vmondv (amonda) started reading Truth of the Divine by Lindsay Ellis (Noumena Series, #2)
Am I kinda shipping Genry and Harth, Mr. Ai? "Who uses first names? Hearth-brothers, or friends." They are not friends and Genry is hurt about it.
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Gay, trans, non-binary EFL teacher from South America. Trying to read more English, women and trans* authors, science fiction, and understandings of gender mysteries. Se habla español y chileno. Quejas principalmente en español.
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vmondv (amonda) rated Axiom's End: 4 stars
Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis
Axiom's End is a 2020 science fiction novel by American writer Lindsay Ellis. Set in 2007, the novel is about …
vmondv (amonda) finished reading Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis
Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis
Axiom's End is a 2020 science fiction novel by American writer Lindsay Ellis. Set in 2007, the novel is about …
vmondv (amonda) finished reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #6)
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #6)
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down …
vmondv (amonda) started reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #6)
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #6)
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down …
vmondv (amonda) rated The Left Hand of Darkness: 5 stars
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #4)
[Comment by Kim Stanley Robinson, on The Guardian's website][1]: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin (1969)
…vmondv (amonda) finished reading The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #4)
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #4)
[Comment by Kim Stanley Robinson, on The Guardian's website][1]: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin (1969)
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[Comment by Kim Stanley Robinson, on The Guardian's website][1]: The Left Hand of Darkness by …
Am I kinda shipping Genry and Harth, Mr. Ai? "Who uses first names? Hearth-brothers, or friends." They are not friends and Genry is hurt about it.
vmondv (amonda) finished reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
On a summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy's fifth wedding anniversary.
Presents are being …
vmondv (amonda) reviewed Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
On a summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy's fifth wedding …
Felt like sci fi
5 stars
As a gay trans non-binary person who has never engaged in heterosexuality, reading this book felt like reading a work of science fiction about an alien civilization. It was fun, and sometimes depressing, but most of the times I was baffled by the depictions of men, women and their marriages. I felt like I was watching a David Attenborough documentary on straight cis people. I did double takes and I had to double check with my straight friends. (According to them, apparently sometimes it kinda is like that, but the machiavellianism is less elaborate?)
Overall, a fun read with despisable characters that I had a hard time understanding, but I think that's on me. The real villain of the book was heteronormativity, and the real victim was Detective Boney.
As a gay trans non-binary person who has never engaged in heterosexuality, reading this book felt like reading a work of science fiction about an alien civilization. It was fun, and sometimes depressing, but most of the times I was baffled by the depictions of men, women and their marriages. I felt like I was watching a David Attenborough documentary on straight cis people. I did double takes and I had to double check with my straight friends. (According to them, apparently sometimes it kinda is like that, but the machiavellianism is less elaborate?)
Overall, a fun read with despisable characters that I had a hard time understanding, but I think that's on me. The real villain of the book was heteronormativity, and the real victim was Detective Boney.
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vmondv (amonda) started reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
On a summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy's fifth wedding …
Been reading lots of memoirs and non-fiction lately so I thought I would give this a read. I watched the movie first, hopefully I can enjoy the book.
vmondv (amonda) finished reading Man alive by Thomas Page McBee (City lights/Sister spit)
"What does it really mean to be a man? In Man Alive, Thomas Page McBee …
This book felt personal, in a good way. I liked it more than its successor, Amateur, although at times it felt a bit inscrutable in its writing, probably because of that same personal nature.
vmondv (amonda) rated Tranny: 5 stars
vmondv (amonda) reviewed Amateur by Thomas Page McBee
"From an award-winning writer whose work bristles with 'hard-won strength, insight, agility, and love' (Maggie …
Insightful and light
4 stars
I found some interesting and novel ideas about masculinity, but I felt most of them lacked development. They felt like glimpses of light, some interesting perspectives about familiar subjects, and I only wish the author had spent some more time delving into them. Perhaps I was waiting for a more 'academic' text. The book does include some short interviews with researchers and includes a reading list at the end, which is great and I'll probably find what I was looking for in some of them.
I found some interesting and novel ideas about masculinity, but I felt most of them lacked development. They felt like glimpses of light, some interesting perspectives about familiar subjects, and I only wish the author had spent some more time delving into them. Perhaps I was waiting for a more 'academic' text. The book does include some short interviews with researchers and includes a reading list at the end, which is great and I'll probably find what I was looking for in some of them.