This was fascinating. Not sure whether it was my mood or something else but I didn't like the first chapter but stuck with it and absolutely loved the rest of the book.
Interesting adventure, great storytelling, characters have depth. Recommend.
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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 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 …
Verglas wants to read On a Move by Mike Africa. Jr.
Before police dropped a bomb on a residential neighborhood on May 13, 1985, few people …
Obviously I want to read this
Verglas wants to read The Star's My Destination, Volume 1 by Alfred Bester
This is the book that inspired Micheal Moorcock to write SF which made me curious. In his own words: "It was Alfred Bester who first attracted me to science fiction. I'd read some fantasy and Edgar Rice Burroughs before that, but I thought that if The Stars My Destination (also called Tiger! Tiger!) was sf, then this was the fiction for me. It took me some years to realise that Bester was one of the few exceptions. " - Michael Moorcock in 'Starship Stormtroopers' (libcom.org/article/starship-stormtroopers-michael-moorcock)
Verglas wants to read Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H
Oooh, just saw this.
Verglas wants to read Testosterone: An Unauthorized Biography by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young
Testosterone: An Unauthorized Biography by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young, Katrina Karkazis
Testosterone is not what you think it is, and it is decidedly not a "male sex hormone." Here is the …
Verglas wants to read Other Olympians by Michael Waters
Verglas finished reading Freedom to Love for ALL by Yemisi Ilesanmi
Glad I read this. The entire book is basically a compilation of several angry rants. Not in a bad way, she (as an openly and activist bisexual Nigerian) has a good reason to be angry and particularly at the time of writing & publication which was when the Nigerian 'same sex marriage prohibition' bill was first proposed there. It was signed into law on January 7th 2014. It criminalises not only being gay, but also looking like you might be gay in public (including platonically holding hands or hugging or cohabiting with someone from the same sex) but also means that any family who support you are made criminal and that it is illegal to have legal representation in court for any issue that might be interpreted as in any way one about gender and sexuality.
I am glad I read it because I think it's important to remember that …
Glad I read this. The entire book is basically a compilation of several angry rants. Not in a bad way, she (as an openly and activist bisexual Nigerian) has a good reason to be angry and particularly at the time of writing & publication which was when the Nigerian 'same sex marriage prohibition' bill was first proposed there. It was signed into law on January 7th 2014. It criminalises not only being gay, but also looking like you might be gay in public (including platonically holding hands or hugging or cohabiting with someone from the same sex) but also means that any family who support you are made criminal and that it is illegal to have legal representation in court for any issue that might be interpreted as in any way one about gender and sexuality.
I am glad I read it because I think it's important to remember that it's been just over 10 years of this now. And that it's harmful, not just to gay people, but to anyone who might be related to an LGBTQI+ person, or merely acts in any way that some mean person might be able to misconstrue as LGBTQI+.
The language is sometimes a little outdated if you're up to date with current developments but in her defence, this was 10 years ago, she offers a clear rebuttal of everything the law stands for, and provides clear examples. Also we who are LGBTQI+ or knowledgeable of the most recent 2024 lingustic developments are also not the target audience, it was written to the people who hate us questioning them regarding why.
Verglas wants to read Queer African Reader by Hakima Abbas
I read this way back when it came out and I think it's due a re-read in light of all the changes in the world.
Verglas rated Saint of Bright Doors: 5 stars
Verglas finished reading Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
Really enjoyed this. Recommend.
Verglas commented on Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
This is a nice book, I really like it. It's going super slow though, not for any book reason but because I continually get distracted by other things.
Verglas wants to read Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke
Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke
A fierce, funny, and revolutionary look at the queens of the animal kingdom
Studying zoology made Lucy Cooke feel like …
Verglas wants to read Safety Through Solidarity by Shane Burley
@badrihippo@biblio.thekambattu.rocks Yeah it was a shame. I love the authors' antifascist podcast so I had really high hopes. And indeed, the reference list is very interesting. Also they do mention one or two groups I hadn't put into the eco-fascist context yet myself which is arguably good as well as that they explicitly call the primitivists like Zerzan out on their BS which is something many more people should be doing imo. So I do appreciate that.