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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Angela Carter: The passion of new Eve (1977, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich)
The Passion of New Eve is a novel by Angela Carter, first published in 1977. The book is set in …
The Passion of New Eve is a novel by Angela Carter, first published in 1977. …
Did not finish this book, got perhaps 25% in. Absolutely disliked it. I just don't have the stomach for 2d wave feminism. -at all-. Main gripes:
The Passion of New Eve is a novel by Angela Carter, first published in 1977. …
So far I -really- dislike it. We'll see how it goes.
Welcome to Charon's Crossing. The tea is hot, the scones are fresh, and the dead …
It's a good book though very emotional, I cried much more than I expected reading it. Can't really say much more about it without spoilers.
Welcome to Charon's Crossing. The tea is hot, the scones are fresh, and the dead are just passing through.
When …
Good reminder of the tactics of women social media influencers in the alt-, extreme right, and identarian scenes in the late 10's. I'd definitely recommend it to people who would like to know more about this particular topic. It's extremely well referenced but it doesn't lose it's readability.
The author responsibly debunks a lot of the points of the people discussed and also shows where they are being inconsistent but of course if you are familiar with these people sometimes it makes reading slightly tedious event though I think it's important to do considering the topic and if the audience is perhaps someone new to this topic.
The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how …
It was a little heavy on the personal anecdotes for me, I am very much an academic reader when it comes to this sort of thing. Having said that, a lot of my friends are the absolute opposite to me when it comes to digesting this type of topic and I think they would enjoy the writing style of the book a lot.
It does read easily and I think it is actually nice to highlight language use and the role it plays in our lives. I can recommend it for that.
The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how …
Just really curious about this book on language since language plays such a big role in our day to day.
As a politic and a practice, abolition increasingly shapes our political moment—halting the construction of new jails and propelling movements …
Danger lurks everywhere at Fablehaven, where someone has released a plague that transforms beings of …
Ok, am reading all of the fablehavens. They're like brain bubblegum which I kinda need atm.
The things I didn't like from the first one are still there and I have a couple of additional wualms including: - only describing the skin colour of non-white characters (I getvtetchy about white as default) - The use of Indigenous characters in a way that feels like the relevant communities were not consulted. It's not that descriptions are bad per se, it's just that I am not sure whether they are described in a way that makes sense within the cultures described.
Mind you I like the representation, but I am a little on the fence since this has been done wrong so many times historically. Plus it's a childrens book so all the characters in it are somewhat stereotyped, even the genderedness feels limited though I can't put my finger exactly on …
Ok, am reading all of the fablehavens. They're like brain bubblegum which I kinda need atm.
The things I didn't like from the first one are still there and I have a couple of additional wualms including: - only describing the skin colour of non-white characters (I getvtetchy about white as default) - The use of Indigenous characters in a way that feels like the relevant communities were not consulted. It's not that descriptions are bad per se, it's just that I am not sure whether they are described in a way that makes sense within the cultures described.
Mind you I like the representation, but I am a little on the fence since this has been done wrong so many times historically. Plus it's a childrens book so all the characters in it are somewhat stereotyped, even the genderedness feels limited though I can't put my finger exactly on why.
An encounter between opponents--Clear Blue Lou, a virile young Perfect Master called to judge the …
It is extremely clear that the author (born 1940) was part of the 'free love' generation. This frequently annoys me in authorship by folks of this generation because contrary to bonobo's, we don't actually resolve conflict using sexual activity.
The language is (imo) dated in other ways, it applies the concepts of 'black magic' vs 'white magic' to science but it's used to make some interesting points about a possible future solarpunk world and how 'pure science' is empty without dreaming and a morality that goes beyond our own generation. Though it did feel dated, I did like the concept(s) presented in the books. I won't be more specific due to spoilers.
