Clayton's Updates en-US Sat, 07 Jun 2025 12:42:40 -0700 60 Clayton's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus9519831097 Sat, 07 Jun 2025 12:42:40 -0700 <![CDATA[Clayton is currently reading 'Headshot']]> /review/show/7635514091 Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel Clayton is currently reading Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel
]]> Review7528452263 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:40:50 -0700 <![CDATA[Clayton added 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West']]> /review/show/7528452263 Wicked by Gregory Maguire Clayton gave 3 stars to Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) by Gregory Maguire
I finally got around to reading this. I haven't seen the musical but I saw the first movie of the musical based on this book and decided it was time. It took a while for a copy to become available to borrow, and then it took me a while to read it.
I think it is really interesting how this was interpreted for stage and screen. The book is not light and there is no sense of defying gravity. Sex, complicated adult relationships, politics, and betrayal abound. I liked the storyline about Animals / animals but really wanted more. I was disappointed by how little ink was spent on the flying Monkeys. We all know how its going to end, and as soon as Dorothy came on the scene, very late in the book, it felt like a mad dash to the inevitable. I'm glad I read it but not sure if I'll spend any more time with Maguire's further books in the realm. I definitely enjoyed it much more than my foray (several decades ago) into Baum's original books beyond the Wizard of Oz. ]]> Review7628381391 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:14:06 -0700 <![CDATA[Clayton added 'Thirst']]> /review/show/7628381391 Thirst by Varsha Bajaj Clayton gave 4 stars to Thirst (Hardcover) by Varsha Bajaj
a 12 year old navigates water shortages and economic disparities in modern Mumbai. this year's book for norwood's literary lunch (a multi-generational gathering at the middle school)
it will be interesting to learn how much the cultural references to food and holidays impacted the reading experiences of the norwood youth I'll talk with tomorrow. an easy read, I think this is a good introduction to life in pretty extreme poverty, that doesn't sugar coat things but also doesn't sensationalize the situation. bonus: there's a sweet dog who survives to the end of the book - yay! ]]> Rating864550534 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:12:29 -0700 <![CDATA[Clayton Cheever liked a review]]> /
Clayton Cheever liked Sara Slymon's review of A Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine:
A Genocide Foretold by Chris Hedges
]]> ReadStatus9509591643 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:12:21 -0700 <![CDATA[Clayton wants to read 'A Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine']]> /review/show/7628379521 A Genocide Foretold by Chris Hedges Clayton wants to read A Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine by Chris Hedges
]]> ReadStatus9366971657 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:22:05 -0700 <![CDATA[Clayton is currently reading 'The Thinking Heart: Essays on Israel and Palestine']]> /review/show/7528942236 The Thinking Heart by David Grossman Clayton is currently reading The Thinking Heart: Essays on Israel and Palestine by David Grossman
]]> Review7462410079 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:57:47 -0700 <![CDATA[Clayton added 'Picks and Shovels']]> /review/show/7462410079 Picks and Shovels by Cory Doctorow Clayton gave 5 stars to Picks and Shovels (Martin Hench, #3) by Cory Doctorow
This series is not following a chronological order, so you can jump in at any point. This is the youngest Marty Hench story so far. It starts while he's in college and just getting into digital forensic accounting. He gets involved with a company founded by a rabbi, a priest, and a Mormon elder, falls in love at a Dead Kennedys show, and so much more. If you love stories about social change and building community, with a technological component, check this out. ]]> Review7508557458 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:57:07 -0700 <![CDATA[Clayton added 'Lost Ark Dreaming']]> /review/show/7508557458 Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa Clayton gave 5 stars to Lost Ark Dreaming (Hardcover) by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
A model for all other novellas, this quick read is set off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria in a tower after most of the world has flooded. Class consciousness meets African folklore. I need to seek out more by this Nommo Award-winning author! ]]> ReadStatus9366276162 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:38:24 -0700 <![CDATA[Clayton marked as released-before-finished 'Meet Me at the Library: A Place to Foster Social Connection and Promote Democracy']]> /review/show/7377971916 Meet Me at the Library by Shamichael Hallman Clayton marked as released-before-finished Meet Me at the Library: A Place to Foster Social Connection and Promote Democracy by Shamichael Hallman
]]> ReadStatus9366274991 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:38:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Clayton is currently reading 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West']]> /review/show/7528452263 Wicked by Gregory Maguire Clayton is currently reading Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
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