Things I learned in the #SkodenReadathon part 1

The existence of Carhenge in Nebraska 🤯 (mentioned in two books)

liked this video best:
https://youtu.be/8fjoj9VoR_g

Another prompt of the #SkodenReadathon was to read a children's book.

I chose Jo Jo Makoons by Dawn Quigley.

So cute!! I love the kind of hero that Jo Jo Makoons is.
A great book to read to children that just started to go to school or will in the near future.

Favorite Quote: "If you can say Tyrannosaurus rex you can say nindizhinikaaz" of which my partner @JudithHontsbrutaal convinced me it's a reference to https://youtu.be/JTPC73SdRkA

In her epilogue Dawn Quigley mentions the initiative
We Need Diverse Books that lead to this site:
https://diversebooks.org/

Is there a Dutch equivalent of this?

The bonus prompt of the #SkodenReadathon was to read a comic by indigenous authors.

I really loved this first episode of six killer by Lee Francis IV (text) and Weshoyot Alvitre (artwork).

'Alice in Wonderland meets Kill Bill in Cherokee Country'

In an interview Lee Francis said that the story would take 6-8 episodes to tell, but this first one has been released four years ago and there seems to be no #2 available.

I really hope this project hasn't been terminated. If anyone knows that it is -or preferably that it isn't, please let me know.

A digital edition is available for $0.99 here: https://redplanetbooksncomics.com/products/sixkiller-1-digital-1?_pos=7&_sid=5962c19a9&_ss=r

The fifth book I read for #SkodenReadathon is 'The Last Final Girl' by Stephen Graham Jones.

I had really high expectations as his 'The Least of my Scars' might be my favorite scary book of all time.

I finished it in one day. Not that it was that good, more that I had to travel al lot yesterday.

It was an entertaining read, very Tarantino. So if you like #horror_movies and lots of levels of references and citations this might be a book for you as well.

The fourth book I read for #SkodenReadathon is Johnny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

This is superb #storytelling

The first hour I kept on doubting whether this book was for me and in the end I set my alarm so that I could finish it before I had to start my commute.

In the week before the funeral of his stepfather Johnny tells his lifestory as a #twospirit child and young adult.

The will to live and love pour out of the pages in abundance. Highly recommended.

The third book I read for #SkodenReadathon is Sanaaq by Mitiarjuk Nappaluuk.

This #Inuit novel has an interesting history. The first episodes of Sanaaq were written in #inuktitut syllabics in the 1950's as a way to teach Catholic missionaries about the language and culture.

Sanaaq was published in 1984 in syllabics in the language spoken by Nappaluuk, in 2002 in French and the first English edition came out in 2014.

( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaaq )

This specific background makes that the book has a distinct style, many #inuktitut words and phrases are introduced and re-used over and over.

It reminded me of other literature coming from oral traditions like the Icelandic sagas or even Homer.

I really enjoyed it a lot.