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Theatre of the Unimpressed: In Search of Vital Drama | Jordan Tannahill

so-so

I liked this one more than I didn't, but in taking aim at "boring" theatre, the author comes off as supercilious, as if his tastes, ideas, and aesthetics are superior to all else. I agree that we need more boldness in theatre, that there need to be new approaches to the development of new plays and the structures of arts institutions, that artists need more freedom to fail- but I also wish we could be more "Yes, and..." in our thinking. ???

Andrea313 YES to the plays that wrestle with form and structure, that interrogate the so-called canon and its usefulness. But YES also to glossy Broadway musicals and regional revivals of The Crucible and the children's theatre that brings up our next generation of audience and practitioners. Please, let's let theatre be expansive and multi-faceted and allow more and more and more ways for us to engage with it. Bonus #TomKitten because he's always lurking! 2mo

Andrea313 #SeeMoreTheatre #CatsOfLitsy 2mo

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo

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The Adventures of Tom Bombadil | J.R.R. Tolkien

so-so

It was really fun to revisit this little collection of Tolkien's poems. They're a mixed bag for me, but where he's good, he's really, really good. My own reading buddy #TomKitten kept me company most nights, so here he is, pictured with his namesake. #FellowshipOfTolkien #CatsOfLitsy

Ruthiella 😻😻😻 3mo

ElizaMarie Awe the baby makes a great reading companion! 3mo

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤🐾😽 3mo

JazzFeathers I've just finished and l appreciated it more than the first time l read it. Which is no surprise, l think 😂 3mo

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A Scatter of Light | Malinda Lo

pick

Bringing in this new year with a much-anticipated book and my buddy #TomKitten next to me. I loved Melinda Lo's Last Night at the Telegraph Club and this one is a lovely companion novel, unafraid to lean into uncertainty, melancholy, and a little bit of mess as the young characters grapple with identities and relationships changing and growing. I'm a Lo fan for life now; excited to seek out her other titles!

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 4mo

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Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams | Philip Zaleski

Both #TomKitten and #ColeCat are doing their best to thwart my year-end reading. Really trying to knock out a few more titles over here, but cats are gonna be cats, eh? #CatsOfLitsy #BlackCats

dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 4mo

Ruthiella 😻😻😻 4mo

Eyelit 😹😻😹 4mo

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IndoorDame 😹😹😻😻 4mo

ElizaMarie They are just the best! 4mo

RaeLovesToRead #kittensagainstliterature 4mo

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Manja: A Novel about Five Children | Anna Gmeyner

Thought I'd start my latest #PersephonePick tonight but naturally, #TomKitten had other plans. 🖤 #CatsOfLitsy

AmyG Ooooo he‘s a beauty! Looks very dignified. 12mo

Bookwormjillk 😻 12mo

Ruthiella #kittensagainstliterature !😹 12mo

Andrea313 @Ruthiella 😂 So true! But why?! 12mo

keys_on_fire Fantastic photo! 12mo

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Queerly Beloved: A Novel | Susie Dumond

Had to break out a decoy book so that #TomKitten would let me read. Anyone else have a pet who needs to be all up in your shit at all times? 😂 #CatsOfLitsy

Ruthiella #Kittensagainstliterature ! 😹 13mo

RaeLovesToRead Too cute! 🤣🤣🤣 @Ruthiella was just about to say the same thing! 13mo

ElizaMarie Awe!!! Outsmarted this kitty!!! I love it! My Lobster sees me relaxing with a book and thinks it‘s the perfect time to lay on my chest. 13mo

LitStephanie So cute! I love that the decoy worked! 13mo

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Girl A | Abigail Dean