Megan finished reading April Ashley's odyssey by Duncan Fallowell

April Ashley's odyssey by Duncan Fallowell
This autobiography was written in the 1970s, and describes April Ashley's life to that point, amab April Ashley left her …
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This autobiography was written in the 1970s, and describes April Ashley's life to that point, amab April Ashley left her …
She had an amazing life and this book helped me as a teenager to contextualise my own gender dysphoria properly. I once lent it to cisgender friend who was incredibly snobby about her writing, I definitely took that personally. I would say this is a good book for trans girls and young trans femmes of any age to read, but also provides some fantastic historical insight into the lives of our trans elders. She deserves more recognition.
Content warning History of the Holocaust - Extremely Upsetting/Triggering
Like almost every well researched book that deals with the history of the holocaust this is upsetting and uncomfortable to read, but if you are interested in the subject I would say this is an essential text. It contains first hand accounts from interviews by the author of women who were prisoners and notably one of the women who was a guard. I don't recommend holocaust books, and I don't recommend the subject because the inhumanity on display is overwhelming to even the most thick skinned people. But I think it is on some level, necessary. I like Sarah Helm, I also read her biography of Vera Atkins, she is a diligent author, and her writing is clear.
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster (titled Chernobyl Prayer: A Chronicle of the Future in the …
Gathered from years of interviews, this is one of the best accounts of the human impact of Chernobyl. I loved this book, but be warned it is gruesome and brutal in places.
Investigative journalism at it’s best. The book is excellent, readable, clear and logical. The question I kept asking as I read this was “What were they thinking?” When someone perpetrates a massive and clear fraud in public I am always amazed that they somehow convince themselves they won’t get caught. I don’t believe Elizabeth Holmes was a hapless victim of Sunny Balwani, or of structural sexism. it will be interesting to see what the jury thinks.
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And absolute diamond of an audio book read by the man himself. One of the best on the subject. The sections on his life and the account of the accident that almost killed him are unmissable. Its thanks to this book that I now have my own copy of The Elements of Style by Strunk and White, in my endless quest to improve my own grammar and readability.
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