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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
read for school, didn’t like nearly enough to read it all. I actually read a lot more than this but it wasn’t in order so it’s not really possible to track.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Abortion, and Classism
Minor: Ableism
I put most content warnings under “graphic” but I’m not sure how to categorize them. It’s not graphic in the sense of detailed descriptions of specific occurrences of each topic necessarily, but there are extensive discussions about these topics as a whole. Also, the chapters are fairly independent so not all CWs appear in all or even many chapters.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch by Kelly Thompson
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Living a Feminist Life by Sara Ahmed
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
read some of this for school and HATED it. I def read more than 16 pages but we skipped around so it’s hard to track.
The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit
Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.
read some of this for school, didn’t like it enough to finish it. I read more than 20 pages but it wasn’t in order.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.
This is another one I read part of for school and didn’t enjoy enough to finish. I know a lot of people loved this one and I’ve seen a lot of people say it’s “groundbreaking” or that it adds something new to the trans literary canon and frankly I disagree with that. I feel like this is a very common queer narrative - a trans person who has always known they were “different” but didn’t know that meant queer, and they have an accepting family and friends and ample access to queer resources. This is in no way a critique on Maia Kobabe’s life. Eir life is eir life; there’s no arguing with eir lived experiences. Nor is it a critique of eir choice to write this book, especially knowing why e did. I’m just saying that as a narrative, I don’t think it adds much and it’s not a story I am personally interested in reading.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Zami: A New Spelling of my Name by Audre Lorde
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
Read this for class in college, and we were only require to read this section. I frankly didn’t “get it” or gain anything from it that made it worth it to finish it later on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
You Wouldn't Have Known About Me by Calvin Gimpelevich
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Sexual content and Transphobia
Minor: Dysphoria
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
frankly extremely boring and extremely preachy…not worth my time
Cain's Jawbone by Torquemada
challenging
mysterious
please note that “read” in NO FUCKING WAY means “solved.” still working on that second part