bookbunny9's reviews
1104 reviews

Felt a bit short. While I enjoyed Ned and Crispin, I didn't feel like I had the same chance to fall in love with them like I did with Crane, Stephen, Jonah, or Ben. Having graphomancy fleshed out a bit more was interesting, especially from Crispin's odd (due to his inadvertent warlock training) perspective.

Edit: Changed from a 4.5 to a 4.75 as the related short story, A Queer Trade, scratched all these itches for me!

This book would have benefited from a pattern editor (a lot of the instructions could have been more clearly stated), but it was nevertheless an interesting read on an interesting group of techniques and product (mochilas wayuu).

Lovely, complex projects from a smattering of cultures across the globe. I learned about some new techniques, got clarification to some I'd only heard of, and found more to chase down the YouTube knitting rabbit hole.

An incredible memoir and a fascinating, heartfelt read that is both explicitly and implicitly in conversation with a variety of texts, including Stone Butch Blues and the Quran, of course. The structure (exploration of the author's life through figures in the Quran, one per chapter) and writing style are simple yet evocative and meaningful.

Lived, laughed, loved my way through this book, of which I think Julian would approve. Mx. Rowland's strength lies in creating strange, delightful, hilarious, and deeply human characters, which they nailed once again (I am rotating Avra and Teveri in my mind). A very fun and unique read!

Fun and informative and - bless it - incredibly dated in both fashion and turn of phrase. An entertaining read as a time capsule and a great resource as a novice-to-adventurous-beginner technique guide; I definitely bookmarked some pages to return to with yarn!