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Carlos Cámara reviewed Feminist City by Leslie Kern
Review of 'Feminist City' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Admittedly, it is not what I expected. After reading the title, author's bio and summary, I thought this would be an essential book to build a theoretical framework about urban studies with a gendered approach, which is what I was looking for. Instead, it is a very personal book in which the author shares her lived experiences around feminism and cities (that relationship is not always so clear).
Being said that, I have enjoyed reading it. The book is well written, the stories are interesting and very illustrative and the text is full of bibliographical references for those who want to know more. This combination makes it a very good introductory book for those (like me) who want to start learning about urban studies with a gendered perspective.
Carlos Cámara reviewed La Ciudad de Vapor by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Descartados y descartables
2 stars
No está a la altura de las anteriores novelas. Más que un homenage al autor por parte del editor más bien parece una voluntad de estirar el chicle a partir de recopilar una serie de borradores y descartes del autor.
Algunas historias son excesivamente pretenciosas y manidas. Destaca muy negativamente los personaes femeninos.Los pocos que hay son secundarios y limitados exclusivamente a objetos de admiración sin apenas voluntad cuya única virtud es la belleza y están destinadas a servir a otros personajes masculinos.
Carlos Cámara rated The Firm: 3 stars
The Firm by John Grisham, John Grisham
When Mitch McDeere signed on with Bendini, Lambert and Locke of Memphis, he thought he and his beautiful wife, Abby, …
Carlos Cámara rated La Ciudad de Vapor: 2 stars
Carlos Cámara reviewed La Ciudad de Vapor by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Review of 'La Ciudad de Vapor' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
No está a la altura de las anteriores novelas. Más que un homenage al autor por parte del editor más bien parece una voluntad de estirar el chicle a partir de recopilar una serie de borradores y descartes del autor.
Algunas historias son excesivamente pretenciosas y manidas. Destaca muy negativamente la presencia de papeles femeninos, limitados exclusivamente a objetos de admiración sin apenas voluntad cuya única virtud es la belleza y están destinadas a servir a otros personajes masculinos.
Carlos Cámara rated La drecera: 4 stars
La drecera by Miquel Martín i Serra
El narrador d’aquesta història, tot just sortit de la infantesa, viu en un petit poble de l’Empordà amb els seus …
Carlos Cámara rated Tierra de campos: 4 stars
Carlos Cámara rated Visualize this: 2 stars
Carlos Cámara rated Tenements, towers & trash: 4 stars
Tenements, towers & trash by Julia Wertz
"Here is New York, as you've never seen it before. A perfectly charming, sidesplittingly funny, intellectually entertaining illustrated history of …
Carlos Cámara rated El cel no és per a tothom: 4 stars
Carlos Cámara reviewed Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman
Utopia for Realists: The Case for a Universal Basic Income, Open Borders, and a 15-hour …
Review of 'Utopia for Realists' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Rutger Bregman presents a series of stories and facts that speculate not only how a fairer, more rational and equitable the world could be, but also how could have been if at certain point history would have taken another turn. And by doing so, it questions the very essence of many of today's assumptions regarding workload, wellfare, borders, wages, poors... that neoliberal mantras makes us believe which constitute the foundations of capitalist societies. And what it is more important: it plants the seed of new different ideas that can lead to this utopia he often refers to as "The land of plenty" to be a reality not just for a few chosen ones, but for everyone.
Written in a very informative and colloquial language (although I felt sometimes to be structured in a weird manner with many jumps back and forth) it is aimed to everyone, without the need …
Rutger Bregman presents a series of stories and facts that speculate not only how a fairer, more rational and equitable the world could be, but also how could have been if at certain point history would have taken another turn. And by doing so, it questions the very essence of many of today's assumptions regarding workload, wellfare, borders, wages, poors... that neoliberal mantras makes us believe which constitute the foundations of capitalist societies. And what it is more important: it plants the seed of new different ideas that can lead to this utopia he often refers to as "The land of plenty" to be a reality not just for a few chosen ones, but for everyone.
Written in a very informative and colloquial language (although I felt sometimes to be structured in a weird manner with many jumps back and forth) it is aimed to everyone, without the need of knowing much about economics or politics. I found it to be highly recommended for anyone pursuing a better world or simply that want to understand how the current world works and over which premises it is based.
Apparently, a new edition was made after this one which slightly changes the order of some chapters and, according to the author it is the best edition so far: www.goodreads.com/questions/1040334-are-there-two-versions-of-this-book---with
Carlos Cámara rated De qué hablo cuando hablo de correr: 3 stars
Carlos Cámara rated Five at the Office Christmas Party: 3 stars
Five at the Office Christmas Party by Bruno Vincent
Enid Blyton's books are beloved the world over and The Famous Five have been the perennial favourite of her fans. …
