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I love the premise of the world turned upside down and it‘s interesting as to how this pans out. If this is a dystopian novel, are we not living in a dystopia? It did make me feel uncomfortable at times, but there‘s nothing wrong with that. I find masculinity to be an awful toxic thing, on so many occasions. Would women do this? I don‘t know, we‘ve all got opinions have we not?

A fascinating book with a sense of humor! I love linguistic history and this book really delved deep. I learned all kinds of fascinating nuggets. For example, did you know that the “hus” in “husband” and the “house” in “housewife” come from the same thing?! The author did share some opinions that I side-eyed as on the border of TERFy. Note: the title is a little misleading; this book is very specifically about English.

Essential reading for those open to learning real statistics and hearing personal experiences, as opposed to hiding behind blind faith, inflammatory partisanship, or unfounded personal opinions. This country is being forced to conform to the narrow beliefs of a minority who refuse to consider the consequences of their baseless preferences. Read the source, instead of some twisted media interpretation (because of course they have twisted it).

an unusual and very bleak book to read during #wintergames but it was leant to me by someone at work after a really interesting conversation about true crime. This is the graphic novel memoir of a woman living in Yorkshire during the time of the Yorkshire ripper murders and reflecting on her own experiences with sexual violence. An interesting and horrid look at what authority figures notice and don‘t notice, it reminded me of My Friend Dahmer

An intriguing collection of Gay‘s personal essays ranging in topics across feminism, talking about race, sexuality, reproductive rights, sexual violence, & police brutality.

Such an intense read, that I had to take in small chunks, especially the section Gender & Sexuality. I found myself highlighting a lot. It‘s fascinating to see how feminism has evolved in the last 10 years, & yet how we are still fighting the same goddamned fights. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

10/10.
Can someone tell Traister to publish an updated edition? I really want her take on the country six years later. Maybe she‘ll wait for the mid term elections?

It was almost a relief to end this book, just because hooks packs such an emotional punch into her work. Incisive and critically minded, hooks takes her scalpel to our culturally defined notion of familial and romantic love, cutting and reassembling it into a more expanded and just version of love. I picked up a used copy and was thrilled to find, months later, hooks‘s writing on the first page. Now all I have to do is change my name to Tracey.

Interesting voice and subject. Enjoyed reading this one and marked several passages to return to later.

111/150 This is one of the weirder graphic novels I've read this year. Originally published in National Lampoon magazine, this is a spoof of children's comic strips. The art makes you think of Little Nemo or Little Orphan Annie, but the stories are definitely adult. Sex, drugs, nudity, perversions, violence and a dark sense of humor. Bonnie is 13 trying to understand what it means to be a teenager, as her body changes, and her much more ⬇️