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DareToEatAPeach

DareToEatAPeach@bookwyrm.social

Joined 1 year, 8 months ago

I'm an Oakland writer.

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CrimethInc.: Days of War, Nights of Love (2001, CrimethInc.)

From Wikipedia: "A collection of political, social and philosophical essays written and published by anarchist …

Pretty propaganda, pleasantly compiled

A short, fun read but surprisingly informative. It's a bit like reading a collection of zines. If someone is looking for an easy way to dip one's toe into anarchist theory, this is it.

Peter Kropotkin, David Graeber, Andrej Grubačić, David Graeber, Peter Kropotkin, N. O. Bonzo, Andrej Grubačić, Ruth Kinna: Mutual Aid (2021, PM Press)

One hundred years after his death, Peter Kropotkin is still one of the most inspirational …

Everyone loves Bread Santa's other book, but this one is the one I think more people need to read. Social darwinism is taken as a given in our society, axiomatic. Mutual Aid shows why cooperation is an evolutionary benefit, forever calling social darwinism into doubt.

Marjane Satrapi: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis #1-2) (2004, Pantheon)

Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in Iran during …

Review of 'Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis #1-2)' on 'Goodreads'

Shocking and beautiful. I love the stark black and white art.

It was my first time reading about how Iran was before the revolution. She was born the same year I was so it really made me think.

Philip K. Dick: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (2050, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company)

Review of 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' on 'Goodreads'

Not what I expected. There's a whole other plot line that is not in the movie. Which would have been fine if it interested me. I won't go into detail for spoilers. I would still read Dick again. I think I set my expectations too high.