Tales a bit to get into, but then a gripping read. I can see why it's a classic, but I wish the author had been less of an anthropologist, and less bioessentialist at a bunch of points. The main narrator is unfortunately misogynistic, and his narrative decisions and views get rarely challenged by the other narrators even tho it could very well have been
User Profile
This is @emilychwiggy@mastodon.art but with more books
This link opens in a pop-up window
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3's books
To Read (View all 159)
Currently Reading
2026 Reading Goal
83% complete! Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 has read 10 of 12 books.
User Activity
RSS feed Back
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 reviewed The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #4)
On the planet Winter, there is no gender. The Gethenians can become male or female …
They was an option
5 stars
Tales a bit to get into, but then a gripping read. I can see why it's a classic, but I wish the author had been less of an anthropologist, and less bioessentialist at a bunch of points. The main narrator is unfortunately misogynistic, and his narrative decisions and views get rarely challenged by the other narrators even tho it could very well have been
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 finished reading The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #4)
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #4)
On the planet Winter, there is no gender. The Gethenians can become male or female during each mating cycle, and …
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 commented on The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #4)
On the planet Winter, there is no gender. The Gethenians can become male or female …
How the fuck does a sound recording have footnotes!
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 commented on The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #4)
On the planet Winter, there is no gender. The Gethenians can become male or female …
Someone really loves the idea of the EU
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 commented on The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #4)
On the planet Winter, there is no gender. The Gethenians can become male or female …
Dear God this book really is written by an anthropologist
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 started reading The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #4)
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #4)
On the planet Winter, there is no gender. The Gethenians can become male or female during each mating cycle, and …
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 rated The 99% Invisible City: 3 stars
The 99% Invisible City by Roman Mars, Kurt Kohlstedt
99% Invisible is a big-ideas podcast about small-seeming things, revealing stories baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we …
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 finished reading The 99% Invisible City by Roman Mars
99% Invisible is a big-ideas podcast about small-seeming things, revealing stories baked into the buildings …
Eh pretty alright
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 started reading The 99% Invisible City by Roman Mars
The 99% Invisible City by Roman Mars, Kurt Kohlstedt
99% Invisible is a big-ideas podcast about small-seeming things, revealing stories baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we …
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 finished reading Morenga by Uwe Timm (Kiwi -- 82)
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 quoted Morenga by Uwe Timm (Kiwi -- 82)
Erst auf dem Ritt muß Gottschalk klargeworden sein, daß er in Wenstrup nicht, wie geglaubt, einen Parteigänger der Sozialdemokraten getroffen hatte, sondern – ein wirklich ungewöhnlicher Zufall – wahrscheinlich den einzigen anarchistischen Veterinär des deutschen Heeres.
Don't tell me this isn't an odd book ;)
Don't tell me this isn't an odd book ;)
@stuebinm@preprint.books.exposed I definitely had to read this book like I would read a thesis when I still studied history. Which uh was quite time consuming while having a near full-time job
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 started reading Morenga by Uwe Timm (Kiwi -- 82)
Emily hiding in a stack of books :3 finished reading Poirot Loses a Client (Hercule Poirot Mysteries by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot (15))
Emily Arundel changed her will only days before her death, and Hercule Poirot must "determine …
That was a refreshingly quick read. Less refreshing the weird racism and racial slurs, but oh my I guess it's what you get for reading English books from the 30s
That was a refreshingly quick read. Less refreshing the weird racism and racial slurs, but oh my I guess it's what you get for reading English books from the 30s