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Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto | Tricia Hersey

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I‘m on the fence with this one. I‘m all for a good f*ck the patriarchy, capitalism, racism, white supremacy, and ableism are bad, kind of book. But there‘s so much repetition here and a ton of anger (justified, but unfocused) that the book itself is exhausting and draining, which seems to defeat the purpose. A low pick. I like the idea of the book better than the execution. #shesaid

Riveted_Reader_Melissa

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto | Tricia Hersey

Hello #SheSaid!

How is everyone doing this week?

DGRachel Still on part one. I have agreed with a lot of what she‘s written so far, I just wish it wasn‘t quite so repetitive. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 5d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @DGRachel yes. I was just thinking about reading the rest together, maybe the start and stopping on my end makes it seem even more so. 5d

Bookwormjillk Finally got a copy from the library. Hope to catch up soon. 5d

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JamieArc I‘m not reading this but wanted to chime in that she created a deck of cards from the ideas in this book. I got them for my husband and he pulls one out each day to look at while he‘s working, and often uses them in icebreaker situations. 5d

vlwelser I don't love this book. She's very repetitive and doesn't seem to want to let stuff go and move forward. It's counterintuitive to blame the past on not feeling like you can rest and then keep making excuses about it. 5d

AnneCecilie Agree with the repetitiveness @DGRachel and @vlwelser but I like her more concrete examples of how to rest, even if I was a little sad that reading wasn‘t on that list. There‘s also a lot of the grind culture I don‘t recognize living in a different country. We have rules when it comes to working hours per day, month, half year and year. We also have 5 weeks paid vacation and a lawful right to 3 weeks vacation during the summer. (edited) 4d

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AnneCecilie

The Christmas Bookshop: A Novel | Jenny Colgan

#BookReport

I kept up with my yearlong reads on the right

I read Fars rygg and The Clue of the Tapping Heels #NancyDrewBR

I continued with the buddy reads; Revelation #ShardlakeBR and Rest is Resistance #SheSaid

I continued listening to the tagged

And I‘ve started my first read from the Women‘s Prize for Nonfiction Longlist, Raising Hare

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DGRachel

Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto | Tricia Hersey

I‘m listening to this on audio for #shesaid, so I don‘t have the exact quote, but can someone tell me - do they truly no longer have nap time or recess in elementary school? I remember nap time in Kindergarten and we had recess throughout elementary school. (Also, the audio is fine, but I think I‘m going to need my own print copy!)

OrangeMooseReads I believe it depends on the district. The district I live in still does rest time and recess. 6d

kspenmoll @OrangeMooseReads We have both in my district. MS & HS can go outside during lunch weather permitting. 6d

charl08 One issue can be when kids get recess/ break time taken away for bad behaviour. Vicious cycle (e.g. if what they're struggling with is sitting still) 6d

Bookwormjillk My kids had naps in kindergarten but they worked on weaning them off it by halfway through the year. They had recess throughout though. (edited) 6d

StaceGhost No naps and a twenty minute recess but they watch giant smart board screens all day so we have that going for us 6d

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BarbaraTheBibliophage

Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto | Tricia Hersey

I have been grinding at jobs and my own business since I was 14 years old. Whether I am healthy or ill. After heartbreak and celebration. And the idea that I can both care for myself and my body, while also being liberated, is deeply tempting. By I‘m skeptical, for sure.

#shesaid #restisresistance

aa_guer2021 Oooh. Color me intrigued. 1w

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BarbaraTheBibliophage

Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto | Tricia Hersey

Rest as a healing portal! Yes, I do believe this. Seeing it as away to resist capitalism and white supremacy is new to me, but makes sense.

#shesaid #restisresistance

MemoirsForMe 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1w

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto | Tricia Hersey

Hello #SheSaid!

Anyone get any rest this week, not me 😂

See you in the comments!
@vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl ⤵️

Bookwormjillk Haha nope. Still waiting for this book. I‘m always a month behind it seems but I‘ll get there eventually! 2w

TheBookHippie 😂😂😂😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 if you could tell my long suffering menopause and the world to behave… 😝 I have this book on hold… long wait for it. 2w

DGRachel This is my next audiobook once I finish the one for The Morbidly Curious Bookclub. Hoping to start it by next weekend. 2w

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DebinHawaii I have my print library copy & started reading but forgot to post last weekend. Interesting so far, though a bit disjointed & I‘m not as church-oriented as the author. Not a lot of rest this week but I liked the list of What Resting Can Look Like. I tend to think about rest as sleeping/taking naps so social media breaks, crafting, doing a deep listen to an album or just not responding immediately to text & emails are all things that I can do. 2w

BarbaraTheBibliophage I‘ve had this book on my Kindle shelf for a long while. I believe in stopping the glorification of”busy.” But putting it in practice is another thing entirely. So far the intro offers some solid ideas. (edited) 2w

vlwelser I don't love this. It feels repetitive and forgettable. I'm still plugging along but it's hard to remember what I read. I should read it right before giving my opinion about it but this also sort of proves my point. 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @BarbaraTheBibliophage funny story, the local news people were ribbing each other the other day, and one was giving the other “in fun” harassing over doing puzzles. 🧩 His point was they are a waste of time, they do nothing …go be useful and do something useful.🫠 Like clean …I thought of this book, like let the lady relax for goodness sake. 1w

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I grew up in a house where puzzles were an “accomplishment” and competitive. So it‘s never felt relaxing to me. But I absolutely think we should stop shaming people for relaxing!! 1w

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AnneCecilie

The Christmas Bookshop: A Novel | Jenny Colgan

#WeeklyForecast

Continue the yearlong reads on the right

Continue the buddy reads; Revelation #ShardlakeBR and Rest is Resistance #SheSaid

Continue the tagged on audio

I‘m about to start the Dahl book which won a Norwegian book award

I also want to start on The Clue of the Tapping Shoes #NancyDrewBR

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

I who Have Never Known Men: A Novel | Jacqueline Harpman

#SheSaid. One of our book choices for later this year is currently on sale on Kindle in the US for $3.99 of you prefer buying to library.

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AnneCecilie

The Christmas Bookshop: A Novel | Jenny Colgan

#BookReport

Kept up with my yearlong reads on the right

Finished The Valley of Fear #NoPlaceLikeHomes, continued both Revelation #ShardlakeBR and Rest is Resistance #SheSaid

I finished Headshot

Beautyland was the book I almost DNFed last week, read a little more in, before finally DNFing it. I made it to around page 150

I continued tagged on audio

I‘m currently reading the book by Korsgaard and not understanding what all the fuss is about.

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