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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Achille Mbembe: The earthly community (Paperback)
Historian and political theorist Achille Mbembe explores what remains of the human subject in an age when the instrumentality of …
A workbook that includes reflection questions, skill assessments, facilitation tips, helpful definitions, activities, and hard-learned lessons intended to support people …
Reveals the alt-right's project to claim science fiction and- by extension- the future. Fascists such …
Rec from socials.
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Fen’s world is crumbling. Newearth, a once-promising planet gifted by the all-powerful alien Makers, now …
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/
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/
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.
@needlessmustard Saaame
Rebecca meets Fatima Farheen Mirza in this sweeping, gorgeously atmospheric novel about a ruined mansion by the sea, the djinn …
Recommend. This compilation of essays has a lot of viewpoints and many good tips for folks starting out in TJ.
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.
