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60 reviews
Side Affects: On Being Trans and Feeling Bad by Hil Malatino
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Will be back to write a review when I've stopped screaming
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I have to admit I had a lot of mixed feelings about this book. I liked it at first but then felt almost bored by it until the last few chapters. It might just be me- I'm terrible at knowing people's emotions when they are only hinted at so the honesty of the last chapters felt realer. The relationships in this were beautifully intricate, the way all relationships are and the way politics, gender and class were intertwined was effortlessly brilliant. Would highly recommend!
Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
This was an interesting book! I'm not one for novels set in slack and i did feel tired at a couple of moments. That being said, this book is really cool and I read it in one sitting and got a fuzzy feeling at the end of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Abandonment
Moderate: Animal death and Sexual content
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
Darryl by Jackie Ess
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was a really interesting read! I liked how the chapters were short and I found the main character's inner monologue fascinating to follow: it felt not too much like sarcasm or commentary but those elements were absolutely there.
We Too: Essays on Sex Work and Survival by Natalie West, Tina Horn
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I have highlighted so many passages from this book. I found most of the essays in it brilliant and it was such a combination of different perspectives that it never felt tiring. Sex workers are absolutely a major part of #MeToo and this book was a great resource for being able to articulate why. I would recommend it to any feminist, and especially those looking for an easy-to-read book on sex work, and how it relates to #MeToo as well as other issues such as decriminalization and trafficking.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Murder