Stolen from the Little Free Library on my walk up the hill yesterday afternoon. I read 1 of the mags on my travels to work today. It made going back to work after the holidays much more tolerable. Yesterday was a perfect last day of school holidays. A sleep in, crepes for breaky, dunk at the beach (still a little too cold for my liking. Thank god for the sun), watermelon punch and Gardening Australia TV show, salmon for dinner and early to bed.
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An impactful and emotionally raw depiction of institutional indifference, readers prone to misinterpreting their contributions to reactive rage, and others doubtful of the impact of racism on personal identity will not find an embedded social justice message in this work.
Book mail. Looking forward to both of these very different books. #botm #amazonsale
pickNot the kind of book I'd usually pick, only read it for a book club I was hoping to join. But I'm glad I did because I ended up enjoying it. Quick paced YA read dealing with race and romance in the Jim Crow days. This one had lots of suspenseful moments as well as sad and heartbreaking, especially considering the concept of "passing" was a reality so many people had to deal with, and I'm sure some still do ?
pickI recommend this book. It covers US history that was never taught in the high school curriculum. It is dense with information and has a good bibliography on references used. I did have to take breaks from reading it, reading something lighter in subject matter, because of the intensity of the abuse ravaged upon indigenous people by the European invaders, then the continuing abuse of later immigrants to the USA who were not white.
pickI finished this yesterday, but I needed some time to process before I could write down my thoughts.
This book is intense. It‘s a quick read, but there is so much to take in. Racism, antisemitism, sexism, eugenics, high control religious groups - the roots of our obsession with thinness are multifaceted, but none of them are good.
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Started this while donating plasma today. There is a lot to take in here, but it flies by. I can‘t believe I‘m already half way through.
My own eating disorder internally had nothing to do with racism, but the mind set I adopted and internalised is 100% racist.
#SabrinaStrings #FearingTheBlackBody #fatphobia #racism #disorderedeating
pickI enjoyed reading Zetta‘s poems. She uses a variety of forms which makes this a highly dynamic read, and her work does an excellent job of driving home her point. These poems will catch your attention. The illustrations throughout were a nice touch. #Poetry
pick“Accountable“ really made me reflect on how staying silent in the face of racism causes just as much harm too. Being a bystander isn‘t neutral, it allows the behavior to continue. A lot of people may think that staying out of it means they‘re not involved, but in reality, silence can show a sense of complicity. This novel is a powerful reminder that speaking up really matters and that accountability is everyone's responsibility.
