Verglas started reading The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Yeong-hye and her husband are ordinary people. He is an office worker with moderate ambitions …
Two pages in, not a lot I can say yet!
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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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Verglas finished reading Butter by Polly Barton
There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.
Gourmet cook …
Very enjoyable. Recommend.
Verglas reviewed Butter by Polly Barton
There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.
Gourmet cook …
Extremely pleasurable read
5 stars
Enjoyed every minute of this.
The author describes the world more sensually than most authors write eroticism.
If the translation is this good, I am very curious what got lost in it.
Verglas wants to read Against Purity by Alexis Shotwell
Against Purity by Alexis Shotwell
The world is in a terrible mess. It is toxic, irradiated, and full of injustice. Aiming to stand aside from …
@KnitAFett So far I really recommend it. It is highly entertaining and thoughtful. But I am only like one quarter of the way through, so anything could happen!
Verglas started reading Butter by Polly Barton
There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.
Gourmet cook …
So far this is excellent. Highly recommend this multi-angled take on femininity and societal pressures to be a certain way (page 122/452)
Verglas wants to read Vrouwen en de geboorte van het kapitalisme in West-Europa by Tine de Moor
Verglas rated The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi: 4 stars
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean’s most notorious pirates, …
Verglas rated Safety Through Solidarity: 5 stars
Safety Through Solidarity by Shane Burley, Ben Lorber
Two activist journalists present a progressive, intersectional approach to the vital question: What can we do about antisemitism?
Antisemitism is …
Verglas finished reading Safety Through Solidarity by Shane Burley
Two activist journalists present a progressive, intersectional approach to the vital question: What can we …
The last three chapters took a while. I have been busy through December and January.
I highly recommend this book. I think it offers some crucial information regarding the current state of the Jewish left and antisemitism as part of the greater leftwing anticolonial antifascist, anti-racist, and anti-white-supremacist struggle, and how we can all work together the form a greater and more solidaritous left that respects our diversity while also respecting one another.
Verglas wants to read Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi
Spanning three continents, Butter Honey Pig Bread tells the interconnected stories of three Nigerian women: …
Recommended by a friend <3
Verglas wants to read Mathematica by David Bessis
Mathematica by David Bessis, Kevin Frey
A fascinating look into how the transformative joys of mathematical experience are available to everyone, not just specialists
Math has …
Verglas wants to read Inara: Light of Utopia by Yaffa As
Inara: Light of Utopia by Yaffa As, رند, Ab Bedran, and 17 others
"Inara: Light of Utopia" is a groundbreaking anthology that unites the voices of queer and trans Palestinians from around the …
Verglas wants to read Against Technoableism by Ashley Shew
Against Technoableism by Ashley Shew
A manifesto exploding what we think we know about disability, and arguing that disabled people are the real experts when …