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Feminism, Interrupted: Disrupting Power by Lola Olufemi
"Feminism allowed me to be wayward, the wrong kind of woman, deviant. It took me longer to realize that true liberation meant extending this newfound freedom beyond myself. Just because I felt freer in some respects, did not meant I was free."
"When feminism is hijacked by the elites and feminist discourse seeps into the upper echelons of society, it is those with power that set the feminist agenda. They distract us from the ways that the state eviscerates the lives of poor women. What use is a chamber full of 'female' politicians who declare themselves feminists if they step over dead women's bodies to do so?"
"Feminism can no longer remain a rhetorical tool; it must have teeth."
This is an absolutely revolutionary book. Olufemi covers a myriad of topics, including the apparatus of the state and its destructive impact on feminist movements, art, transmisogyny, consent, sexual violence and the criminal justice system, food, and solidarity. It is truly great. Everyone should read this, as it is simply extraordinary.
informative
reflective
5.0
"Feminism allowed me to be wayward, the wrong kind of woman, deviant. It took me longer to realize that true liberation meant extending this newfound freedom beyond myself. Just because I felt freer in some respects, did not meant I was free."
"When feminism is hijacked by the elites and feminist discourse seeps into the upper echelons of society, it is those with power that set the feminist agenda. They distract us from the ways that the state eviscerates the lives of poor women. What use is a chamber full of 'female' politicians who declare themselves feminists if they step over dead women's bodies to do so?"
"Feminism can no longer remain a rhetorical tool; it must have teeth."
This is an absolutely revolutionary book. Olufemi covers a myriad of topics, including the apparatus of the state and its destructive impact on feminist movements, art, transmisogyny, consent, sexual violence and the criminal justice system, food, and solidarity. It is truly great. Everyone should read this, as it is simply extraordinary.
Slade House by David Mitchell
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
"The bastard actually smiles. 'Alas, it's forgive them that trespass against us;' temptation comes after trespasses; and you forgot the 'deliver us from evil' bit. Ironically."
"The clock's really tall...it has no hands. It's got words instead, on its old, pale-as-bone clock face, saying TIME IS and under that TIME WAS and under that TIME IS NOT."
"My soul is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen."
Oh my days, this book is so delightful and so bonkers. It's equal parts heartbreaking and heartwarming; and it's absolutely hysterical. I read it in one night because I couldn't put it down.
"The clock's really tall...it has no hands. It's got words instead, on its old, pale-as-bone clock face, saying TIME IS and under that TIME WAS and under that TIME IS NOT."
"My soul is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen."
Oh my days, this book is so delightful and so bonkers. It's equal parts heartbreaking and heartwarming; and it's absolutely hysterical. I read it in one night because I couldn't put it down.