ewein2412: (Default)
EWein2412 ([personal profile] ewein2412) wrote2010-02-24 03:27 pm

eep

I was looking up the ISBN for The Empty Kingdom and discovered that it's been seriously reamed by an Ethiopian reader. Very interesting criticism (it's actually a review of A Coalition of Lions, though he doesn't refer to the title). I'm rather taken aback at his notion that my politics are shamelessly Eritrean Apologist.

http://www.amazon.com/Empty-Kingdom-Mark-Solomon/product-reviews/0670062731/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_summary?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
ext_6284: Estara Swanberg, made by Thao (Default)

Of Interest, maybe, and for your leisurely perusal - some links

[identity profile] estara.livejournal.com 2010-02-26 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Since this topic just came up on my reading list here today, The Book Smugglers book review blog has a large post on cultural appropriation and what it is and what it isn't (with various quotes from various authors, white ones who write poc-characters,as well as poc-author and book reader links and quotes - the book smugglers themselves are one US white and one Brit Asian girl, I believe)- specifically aimed at book covers here:

http://thebooksmugglers.com/2010/02/cover-matters-on-whitewashing.html

I thought they did a good summary of the rise in awareness in recent years.

And there's actually a review of my crack action fun book out this week, by the Smart Bitches, as always they articulate it all much better than I can.

White Tiger: Dark Heavens Book One by Kylie Chan (http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/weblog/comments/white-tiger-dark-heavens-book-one-by-kylie-chan/)

ext_6284: Estara Swanberg, made by Thao (Default)

Re: I LIKE!!!

[identity profile] estara.livejournal.com 2010-02-26 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll keep doing that when the book recommendations come around on the English-speaking net, anyway ^^.

Page 3 of 3