Jo Grey
I didn't know what to expect going into this one (read it for a Queer Joy Book Club), but by the end I was thoroughly charmed. This is a sweet, funny, and utterly heartwarming romance that made me realize the joy in getting older and discovering yourself over time. Highly recommend!
I didn't know what to expect going into this one (read it for a Queer Joy Book Club), but by the end I was thoroughly charmed. This is a sweet, funny, and utterly heartwarming romance that made me realize the joy in getting older and discovering yourself over time. Highly recommend!
No notes. Great fantasy and queer as hell. Can't believe it took me this long to read it!
No notes. Great fantasy and queer as hell. Can't believe it took me this long to read it!
This was such a fun read. The writing style reminded me of The Princess Bride!
This was such a fun read. The writing style reminded me of The Princess Bride!
Very sweet and fun! I went into this one just wanting a dose of cozy F. T. Lukens writing, and I got what I came for
Very sweet and fun! I went into this one just wanting a dose of cozy F. T. Lukens writing, and I got what I came for
Weird and lovely and sweet! I liked it a lot.
Weird and lovely and sweet! I liked it a lot.
Excellent and gay
Well that was a bisexual polyamorous gender-fluid mess and I loved it
Well that was a bisexual polyamorous gender-fluid mess and I loved it
I don't think poets should be allowed to write prose bc I seriously doubt a teenage boy knows the names of that many plants
I don't think poets should be allowed to write prose bc I seriously doubt a teenage boy knows the names of that many plants
Loved getting a chance to catch up with the characters from Adonis. I really like this series and hope there are more coming out!
Loved getting a chance to catch up with the characters from Adonis. I really like this series and hope there are more coming out!
It took a minute for this book to grow on me, and by the time I was fully invested, it was over. Glad there's more to read, because I'll be reading it!
It took a minute for this book to grow on me, and by the time I was fully invested, it was over. Glad there's more to read, because I'll be reading it!
I know Suzuki is viewed as controversial and problematic by traditional Pure Land Buddhists who believe in the Pure Land as a sort of “heaven”, similar to many Christians, but I enjoyed the way he writes immensely. Suzuki argues that the Pure Land is “right here, and those who have eyes can see it around them. And Amida is not presiding over an ethereal paradise; his Pure Land is this defiled earth itself.”
I don't know where I fall on that spectrum of belief just yet, but what I can say is that this is the most concise, clear explanation of Jodo Shinshu I have ever read. It may help that Suzuki directly compares and contrasts aspects of Shin Buddhism with Christianity- as a recovering Catholic, I found this really helpful. I wish I had read Buddha of Infinite Light a year ago, instead of starting with River of Fire, River of Water (╥﹏╥)
I highly recommend Suzuki's writing to anyone who is trying to get a fuller picture of the Shin tradition as a whole. He does not shy away from controversy, and explains his take on Jodo Shinshu in a forthright and simple manner.
I know Suzuki is viewed as controversial and problematic by traditional Pure Land Buddhists who believe in the Pure Land as a sort of “heaven”, similar to many Christians, but I enjoyed the way he writes immensely. Suzuki argues that the Pure Land is “right here, and those who have eyes can see it around them. And Amida is not presiding over an ethereal paradise; his Pure Land is this defiled earth itself.”
I don't know where I fall on that spectrum of belief just yet, but what I can say is that this is the most concise, clear explanation of Jodo Shinshu I have ever read. It may help that Suzuki directly compares and contrasts aspects of Shin Buddhism with Christianity- as a recovering Catholic, I found this really helpful. I wish I had read Buddha of Infinite Light a year ago, instead of starting with River of Fire, River of Water (╥﹏╥)
I highly recommend Suzuki's writing to anyone who is trying to get a fuller picture of the Shin tradition as a whole. He does not shy away from controversy, and explains his take on Jodo Shinshu in a forthright and simple manner.
