Verglas finished reading Butter by Polly Barton
There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.
Gourmet …
Very enjoyable. 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 reviewed Butter by Polly Barton
There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.
Gourmet …
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 started reading Butter by Polly Barton
There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.
Gourmet …
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 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 …
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 Thrust by Michael Glover
Am enjoying the prospect of reading something focused on a single item of historical clothing
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 …
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.
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.
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)
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 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 …
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.
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.
