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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
dnf'ed at 20%
checked it out from the library twice but couldn't quite get into it
checked it out from the library twice but couldn't quite get into it
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
informative
medium-paced
this is definitely an informative book but i've figured out most of these tips and tricks on my own years ago
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
challenging
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
very few are doing modern-day non-western feminism like chimamanda ngozi adichie
"Culture does not make people. People make culture."
"Gender and class are different. Poor men still have the privileges of being men, even if they do not have the privileges of being wealthy."
"Boys and girls are undeniably different biologically, but socialization exaggerates the differences, and then starts a self-fulfilling process."
"We are all social beings. We internalize ideas from our socialization. Even the language we use illustrates this. The language of marriage is often a language of ownership, not a language of partnership."
"A Nigerian acquaintance once asked me if I was worried that men would be intimidated by me. I was not worried at all – it had not even occurred to me to be worried, because a man who would be intimidated by me is exactly the kind of man I would have no interest in."
"Culture does not make people. People make culture."
"Gender and class are different. Poor men still have the privileges of being men, even if they do not have the privileges of being wealthy."
"Boys and girls are undeniably different biologically, but socialization exaggerates the differences, and then starts a self-fulfilling process."
"We are all social beings. We internalize ideas from our socialization. Even the language we use illustrates this. The language of marriage is often a language of ownership, not a language of partnership."
"A Nigerian acquaintance once asked me if I was worried that men would be intimidated by me. I was not worried at all – it had not even occurred to me to be worried, because a man who would be intimidated by me is exactly the kind of man I would have no interest in."
SCUM Manifesto by Valerie Solanas
challenging
medium-paced
3.5
in a lot of ways she was ahead of her time
Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters by Abigail Shrier
informative
sad
medium-paced
3.5
as funny as this might sound to most westerners, but i've never been more glad to have been born and raised in a predominantly socially conservative country
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes