an excellent starter into studies on prisons as an institution and a capitalist industry, as well as its inherent racism & violence; on the relationshan excellent starter into studies on prisons as an institution and a capitalist industry, as well as its inherent racism & violence; on the relationship between the us foreign policy (especially its war on terror) and the prison system; on the history of social justice mobilisation and organising (and the difference between the two). not really in depth enough for someone who's already read something on any of those subjects, but still interesting and easily digestible....more
incredible study on white middle-class women’s feminist struggles, be it for slavery abolition, birth control (“voluntary motherhood”), women suffrageincredible study on white middle-class women’s feminist struggles, be it for slavery abolition, birth control (“voluntary motherhood”), women suffrage, and its ultimate failing into the traps of racism, elitism and capitalism. every time.
written with numerous examples, heavily relying on primary sources, it’s very eye-opening. intersectionality literally is key to our freedom....more
rep: Peruvian queer mc in a polyam relationship, Peruvian characters, Spanish sapphic character, sapphic characers of color tw: racism, mentions of suirep: Peruvian queer mc in a polyam relationship, Peruvian characters, Spanish sapphic character, sapphic characers of color tw: racism, mentions of suicide
this sure was an unexpected last book of the year. it's tiny, but packs a lot. it's about literally learning about your very roots (in this case, white colonialist-discoverer), and learning and caring for your heritage. about discovering those whom history forgotten. about listening to those who are still around you. about not assuming anything, but also maybe trusting yourself more than strangers. about desire; oh it is so deeply about desire, and how it complicates your life, how it makes it rich....more
rep: Puerto Rican American gay mc, Puerto Rican American characters tw: child abuse, mentions of pornography & pedophilia
raw and angry, and tender.
therep: Puerto Rican American gay mc, Puerto Rican American characters tw: child abuse, mentions of pornography & pedophilia
raw and angry, and tender.
the ugliness is overflowing and yet there’s still space for love there. none of them really know how to love each other, but they’re doing their best. it might not be enough, it’s something though. it still gives hope. it still helps them navigate their lives. it’s the love that differentiates us from the animals, and it’s love that sometimes makes us exactly like animals. ...more
a few good lines but generally i haven't been his bored by poetry in ages a few good lines but generally i haven't been his bored by poetry in ages ...more
"a rom-com about what happens when the first openly trans professional baseball player in history is forced to share the infield with his arch nemesis"a rom-com about what happens when the first openly trans professional baseball player in history is forced to share the infield with his arch nemesis - a standoffish, super-talented, and inconveniently gorgeous player"
the whole concept of "arch nemesis" is inherently gay, and you're giving us trans rep too????...more
rep: Jewish bi mc with anxiety, bi mc, side achillean characters, side Black character tw: drug & alcohol use, body dysmorphia
listen! this is what i mrep: Jewish bi mc with anxiety, bi mc, side achillean characters, side Black character tw: drug & alcohol use, body dysmorphia
listen! this is what i mean when i say that the miscommunication trope is actually a great literary device, you just have to be a skilled writer to use it!
rep: butch lesbian mc & side character, sapphic li tw: drug use, underage drinking, internalised homophobia
sublime! the writing is gorgeous, makes the rep: butch lesbian mc & side character, sapphic li tw: drug use, underage drinking, internalised homophobia
sublime! the writing is gorgeous, makes the atmosphere almost palpable; somehow it's simultaneously claustrophobic & freeing. you know how it's gonna end, it can only end one way, but you're still on the edge of your seat - and nothing even really happens.
makes me think of the awakening by kate chopin, with the way the women reach for the things that make them burn inside. (and, for obvious reasons, of olivia by dorothy strachey, but an adult, more brazen version.)
all the talk about butchness is absolutely delicious, too. ...more
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