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#the bread the devil kneads#one of my fav books i read last year <3#quotes#on self#on life on identity#lisa allen-agostini
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All I could give you is advice: God don't sleep. If the two of all you don't stop all you nastiness, you go eat the bread the devil knead.
— Lisa Allen-Agostini, The Bread the Devil Knead
#the bread the devil knead#lisa allen-agostini#quotes#literary quotes#literature#writing#books#spilled ink#thoughts#lit#pretty quotes#quote of the day#reverie#reverie quotes#quote#book quote#book quotes#inspiring quote#inspiring quotes#beautiful quote#beautiful quotes
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Caribe's Read Around The World TBR - Part 5
Books set in the Caribbean <3
#the god of good looks#breeane mcivor#river sing me home#eleanor shearor#hungry ghosts#kevin jared hosein#the bread the devil knead#lisa allen-agostini#love after love#ingrid persaud#how the one armed sister sweeps her house#cherie jones#books set in the caribbean#books#book blog#book tumblr#booklr#bookblr#diverse books
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Feb Classics:
Emma by Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Uzumaki by Junji Ito
Animal Farm by George Orwell
March Classics (Tentative):
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Other Books:
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura
The Bread the Devil Kneeds Lisa Allen-Agostini
#deliriousdisquisitions#delirious disquisitions#studyblr#bookblr#gradblr#books#literature#english literature#to read#books to read#february reads#reading list#classics#march reads
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making a top 10 books I read in 2022 list (in no particular order) bc I like making lil lists but I have no where to put it so feel free to ignore or feel free to talk to me about them all these books are 11/10
The Bread the Devil Knead- Lisa-Allen Agostini
Project Hail Mary- Andy Weir
Les Miserables- Victor Hugo (No, I’m not joking)
Autumn- Ali Smith
Grown- Tiffany D. Jackson
My Dark Vanessa- Kate Elizabeth Russell
If Cats Disappeared From The World- Genki Kawamura
I’m Glad My Mom Died- Jennette McCurdy
Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Worker’s Rights- Molly Smith & Juno Mac
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo- Taylor Jenkins Reid
I’ve definitely had better reading years in terms of overall quality, there were less 5* books than previous years, but I got through a few series I was wanting to read, read a LOT of long books, and some really great non-fiction which was a great change from previous years. Talk to me about these books bc they are bangers and also if you wanna check any of them out pls check content/trigger warnings because I’ve been told my taste in literature is super dark and a bunch of these books do have things to be aware of before you dive in
anyway byeeeeee
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@secifosseluce tagged me in the mid-year reading game (thanks beloved 💞), so here it goes:
amount of books you’ve read so far: 53! (which is wayyyy more than i expected to read tbh);
best book you’ve read so far: i don't really like ranking stuff but i'll go with parable of the sower/talents by octavia e. butler, just because i haven't really stopped thinking about earthseed since i read them;
new release you haven’t read yet, but want to: the only new-ish book i have my eyes on is the bread the devil knead by lisa allen-agostini, but i'm definitely looking forward to nona the ninth by tasmyn miur later this year;
any new favorite authors: i fell head over heels for octavia e. butler and could literally rant about her work for days and days;
a book that made you cry: piranesi manged to get me misty-eyed even if it was my second time reading it, the master and margarita really got me with the whole wish thing, and never let me go sent me spiraling ngl;
your favourite 'dark literature’ book: earthlings by sayaka murata;
your favourite non-fiction book so far: ig it's a tie betweeen october: the story of the russian revolution by china miéville and bomba atomica by roberto mercadini;
most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received): i'll cheat a bit and say here by richard mcguire;
what books do you want to read by the end of the year? i tend not to have a set reading list but i plan on reading more ocean vuong (especially his poetry) and starting to make my way through toni morrison and elsa morante.
i tag @grandselfmythology @servuscallidus & @elipsi but no pressure 💖💖💖
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10 things for 2023
thank you @reyesstrand for the tag 💚
a fic idea you want to write (or read): i love pirate aus/black sails aus so much, i love reading them and i'm so excited to write one
a place you want to go: i'm going back to spain in april and i can't wait because i'll be able to visit places i didn't get to go last year
a book you want to read: i have many, many books on my tbr but soon-ish i want to read rest in pieces by bess lovejoy and the bread the devil knead by lisa allen-agostini
something fun you want to do: ahhh i don't know, maybe go to extrav at uni this year, it'll be the first and only normal one since i started 😅
something you want to make: i really want to pick leatherwork back up and maybe learn how to craft new things
a habit you want to start: exercising properly every day
something new you want to try: a master's degree
something you want to stop doing: procrastinating my uni work 😖
something you want to keep doing: writing (and do more of it), reading
tagging: @lire-casander @cxrlosreyes @avasrhodes @moviegeek03 @alostsock and anyone else who wants to join in!
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Six Books I Plan To Read This Summer
Thank you, thank you @the-dream-team & @relyingonoldships for the tag. Sorry that this took forever to do, as I’ve had an exhausting 3-day weekend.
1. Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need To Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall
I am currently reading this, and though it’s outdated, maundering, and I disagree with quite a few of the terms used, it has still been an interesting read.
2. Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
I’m jumping on the bandwagon, as I’ve heard good things about this book and author. I’m starting with this one, as I love reading about the seventies (naturally).
3. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Same reasons as above.
4. The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini
This isn’t my usual sort of book, but I have had heard excellent things about it and modern Trinidadian fiction in general. It is probably the book I’m most looking forward to this summer.
5. How to Read Literature by Terry Eagleton
Every now and then I miss my degree and regret not doing more academic reading, so I buy a book to get the old brain cells working again. This is one of those books.
6. Pride: The Unlikely Story of the True Heroes of the Miner's Strike by Tim Tate
I was initially not going to read this book, as I believed it was a depiction of a LGBTQ+, working class experience written by a straight, middle-class man. However, after learning more about the story from the @queerasfact podcast and finding out that it is more of a collation of interviews than a rewrite, I have decided to give it a go.
Forgot to tag! Oops! Tagging: @mppmaraudergirl @mabeltothknows @petalstofish @mlw10 @inthe-afterglows @cellularphoneexplosion
#keep putting off reading PoG to read fanfiction#it’s interesting but man does it need an edit#excited to jump on the tjr bandwagon though#I’ve heard good things#and then I’ll finish off the summer with a light dessert of lit crit & non-fic#can’t wait!#summer reads
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Final Blog
Secrets We Kept Three Women of Trinidad - Kyrstal A. Sital
The Bread the Devil Knead- Lisa Allen- Agostini
When We Were Birds- Ayanna L. Banwo
Archipelago - Monique Roffey
From the books I have read throughout the school year I learned that mainly up north in Trinidad has a lot of mountains. Up north in Trinidad is considered to be more rural and is supposed to have more mountains. All the stories I read this year were a mix of rural and suburban . I remember especially in the book “Secrets We Kept Three Women of Trinindad” by Krystal A Sital the main character Ayra was always talking about running through Shiva’s farm. The story “Secrets We Kept Three Women of Trinindad” by Krystal A Sital was considered to be more rural. “The Bread The Devil Knead '' the story took place in the city, the capital of Trinindad, Port of Spain.
One thing that I have learned from these stories is that abuse was normalized back then, especially in foriegn countries like Trinidad. In three out four of the books I read the main topic seemed to be the abuse women faced from family and or loved ones. The three books that showed abuse being a main topic were “The Bread the Devil Knead '' by Lisa Allen- Agostini, “Secrets We Kept Three Women of Trinidad '' by Kyrstal A. Sital, and “When We Were Birds” by Ayanna L. Banwo. In “The Bread the Devil Knead '’ Ayra, one of the main characters, was abused her whole life and she thought the man she married would be her escape but he soon started to beat her too. In “Secrets We Kept Three Women of Trinindad” Krystal learned that her grandfather isn’t as perfect as she thought and learned his history of his abuse once he was sick. Lastly, “When We Were Birds” with Yejide it wasn’t physical abuse it was more verbal from her mother.
One thing I learned about the food is that curry is really big in their food. I remember a quote from the first book I read that said, "Trinis hah de bess curry, ..." in the book “Secrets We Kept Three Women of Trinindad” by Krystal A Sital. I have also learned that they have pride with their food. There is always a competition on who makes the best curry in the Caribbean. Something else I learned about the culture was how important and fun it is to be a part of Carnival. Carnival is a festival they have in Trinidad that is similar to the one in Brazil. It is celebrated in Febuary. Lastly, I learned that they speak a certain way. They speak Trinindadian Patois. Trinindadian Patois is Trinidadian English Creole which is spoken all through Trinindad. Their accents may be similar to Jamaicans and Guyanese accents but their slang is completely different.
One thing that I learned from each book was growth in different ways. In the book “Secrets We Kept Three Women of Trinindad” by Krystal A Sital I saw the women in Krytal’s life finally be able to use their voice and speak up about the abuse that her grandfather put them through. In the story “The Bread the Devil Knead '' by Lisa Allen- Agostini the main character Alethea finally had the courage to run from her abuser and that takes growth and maturity. Lastly, in the book “When We Were Birds” by Ayanna L. Banwo Yejide was able to get over her mother’s death and find love.
Something I learned about myself while reading was that I relate to some of the experiences the characters went through. For example I relate with Krystal finding out her grandfather isn’t so perfect. My grandfather passed when I was in third grade because he was an alcoholic , he hid it so perfectly never even knew he drank. I relate with Alethea not necessarily because I have been through abuse but because I finally built up courage to leave a toxic friend . Lastly, I relate with Yejide. After a few deaths in my family I felt lost but I was able to find self love and that is the best type of love. I grew and I am strong just like these characters.
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okay
why... is homesick
(ID: Paneled, primary color but softer/greener blue acid paint splatter cover of Homestick A Memoir by Jennifer Croft, and soft painterly cover featuring clouds and a old-timey plane, a yellow circle by the plane and a big scarlet one on the bottom right, New York Times Best Seller Great Circle a noval by Maggie Shipstead, author of Seating Arrangements, end ID.)
on the 2023 women's prize book long list if it was a nonfiction* in 2019? But Wasn't Great Circle from... (looking stuff up)
(ID Wikipedia table of Women's Prize for Fiction winnter and finalists, 2010-2019. Year, 2010. Authors: Barbara Kingslover (highlighted blue because she was the winner), Rosie Allison, Attica Locke. The link of Locke is purple. Titles: The Lacuna, The Very Thought of You, Black Water Rising. The Lacuna is highlighted blue, and Black Water Rising doesn't have its own link/page, end ID.)
Hey I've read Attica Locke. Okay Black Water Rising was 2009 and finalist for the 2010 and Great Circle was
(ID: the 2012 table with Madeline Miller, Esi Edugyan, and Anne Enright, and their books, The Song of Achilles, Half-Blood Blues, the Forgotton Waltz. Miller was the winner, and Song of Achilles has a footnote E, end ID.)
h oh..! oh boy...!**
(ID: The 2021 table with Susanna Clarke, Brit Bennett, Clair Fuller, and Yaa Gyasi. Clarke won. Piranesi has a hover-box that says, "Piranesi is a fantasy novel by English author Susanna Clarke, published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2020. It is Clarke's..." cuts off, end ID.)
(voices of 3 witches) well that's just fine***
(ID: Foggy blue river and trees cover of Black Water Rising, text on top of the cover says it was shortlisted for the Orange Prize in ficton 2010. By Attica Locke. New York Times Best Seller The Song of Achilles with 2 blurbs, "fast, true, and incredibly rewarding... A remarkable achievement," by USA Today, and, "Mary Renault lives again! Ravishingly Vivid," by Emma Donoghue, author of Room. It has a sticker that says Winner! Of the Orange Prize for fiction. A novel, by Madeline Miller. Piranesi's cover, featuring a colored wood-cut type of Faun with a Pan-flute, on a pillar. Internationally Best Selling Author of Jonathan Strange and Dr. Norell, Susanna Clacke, Piranesi, end ID.)
Anyways,
(ID: Wikipedia's 2022 table with bleed from 2021: Yaa Gyasi, Cherlie Jones, Patricia Lockwood. 2022 are Ruth Ozeki, the winner, Lisa Allen-Agostini, Louise Erdrich, Meg Mason, Elif Shafak, and Maggie Shipstead. Great Circle has a hover-box: "Great Circle is a 2021 novel by Maggie Shipstead, published on May 4, 2021 by Alfred A. Knopf." It's a larger box than necessary, end ID.)
There is a PATTERN have books from 1 year previously. I really like that, since the long list is happening "already" in February, um, well today is the oscars. But then, like, the fun stupid awards are november. what do you think would happen to the goodreads choice award if it let anyone at all make nominations. there's a discord bot that will display the link and summary and cover of a book based on "I'm Feeling Lucky" style searching quearying into the bot.i think that type of AI should sort the nominations and count them.
My thoughts.
*Hehe, no I'm not mad about the "memoir? fiction" aspect I just put it because everyone is saying everyone else is talkign about it.
(ID: A Million Little Pieces cover, defined photo of a child's hand covered in tiny multicolored plastic beads, like ice cream BB sprinkles, on an aqua background. By James Frey. With the blurb, "Gripping... a great story... You can't help but cheer for his victory," by Los Angeles Times Book Review, end ID.)
**Since Song of Achilles is popular, I hate it.
***Piranesi might have the same problems as Achilles. But I liked it. Mainly because I had musical accompaniment and was reading a LP version... so it felt slower due to being like 300 pages (it's somewhat short! People joke because appartently Mr. Strange and Dr. Norell is very long. Well I haven't seen it.)
(ID, 3 bookcovers. A blue silouette of a black girl with long braids in the wind, some hiding her eyes from view, New York Times Bestseller, Nightcrawling, a novel. Oprah's Book Club 2022. By Leila Mottley. With the blurb, "Searing... An intimate portrait of a young Black woman searching for autonomy and fulfillment." from the New York Times. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell a novel by Susanna Clarke, black with white bird flight silouette. The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, with a blurb "sorry untranscribed I'm tired, a nove"one of the most immersive novels l've ever read," from Ta-Nehisi Coates, by Dawn Walton, a novel, it's red with a black guitar silhouette with an orange cut out of a woman's face, end ID.)
Oh and I didn't. Bother with Great Circle. But it was the only 2022 Women's Prize book I'd, like, well I'd heard of it, and, um. I'd heard of it, and Opal & Nev, which I did pick up, but unlike Great Circle I didn't crack it open at all.
From this year I think I haven't read any of them or cracked them open at all but I've heard a lot about Nightcrawling.
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how/where do you find the poetry/quotes/lyrics in your webweaving? any tips for expanding your reading horizons and finding more writing you may be interested in?
my biggest tip would be make use of your local library. pick up books with interesting covers/titles, pick up anything that catches your eye. i like walking around and choosing whatever is interesting. i also love bookstagram accounts and a big chunk of my tbr list is made up of books i found on there. i also follow a lot of accounts here on tumblr that post a lot of quotes which exposes me to a lot of different authors and genres <3 in 2022 i discovered african, eastern european and caribbean authors, i would recommend reading authors from other countries. one of my goals is to read a book set in every country of the world.
favourite bookstagram accs:
@\verynicebooks
@\versobooks
@\interestedinblackbooks
@\voidedlux
some books on my tbr:
stories from the tenants downstairs sidik fofana
agõtĩme: her legend judith i. gleason
african psycho alain mabanckou
the attic child lola jaye
in the eye of the sun ahdaf soueif
generation dread: finding purpose in an age of climate crisis britt wray
some of my favourite books i read in 2022:
a game of thrones george rr martin
severence ling ma
talking animals joni murphy
ghost forest pik-shuen fung
here again now okechukwu nzelu
a constant hum alice bishop
whereabouts jhumpa lahiri
dust yvonne adhiambo owuor
where you come from saša stanišić
catch the rabbit lana bastašić
girl at war sara
how the one-armed sister sweeps her house cherie jones (one of my absolute favourites)
a tall history of sugar curdella forbes
the bread the devil knead (loved this one too) lisa allen-agostini
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People does look at you like something wrong with you when you tell them you don't have no children. Like if that is all a woman could do. Worse yet when you tell them you is forty and you never married. Is like a crime in this island to be a woman on your own.
— Lisa Allen-Agostini, The Bread the Devil Knead
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Lisa Allen-Agostini, shortlisted for the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction, was born to be a ‘Trinidad writer’ - Global Voices http://dlvr.it/SQQfsQ
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The Women’s Prize Trust is a registered charity championing women writers on a global stage. They empower all women to raise their voice and own their story, shining a spotlight on outstanding and ambitious fiction by women from anywhere in the world, regardless of their age, race, nationality or background. Born in 1992 when a group of men and women from the literary world noticed that the 1991 Booker shortlist did not include a single woman. Read the rest of the story here.
The 2022 Shortlist titles are:
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini (not pictured)
#women's prize for fiction#shortlist#women authors#louise erdrich#meg mason#ruth ozeki#elif shafak#maggie shipstead#lisa allen-agostini#fiction#fiction prize#Vintage#Harper#Bloomsbury#Viking
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1 and 39 for the book rec game :)
1. a book that is close to your heart
I answered this already with Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan. But u know I gotta add Les Mis to this too, it's basically part of my personality at this point lmaooo. I would have hesitated to say this and mean it before my most recent read, but genuinely the characters and the core themes of love and sacrifice are wonderful, and I'm always blown away by the sheer scale of it. I felt so much emotion, some of the quotes were incredible (I wanna buy a second copy so I can underline/annotate because I don't want to ruin my nice edition) AND the best part is now I have bragging rights for reading a 1200 page book lmao. Plus if it wasn't for this book I wouldn't have this silly lil blog and my silly lil fandom friends <3
39. a book featuring your favourite character
see above lol. Also the main character in The Bread The Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini, Alethea, is absolutely brimming with personality, she's def a new favourite of mine (again, pls read TWs if you decide to check this one out)
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📚New YA Book...Coming Soon
Home Home
Lisa Allen-Agostini
Delacorte Press
Young Adult
Release Date: May 26, 2020
Moving from Trinidad to Canada wasn't her idea. But after being hospitalized for depression, her mother sees it as the only option. Now, living with an estranged aunt she barely remembers and dealing with her "troubles" in a foreign country, she feels more lost than ever.
Everything in Canada is cold and confusing. No one says hello, no one walks anywhere, and bus trips are never-ending and loud. She just wants to be home home, in Trinidad, where her only friend is going to school and Sunday church service like she used to do.
But this new home also brings unexpected surprises: the chance at a family that loves unconditionally, the possibility of new friends, and the promise of a hopeful future. Though she doesn't see it yet, Canada is a place where she can feel at home--if she can only find the courage to be honest with herself.
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