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notesofacrocodile's Reviews (257)
4☆ — a little collection of speeches delivered by les feinberg during various occasions, interspersed by inputs from various trans persons and their personal experiences and sentiments. this is my first experience with feinberg's work and i quite liked it; the writing kept it to the point and delivered what it had to. i also think it could be a good introduction for anyone looking to dive into literature concerning the trans experience.
5☆ — not surprised by the fact that i loved this, given that i already admire ghassan kanafani a lot. the final piece in this book, letter from gaza, was a wonderful way of wrapping up with this collection as it captures the selflessness and bravery of the palestinians who stay on in their homeland and persist despite having the means to flee. overall, this book touched all the right chords for me.
leila khaled isn't a name that is new to me, i have come across her name and revolutionary work so many times and i can never stress how important her feats and dedication are, especially considering the many barriers she faced as a woman, an arab woman, and as an arab palestinian woman. the ferocity of her assertions and spirit is clear from the text and reflects what we see even today in so many palestinian journalists and individuals in general. she narrates the chronology of her life within the larger framework of all the important political developments within the arab world and imperial core, and is very useful if one would like a place to begin on when it comes to palestine and the place of women such as her in the liberation of palestine
4☆ — what pretty writing, enjoyed this much more than i expected to, although i also felt like it dragged a bit at times. a story about a girl's trials and tribulations at a boarding school in switzerland, thrumming with sapphic energy, and accentuated by quiet and thoughtful prose.
3☆ — a story of unrequited love, feverishly passionate and violently aglow. werther is a young artist and is in love with charlotte, who has already given her heart to another man. for a story that had a basic premise and was technically short, it still felt quite long, possible because of the protagonist's rambly disposition that tended to drag the overall narrative down.
// "i have so much, and my feelings for her absorb it all; i have so much, and without her it is all nothing."
// "i have so much, and my feelings for her absorb it all; i have so much, and without her it is all nothing."
4☆ — i savoured this story from start to finish and now need to see it acted out on stage before me
4☆ — a beautiful short story of unrequited love and loneliness. i felt myself transported to the streets of st. petersburg with each conversation and rumination that our unnamed protagonist had, all of it wrapped up with so much tenderness and passionate contemplations. dostoevsky can never do wrong, loved this one.
4.5☆ — gillian flynn is wonderful at writing different kinds of fucked up women and her writing is an absolute treat; it is atmospheric and immerses you in the moodiness and melancholy of the town where the story is set. regardless of whether the twist took one by surprise or not, one must agree that the intrigue that gillian flynn kept throughout the book was still captivating.
3☆ — a quiet novel that thinks and moves about gingerly, aching and swelling with grief. there were some truly compelling moments present, although it definitely picked up for me in the second half