past few months' nonfiction tear, and Bardugo continues to deliver.
Shield Maiden - Sharon Emmerichs
Ooh boy has Emmerichs doubled down on those really dubious narrative choices.
What I'm Reading Next
This week I acquired Companion Planting for Beginners by Brian Lowell.
これで以上です。
What I Finished Reading This Week
Swiz – Shawn Brown et al.
Swiz reads like the best band zine you've ever picked up: 256 pages of lyrics, illustrations, photos, and interviews and reflections, some contemporaneous, some written decades after the fact, with warts, contradictions, and acknowledged errors on full display. It's a compelling glimpse back into the heyday of DC punk and HC generally, and the development and dissolution of the volume's eponymous band in particular, and it's good stuff.
On an individual level, it's cool to finally find out more about Swiz. Bad Brains, GVSB, Make-Up, Fugazi--you could get those CDs at an indie record store. But Swiz? That was band you just knew about, or if you were lucky, got a copy of a copy of a tape. So filling in the details was cool, especially when they involve things like the band cutting their teeth playing shows about a block away from where I live. Ditto for the frequent appearances of any number of other locations, venues, and so far that are part of the backdrop of my daily life here.
What I Am Currently Reading
Ruin and Rising - Leigh Bardugo
I was in the mood for something entertaining and fanficcy after the past few months' nonfiction tear, and Bardugo continues to deliver.
Shield Maiden - Sharon Emmerichs
Ooh boy has Emmerichs doubled down on those really dubious narrative choices.
What I'm Reading Next
This week I acquired Companion Planting for Beginners by Brian Lowell.
これで以上です。
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