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4 reviews

Collapse Feminism: The Online Battle for Feminism's Future by Alice Cappelle

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

Having been a fan of Alice when I was around 17, walking into the bookshop for my second piece of feminist literature to pick up this book, only noticing the author after reading the blurb, felt like a good twist of fate. 
I particularly enjoyed how she deconstructs ideas of the right, as they feel easily dismissable but are key in shaping feminism in the present. The ideas in this book are well split up, and you would do just as well to only read one section and spend time thinking about it, on this note I hope to reread some parts of this to give them more thought and I look forward to anything else Alice gets published.

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It's very interesting seeing the dehumanisation of this society, and how someone working in the main area causing this reacts to and thinks about his job. It was written relatively well, although the first 2 chapters definitely felt like they were trying to make up for the fact that it's not a very long book. I'd like to read something set during The Transition since that seems like it could be very interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Cannibalism and Rape

Minor: Dementia and Pregnancy

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

probably a lot better if you haven't seen the film, still good but a little predictable for me. the ending also didn't feel all that overwhelming

Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center by bell hooks

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

seems like a good jumping off point to get into feminist theory, lots of references to explore