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Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis
3.0
Wanted to educate myself on Palestine from multiple perspectives, and I got so much more in this book. Social justice thought globally and intersectional, such a great analysis!
Angela Davis is truly an extraordinary activist and I am definitely going to read more from her!
Angela Davis is truly an extraordinary activist and I am definitely going to read more from her!
Food, We Need to Talk: The Science-Based, Humor-Laced Last Word on Eating, Diet, and Making Peace with Your Body by Juna Gjata, Edwards M. Phillips
5.0
I really enjoyed this book! Juna is a legend and the way she and the doctor wrote this book is so refreshing and nice.
Lots of science, exactly how I like it! It talks about everything metabolism, weight, exercise, and more about the body. This book is neither pro nor anti-diet. It makes a good scientific case for either side and answers questions that most of us must have had during our lives about wellbeing.
This is a nonfiction book, but I got so emotional when the doc and her daughter had a conversation about disordered eating and societal expectations towards women. It healed something in me, I did not know needed healing.
Juna is my new role model, I want to be like her. She can do pull-ups!
Lots of science, exactly how I like it! It talks about everything metabolism, weight, exercise, and more about the body. This book is neither pro nor anti-diet. It makes a good scientific case for either side and answers questions that most of us must have had during our lives about wellbeing.
This is a nonfiction book, but I got so emotional when the doc and her daughter had a conversation about disordered eating and societal expectations towards women. It healed something in me, I did not know needed healing.
Juna is my new role model, I want to be like her. She can do pull-ups!
Brief an Den Vater by Franz Kafka
3.0
Schon interessant irgendwie mal in das Leben von Kafka reinzugucken. Ist schon ganz schön verzwickt und kompliziert alles. Menschen, Beziehungen, Familie.
Und dieser Brief einfach besonders nachvollziehbar, wenn man versucht etwas wichtiges und delikates zu kommunizieren aber viele viele Seiten braucht und dann doch irgendwie nicht zufrieden ist, weil vielleicht ist es zu viel oder zu doll und eigentlich ist es dann ja doch nicht so schlimm bzw. würde ja alles schlimmer machen.
Das Leben einfach.
Und dieser Brief einfach besonders nachvollziehbar, wenn man versucht etwas wichtiges und delikates zu kommunizieren aber viele viele Seiten braucht und dann doch irgendwie nicht zufrieden ist, weil vielleicht ist es zu viel oder zu doll und eigentlich ist es dann ja doch nicht so schlimm bzw. würde ja alles schlimmer machen.
Das Leben einfach.
What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition by Emma Dabiri
3.0
I am trying to come back from my Goodreads/Storygraph break.
Read this book a while ago without ever writing down my thoughts.
It's a short good read. I remember taking a bit of time to understand what point the author wanted to make. Until I understood that the book is part history lesson / part racism educator for white people to convince them that racism is bad for them too (why am I saying them? I am white too lol).
So the book is basically about intersectionalism and how fighting racism means fighting other social injustices as well.
I liked getting that perspective.
(from Nov 2nd)
Read this book a while ago without ever writing down my thoughts.
It's a short good read. I remember taking a bit of time to understand what point the author wanted to make. Until I understood that the book is part history lesson / part racism educator for white people to convince them that racism is bad for them too (why am I saying them? I am white too lol).
So the book is basically about intersectionalism and how fighting racism means fighting other social injustices as well.
I liked getting that perspective.
(from Nov 2nd)
The Hard Questions: 100 Essential Questions to Ask the One You Love by Susan Piver
3.0
Great for inspiration for questions to ask in any committed relationship. Regardless if marriage is the goal or not and even if the relationship is not romantic at all.
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
2.0
I felt captured by neither story nor characters. Interesting stuff happened in one or two sentences in between, while all the boring stuff happened in long paragraphs. I really wanted more descriptions and background. And I still don't really understand the fantasy aspect of it. Should I read the 2nd book?
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It's been on my reading list for years. Now my friend Linn died of cancer in July and I thought I finally have to pick it up. Also John Green wrote this, the brother of Hank Green who also has cancer right now. They are the science geeks who educate the internet, and I only recently realized.
The book is kinda short, and it could have been longer. But for young adults as an audience, just right. The story definitely helped me process my own emotions towards dealing with death and disease. Of course, it is just a single cancer story, and so many extra factors are missing. But at least there is this story. At least there is a person who has written about so many thoughts and feelings going through everyone's mind when facing death. I liked it.
I am definitely emotionally invested and biased right now. Don't know what else to write. The book didn't change my world, but still.
People should read a book about death at least once in their lives. And I think this is a good one.
The book is kinda short, and it could have been longer. But for young adults as an audience, just right. The story definitely helped me process my own emotions towards dealing with death and disease. Of course, it is just a single cancer story, and so many extra factors are missing. But at least there is this story. At least there is a person who has written about so many thoughts and feelings going through everyone's mind when facing death. I liked it.
I am definitely emotionally invested and biased right now. Don't know what else to write. The book didn't change my world, but still.
People should read a book about death at least once in their lives. And I think this is a good one.
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
I came across this book by a random coincidence and did not realize who the author was until well into the book. I find it funny how I sometimes just start reading without knowing what awaits me.
Read like a podcast. Light. Sweet explanations and spiritual descriptions about ideas and creativity. An inspiration to create stuff, no matter the outcome or circumstances, just for its own sake.
Read like a podcast. Light. Sweet explanations and spiritual descriptions about ideas and creativity. An inspiration to create stuff, no matter the outcome or circumstances, just for its own sake.
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
3.0
Well, trees are indeed wonderful. And humans are often not respecting that too much. Unconditional love seems nice at first, but if the person loving does not set boundaries to take care of themselves, then its not good. Does the book teach that or did I misinterpret?
Read this really short children's book because I saw it being referenced a few times and I did not want to miss out.
Read this really short children's book because I saw it being referenced a few times and I did not want to miss out.
Gehen, ging, gegangen by Jenny Erpenbeck
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Die Idee des Buches klingt irgendwie viel versprechend. Das einzige wo es mich abgeholt hat war bei dem gelegentlichen Geschichtsfakten über einige afrikanische Länder und beim beschreiben der Hürden des Asylprozesses.
Aber sonst leider ein Reinfall. Auch wenn es vielleicht gut geschrieben ist, kann ich ein Buch welches so viel Potential hatte, aber es doch geschafft hat nicht über Rassismus zu reflektieren, und gleichzeitig rassistische Wörter zu verwenden (das N- und M-Wort wurden mehrfach genannt), nicht mehr als zwei Sterne geben.
Dieses Buch verfolgt einen alten weißen reichen Mann, der sich in der Geflüchtetenarbeit engagiert, und beschreibt seine Gedanken ausführlich. Die Menschen, die er während dessen kennenlernt bestehen kaum aus Tiefe. Nur das Elend und Trauma wird beschrieben, kaum aber vermenschlichende Dinge.
Ich verstehe nicht, wie dieses Buch so gefeiert wird. Was es mir beibringt ist die Denkweise eines alten Mannes der sein White Guilt in White Savior umsetzt. Aber dies ist wirklich keine Perspektive mit der ich so gerne sympathisieren wollte. Definitiv keine Figur die es verdient hat, Sympathie oder Anerkennung zu bekommen. Aber das scheint irgendwie die Idee des Buches. Echt doof.
Aber sonst leider ein Reinfall. Auch wenn es vielleicht gut geschrieben ist, kann ich ein Buch welches so viel Potential hatte, aber es doch geschafft hat nicht über Rassismus zu reflektieren, und gleichzeitig rassistische Wörter zu verwenden (das N- und M-Wort wurden mehrfach genannt), nicht mehr als zwei Sterne geben.
Dieses Buch verfolgt einen alten weißen reichen Mann, der sich in der Geflüchtetenarbeit engagiert, und beschreibt seine Gedanken ausführlich. Die Menschen, die er während dessen kennenlernt bestehen kaum aus Tiefe. Nur das Elend und Trauma wird beschrieben, kaum aber vermenschlichende Dinge.
Ich verstehe nicht, wie dieses Buch so gefeiert wird. Was es mir beibringt ist die Denkweise eines alten Mannes der sein White Guilt in White Savior umsetzt. Aber dies ist wirklich keine Perspektive mit der ich so gerne sympathisieren wollte. Definitiv keine Figur die es verdient hat, Sympathie oder Anerkennung zu bekommen. Aber das scheint irgendwie die Idee des Buches. Echt doof.