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A revelatory history of how postcolonial African Independence movements were systematically undermined by one nation …
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Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 rated Snuff: 5 stars
Snuff by Terry Pratchett
Snuff is the 39th novel in the Discworld series, written by Terry Pratchett. It was published on 11 October 2011 …
Der Mensch erscheint im Holozän by Max Frisch (Suhrkamp Taschenbucher -- 734)
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 rated Paper Towns: 4 stars
Paper Towns by John Green, John Green, GREEN JOHN, and 1 other
One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his …
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch is a 1990 novel …
Review of 'Good Omens' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Good Omens is a thrilling apocalyptic fantasy with a good bit of humour. the amount of characters introduced leading up to the climax lead to a somewhat protracted lead up to an already heavily foreshadowed climax, which made me a bit impatient at times for the book to finally get on with it, but the climax then definitely was worth it <spoiler>even if it hand-waved away an insinuated further climax</spoiler>. Well worth reading for sure.
Good Omens is a thrilling apocalyptic fantasy with a good bit of humour. the amount of characters introduced leading up to the climax lead to a somewhat protracted lead up to an already heavily foreshadowed climax, which made me a bit impatient at times for the book to finally get on with it, but the climax then definitely was worth it <spoiler>even if it hand-waved away an insinuated further climax</spoiler>. Well worth reading for sure.
Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen is het bekendste werk van de historicus Johan Huizinga uit 1919. In …
Review of 'Waning of the Middle Ages' on 'Storygraph'
1 star
This book took me 10 months to finish, which usually means it failed to pull me along, and I needed to rely on my completionism to pull me through. Yes this is a seminal wok of (art) history, and i can see why, but the views it espouses on the way are just utterly outdated. From normative and hierarchical views of artistic "progress" to Huizinga's Calvinism tainting his views of medieval catholicism there's a lot in this book that just made me(ahistorically) think what a prick.
I don't think I would recommend reading this book even to art history students (unless to quote mine it, I guess). There are better books out there making good cohesive and readable arguments about the late middle ages (and they'll likely boil down Huizinga's main point more succinctly than he ever did).
This book took me 10 months to finish, which usually means it failed to pull me along, and I needed to rely on my completionism to pull me through. Yes this is a seminal wok of (art) history, and i can see why, but the views it espouses on the way are just utterly outdated. From normative and hierarchical views of artistic "progress" to Huizinga's Calvinism tainting his views of medieval catholicism there's a lot in this book that just made me(ahistorically) think what a prick.
I don't think I would recommend reading this book even to art history students (unless to quote mine it, I guess). There are better books out there making good cohesive and readable arguments about the late middle ages (and they'll likely boil down Huizinga's main point more succinctly than he ever did).
I don't think I would recommend reading this book even to art history students (unless to quote mine it, I guess). There are better books out there making good cohesive and readable arguments about the late middle ages (and they'll likely boil down Huizinga's main point more succinctly than he ever did).
Review of 'Das Marfan-Syndrom' on 'Storygraph'
1 star
Not at all an enjoyable read, not only because it made me face my own medical issues, but also because this book has some real issues of medical condescension, cisheteronormativity and sexism. Just as an example this book has a knack in the way of weirdly sexist misogynist talk about female patients with marfan syndrome: sentences noting that minimally invasive surgery is "especially for women, cosmetically advantageous" just made my eyes roll back into my skull, and that's ignoring the really reductionist explanations of chromosomal sex and other such things
It also tends to wildly flip flop between intended audiences for its chapters. From really basic "oh don't eat too many sweets, it's bad for your teeth" to complex heart surgery explained in all glorious and jargon-heavy detail
Not at all an enjoyable read, not only because it made me face my own medical issues, but also because this book has some real issues of medical condescension, cisheteronormativity and sexism. Just as an example this book has a knack in the way of weirdly sexist misogynist talk about female patients with marfan syndrome: sentences noting that minimally invasive surgery is "especially for women, cosmetically advantageous" just made my eyes roll back into my skull, and that's ignoring the really reductionist explanations of chromosomal sex and other such things
It also tends to wildly flip flop between intended audiences for its chapters. From really basic "oh don't eat too many sweets, it's bad for your teeth" to complex heart surgery explained in all glorious and jargon-heavy detail
It also tends to wildly flip flop between intended audiences for its chapters. From really basic "oh don't eat too many sweets, it's bad for your teeth" to complex heart surgery explained in all glorious and jargon-heavy detail
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 rated Urbanismus und Verkehr: 5 stars
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 rated Uncomfortable Labels: 4 stars
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 rated Gender Euphoria: 5 stars
In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden “the first book,” …
Review of 'East of Eden' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
This has to be one of the best novels, I've ever read. True, it's a big commitment, but the sprawling storyline and the character development give this story an unprecedented depth.
This has to be one of the best novels, I've ever read. True, it's a big commitment, but the sprawling storyline and the character development give this story an unprecedented depth.
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 reviewed Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, #1)
Dante can swim. Ari can't. Dante is articulate and self-assured. Ari has a hard time …
Review of 'Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
This is quite the view into the life of adolescence, queerness, trauma, mexican-american life, and much more, narrated with a lot of joy, anger, grief, and sorrow in a beautiful book
This is quite the view into the life of adolescence, queerness, trauma, mexican-american life, and much more, narrated with a lot of joy, anger, grief, and sorrow in a beautiful book