More of 3.5 rating. Liked lots about this, but was very frustrated about the way the middle aged woman's body was described in such a derogative tone and it felt like the male characters had more space for variations within their gender bracket than the female ones. Of course those brackets were quite narrow in the time the novel is set in, but the male gaze of the time is very palpable.
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Realistic Pessimist rated Vehicle: 4 stars
Vehicle by Jen Calleja
In a time when looking into the past has become a socially unacceptable and illegal act in the Nation, a …
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Vehicle by Jen Calleja
In a time when looking into the past has become a socially unacceptable and illegal act in the Nation, a …
Realistic Pessimist rated Madness: 4 stars
Wer Inklusion will, findet einen Weg. Wer sie nicht will, findet Ausreden. by Raúl Aguayo-Krauthausen
Raúl Krauthausen ist der bekannteste Aktivist für Inklusion und Barrierefreiheit – und die lauteste Stimme in Deutschland, wenn es um …
Realistic Pessimist rated Red Rosa: 4 stars
Red Rosa by Kate Evans
"A giant of the political left, Rosa Luxemburg is one of the foremost minds in the canon of revolutionary socialist …
Realistic Pessimist reviewed Love, Leda by Mark Hayatt
Review of 'Love, Leda' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Realistic Pessimist reviewed Frauen der Unterwelt
Review of 'Frauen der Unterwelt' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Dieses Buch vereint Tine Rahel Völckers Theaterstück mit einer informativen Einleitung und drei Beiträgen, die Behinderung, Pathologisierung unerwünschten Verhaltens von Frauen und Psychiatrie-Kritik thematisieren. Alle Elemente dieses Buchs sind gleichermaßen lesenswert und bereichern das Stück, sowohl als zusätzliche Einblicke als auch mit kritischen Hinweisen. Sehr lesenswert.
Realistic Pessimist rated Winter in the Air: 4 stars
Realistic Pessimist rated This Much Is True: 3 stars
This Much Is True by Miriam Margolyes
'There is no one on earth quite so wonderful' STEPHEN FRY
'As outrageously entertaining as you'd expect' Daily Express
BAFTA-winning …
Realistic Pessimist rated Waiting for Ted: 4 stars
Realistic Pessimist rated Realitäten: 5 stars
Realitäten by Ahmed Sadkhan, Ani Koshka, Awista Gardi, and 27 others
Queere Geschichten werden häufig von Menschen erzählt, die nicht queer sind – Zeit, sie selbst zu erzählen!
In diesem Sammelband …
Realistic Pessimist started reading Realitäten by Ahmed Sadkhan
Realitäten by Ahmed Sadkhan, Ani Koshka, Awista Gardi, and 27 others
Queere Geschichten werden häufig von Menschen erzählt, die nicht queer sind – Zeit, sie selbst zu erzählen!
In diesem Sammelband …