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563 reviews

Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

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adventurous fast-paced

4.5

Oh Ursula… why did I not find you when you were among us 
Against The Wall: Israel's Barrier to Peace by Michael Sorkin

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informative medium-paced

4.0

Some really great essays not just covering Palestine but also ideas that one would define as “walls” in society.
Selected Writings and Speeches of Marcus Garvey by Marcus Garvey

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challenging informative

4.0

Gotta up my hate game
But in all seriousness it’s interesting to see the point of view of someone who led the return to Africa movement. And seeing the difference in his views and WEB. As well as some of his opinions which definitely some today would see as radical
How to Blow Up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm

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informative medium-paced

4.25

The type of book you read that should radicalise you. I love that it address climate fatalism that is becoming something that is growing. This book has certainly launched my desire for more to be done
The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee

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dark emotional slow-paced

2.5

Half of this books is really interesting, the Naxalite half. The other half is quite boring and also unimportant. Things like the inc*st didn’t really feel like it was needed for the plot. There is some interesting study of family dynamics but some of it felt like it was unnecessary and took away from some of the good parts of the book
Anime: A Critical Introduction by Rayna Denison

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informative slow-paced

3.0

This may have been a bad book to start the year with. It is incredibly in-depth as a critical analysis. This definitely isn’t a “oh I kind of like anime let me read this.” it is for people trying to actually study or use it as part of their study. I’m not that smart.
The Leaderless Revolution: How Ordinary People Will Take Power and Change Politics in the 21st Century by Carne Ross

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fast-paced

2.25

An interesting look at anarchism according to Ross & his personal relationship given his job history. 
I don’t really think it matches too closely to the title as the sort of work that would inspire a movement
The Wildings by Nilanjana Roy, Prabha Mallya

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medium-paced

3.75

This is what I think Desi cats would be like (I haven’t watched cats) it actually convinced me to read the next book
Europe's Fault Lines: Racism and the Rise of the Right by Liz Fekete

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challenging informative medium-paced

3.75

Absolutely must read
The True Story of Ah Q by Xun Lu

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challenging fast-paced

3.75

Defo will read again! Very interesting especially given the historical context with which it was written