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52% complete! Emily Gorcenski has read 37 of 70 books.
Follows a man's thoughts and dreams during a single night. It is also a book …
And it’s also time for me to jump into #77 on the Modern Library list. I haven’t read Joyce in 20+ years. I’m a little dreading this.
"In 1931, a sexologist arrived in colonial Shanghai to give a public lecture about homosexuality. …
I’ve been wanting to read this contextualization of Magnus Hirschfeld for a minute, so it’s time to dive in.
Great read, very relevant for today. I like that it talks more about Latin American fascism than many books today, as that movement tends to be overlooked in favor of the European counterparts.
In the bestselling tradition of Why Nations Fail and The Revenge of Geography, an award-winning …
Interesting and a fast read, but it could be better organized in each chapter and would benefit from trading off some breadth for more depth in places. Tends to jump to conclusions, and overall leans vaguely right wing though it clearly tries to be neutral, at least from the Western lens.
Been wanting to dive more fully into this for a bit
In the bestselling tradition of Why Nations Fail and The Revenge of Geography, an award-winning …
Airport pickup
Let This Radicalize You is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building …
This should be mandatory reading for every organizer. What an excellent reference!
Let This Radicalize You is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building …
It’s overdue for me to read this. On my way to Budapest Pride is a perfect time to start.
A taut and electrifying novel from celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, about one spirited girl …
This was actually quite good. It’s vivid and gripping, and though some of the language choices are a enough to jar you out of the story, the narrative is compelling. It would make a good film.
A taut and electrifying novel from celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, about one spirited girl …
This was a book club option from a Discord I very briefly was in; the actual book they chose turned out to be tenderqueer replit bullshit and I hope this one is better.
From a global icon, a bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is …
This is timely and clear. Butler avoids their usual heavy, dense language and lays out a broad spread of analysis on the contemporary attacks on gender. It ends with a call for solidarity, and is highly relevant for our time.
From a global icon, a bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is …
Back on my gender theory bullshit!
This book would be tremendously improved if it engaged with the idea of capitalism even a little bit
Let’s see what this book has to say about AI writing…
First published in 1908, The Old Wives' Tale affirms the integrity of ordinary lives as …
The modern reader cannot help but be distracted by the fatphobia that infects the root of this novel. If that can be seen past, the book stands as a remarkable story about the inevitable courses of life, told through the stories of two sisters who could not be more different, but who nevertheless end up the same.
