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Gratuitous and badly handled child abuse and domestic violence.
IN DEFENCE OF WITCHES: WHY WOMEN ARE STILL ON TRIAL by MONA CHOLLET translated by
French 🇫🇷
This book is my new personality. I loved it so much because it reinforced some of my existing beliefs but also introduced new ideas and made me think in new ways. And it reminded me how fucking cool witches (read:women) are. What more do you want from a book?
Oh, and this shade of green and this cover image make me so happy.
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French 🇫🇷
This book is my new personality. I loved it so much because it reinforced some of my existing beliefs but also introduced new ideas and made me think in new ways. And it reminded me how fucking cool witches (read:women) are. What more do you want from a book?
Oh, and this shade of green and this cover image make me so happy.
#witchandproud #book #nonfiction #monachollet #witches #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookrecommendation #bookreader #bookreviews #bookreviewer #bookrecs #bookreading #bookreviewersofinstagram #bookreviewers #booklover
AFTER SAPPHO by SELBY WYNN SCHWARTZ
I’ve been putting off this review because I don’t know how to do this gem justice.
So instead of a proper review, I’ll just gush. This book is a love letter to the sapphists of the 19th and 20th centuries. I mean sapphists to be those women who study the work of Sappho and those who share her love and attraction for other women. The most famous in the book is Virginia Woolf, but, since reading this, I have so many other writers to add to my list.
@galley_beggar_press have defined this as a novel, but it’s genre defying, and that’s my favourite kind of book. It’s part biographical, part historical, part love letter to Sappho, part fictional, part…
Reading this book is a completely new experience and I recommend it to anyone who reads a lot because you’ll appreciate the change in pace.
It’s an absolute travesty that this wasn’t shortlisted for the Booker 2022 (#bookstagramreadsthebooker ) but I’m hoping it will go on to win other prizes because it deserves celebrating.
#book #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookrecommendation #bookreader #bookreviews #bookreviewer #bookrecs #bookrec #bookreviewersofinstagram #aftersappho #galleybeggarpress #shelbywynnschwartz
I’ve been putting off this review because I don’t know how to do this gem justice.
So instead of a proper review, I’ll just gush. This book is a love letter to the sapphists of the 19th and 20th centuries. I mean sapphists to be those women who study the work of Sappho and those who share her love and attraction for other women. The most famous in the book is Virginia Woolf, but, since reading this, I have so many other writers to add to my list.
@galley_beggar_press have defined this as a novel, but it’s genre defying, and that’s my favourite kind of book. It’s part biographical, part historical, part love letter to Sappho, part fictional, part…
Reading this book is a completely new experience and I recommend it to anyone who reads a lot because you’ll appreciate the change in pace.
It’s an absolute travesty that this wasn’t shortlisted for the Booker 2022 (#bookstagramreadsthebooker ) but I’m hoping it will go on to win other prizes because it deserves celebrating.
#book #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookrecommendation #bookreader #bookreviews #bookreviewer #bookrecs #bookrec #bookreviewersofinstagram #aftersappho #galleybeggarpress #shelbywynnschwartz
THE GIANT DARK by SARVAT HASIN
Written by a Pakistani author and based on the Eurydice and Orpheus myth, this novel is a heartbreaking love story about a rekindled love affair between a pop star and a poet.
I love anything Greek myth, so I’ve been meaning to read this for a while, but @this_hybrid_reads was talking about the horrific floods in Pakistan and Pakistani writers to read during this time, so it felt like a good moment to begin.
Parts of the beginning of this story felt like a Sally Rooney novel because of the angsty, but compelling relationship dynamic. And as the story went on, it developed into something more unique. I remained hopeful, but my knowledge of the myth meant I had a constant sense of impending doom. It’s a bit like watching Titanic — to this day I’ll still watch it and hope everything ends well. Human nature, I guess.
Anyway, I highly recommend this book. And please recommend more Pakistani writers to me.
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Written by a Pakistani author and based on the Eurydice and Orpheus myth, this novel is a heartbreaking love story about a rekindled love affair between a pop star and a poet.
I love anything Greek myth, so I’ve been meaning to read this for a while, but @this_hybrid_reads was talking about the horrific floods in Pakistan and Pakistani writers to read during this time, so it felt like a good moment to begin.
Parts of the beginning of this story felt like a Sally Rooney novel because of the angsty, but compelling relationship dynamic. And as the story went on, it developed into something more unique. I remained hopeful, but my knowledge of the myth meant I had a constant sense of impending doom. It’s a bit like watching Titanic — to this day I’ll still watch it and hope everything ends well. Human nature, I guess.
Anyway, I highly recommend this book. And please recommend more Pakistani writers to me.
#book #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookrecommendation #bookreviews #bookreader #bookreviewer #bookrecs #bookreviewersofinstagram #thegiantdark
BLACK AND FEMALE by TSITSI DANGAREMBA
The bestselling author of the Nervous Conditions trilogy has compiled a few essays on what it means to be Black and female in Zimbabwe and in the U.K.. After having seen her live @toppingsbath (second photo) I can also confirm that she is an excellent public speaker and every word she says is pure golden wisdom.
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The bestselling author of the Nervous Conditions trilogy has compiled a few essays on what it means to be Black and female in Zimbabwe and in the U.K.. After having seen her live @toppingsbath (second photo) I can also confirm that she is an excellent public speaker and every word she says is pure golden wisdom.
#book #bookstagram #bookreview #blackandfemale #tsitsidangarembga #bookrecommendations #bookstagrammer #bookrecommendation #bookreader #bookreviews #bookreviewer #bookrecs #bookreviewersofinstagram #bookreviewers #bookrec