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235 reviews
The Natural Mother of the Child: A Memoir of Nonbinary Parenthood by Krys Malcolm Belc
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Fantastic writing, getting to the tender heart of the odd phenomenon of parenthood -- and all the ways that it intersects with gender.
Females by Andrea Long Chu
adventurous
challenging
informative
medium-paced
5.0
A truly wild and engaging read. A manifesto on art and gender that I will be digesting for a long time
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
LOVED THIS. Comforting, sweet, funny.
Model Home by Rivers Solomon
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Terrible book hangover after devouring this!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault
Spy in the House of Anaïs Nin by Kim Krizan
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Read this in less than 24 hours because it was so accessible and evocative. Great overview of the themes of Nim's life and writing--her fiction but especially the lifelong project of her Diary.
Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
DNF. I love high concept lit but this was too much for me.
Black Female Vampires in African American Women's Novels, 1977–2011: She Bites Back by Kendra R. Parker
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Absolutely blew my mind while also reminding me that Octavia Butler was a genius and we may never experience the power and scope of her imagination again. I wasn't familiar with Butler's Patternist series about energy vampires before this. Parker maps Octavia Butler's Patternist series onto the Black Women's Club Movement and an ethics of care in ways that make me see that a vampire series can be a guidebook for building a better society.
In a later chapter, mapping the Anita Hill testimony during the Clarence Thomas appointment hearings and the abominable way Hill was treated in the media onto Octavia Butler's "Fledgling" is so effective that I was ANGRY reading this.
In a later chapter, mapping the Anita Hill testimony during the Clarence Thomas appointment hearings and the abominable way Hill was treated in the media onto Octavia Butler's "Fledgling" is so effective that I was ANGRY reading this.