Verglas wants to read Speculative Whiteness by Jordan S. Carroll
Reveals the alt-right's project to claim science fiction and- by extension- the future. Fascists such …
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Checking this out! I don't read fast but I am consistent :D
For work I read a lot of scientific papers so sadly I don't have too much energy to come home and read much of the political stuff that is still on my wish list. So there will probably be quite a lot of (science) fiction ...
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enne📚 commented on The King Must Die by Kemi Ashing-Giwa
Fen’s world is crumbling. Newearth, a once-promising planet gifted by the all-powerful alien Makers, now …
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We're reading The King Must Die during this February for #SFFBookClub.
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Hey you! (Yes, you!) If you're seeing this, then you probably have an adjacent taste in books, so this could likely be of interest to you.
We're reading The King Must Die during this February for #SFFBookClub.
SFFBookClub is an asynchronous fediverse book club. There's no meeting or commitment. If this book looks interesting to you, then you can join in by reading it during February and posting on the hash tag #SFFBookClub with any feelings or thoughts or reviews or quotes.
More details: sffbookclub.eatgod.org/
Verglas rated What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat: 5 stars
Verglas finished reading What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
Good book. Pretty information dense, lots of statistics from good sources while being so personal with own experiences and examples from other folks' lives that it doesn't feel as academic as most books with such a stats volume would. Recommended read, especially for thin privileged people to investigate their biases against fat people and why they have them.
Good book. Pretty information dense, lots of statistics from good sources while being so personal with own experiences and examples from other folks' lives that it doesn't feel as academic as most books with such a stats volume would. Recommended read, especially for thin privileged people to investigate their biases against fat people and why they have them.
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Verglas wants to read Disappearance of Rituals by Byung-Chul Han
Verglas started reading What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
Verglas finished reading The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan
The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan
Rebecca meets Fatima Farheen Mirza in this sweeping, gorgeously atmospheric novel about a ruined mansion by the sea, the djinn …
Good resource on TJ
5 stars
Recommend. This compilation of essays has a lot of viewpoints and many good tips for folks starting out in TJ.
Verglas started reading The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan
Rebecca meets Fatima Farheen Mirza in this sweeping, gorgeously atmospheric novel about a ruined mansion …
So far enjoying it. Written in a very lush style, recommend if you like evocative writing.
Verglas started reading An Abolitionist's Handbook by Patrisse Cullors
Verglas finished reading Anarcho-Indigenism by Francis Dupuis-Déri
Overall I am happy I read this though I have a few issues with some of the content. As someone who lived in Winnipeg, the city that stands on the remnants of the town that saw the birth of the Red River Métis, hearing someone suggest that the term Métis simply means 'mixed race' feels offensive.
Besides such qualms (which are not my place to comment on at all anyway), I am sad about most of the interviews being within a small subset of cultures and highly focused on the northern Turtle Island context. I would have appreciated some additions from communities in other parts of the world.
Overall though, I learned some things and these are all important conversations to have so it is a worthwhile read.
Overall I am happy I read this though I have a few issues with some of the content. As someone who lived in Winnipeg, the city that stands on the remnants of the town that saw the birth of the Red River Métis, hearing someone suggest that the term Métis simply means 'mixed race' feels offensive.
Besides such qualms (which are not my place to comment on at all anyway), I am sad about most of the interviews being within a small subset of cultures and highly focused on the northern Turtle Island context. I would have appreciated some additions from communities in other parts of the world.
Overall though, I learned some things and these are all important conversations to have so it is a worthwhile read.
Verglas rated Hammajang Luck: 2 stars
Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto
Edie is done with crime. Eight years behind bars changes a person—costs them too much time with too many of …