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They Call It Love: The Politics of Emotional Life by Alva Gotby

plutosorbit's review

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

Book packs a punch, it's informative and thought provoking. Repetitive but at least it's not a long book. Academic heavy girly pops used so many words I didn't know lol

madisonshumway's review

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challenging hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

mcxwell's review

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3.5

While it does touch on the experiences and expertise of women of colour, I feel this book still centers the experience of white women.

There is little to no discussion of disabled people. Nurses are talked about and the family unit as a place to care for children and even elderly but there's a giant gap which needs to be discussed regarding disabled people. Especially those with high support needs.

Also odd that there appears to be a separation between transness and queerness.

mads_jpg's review

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challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.25

Was a much more academic writing style than I expected, and quite repetitive, so it took me quite a while to read even though I did enjoy a lot of the ideas discussed. I still think it's worth a read, just a bit more challenging for the average reader.

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thednfdarling's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

5.0

lauradvb's review

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.25

elliot_j's review

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

wojtaj's review

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challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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