doomfelter's Reviews (23)

Queering Wesley, Queering the Church

4.75

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Truly a beautiful work. Through Wesley, Osinski shows how queer people belong and contribute to the church. Hell, I might even convert to Wesleyanism!

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

Samin Nosrat

4.0

adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

Super informative on the basics of cooking!

The Belly of Paris

Émile Zola

3.75

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Beautiful descriptions of Les Halles and its wares, and the various characters being petty toward one another is fascinating, but it kinda stops being interesting toward the end.

Eat a Peach

David Chang, Gabe Ulla

4.25

dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Content Warnings

Please Scream Quietly

Julie L. Fennell

4.25

challenging informative medium-paced

Really good if you're curious about or brand new to kink! Gets pretty dense sometimes, but you'll learn a lot.

Slouching Towards Bethlehem

Joan Didion

4.5

dark funny reflective medium-paced

The Groundings with My Brothers

Walter Rodney

5.0

challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

This man is seriously overlooked in the Black Power movement. These works should take center stage along with the BPP, Kwame Ture, and a host of other voices. Just great stuff.