Jessica Jones: Alias Vol. 2 - 4 stars

Jessica Jones: Alias Vol. 3 - 4.5 stars

Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery - 5 stars

salt. - 5 stars

Through the Woods - 5 stars

We Should All Be Feminists - 5 stars (reread)

The Sun and Her Flowers - 5 stars

Chase Darkness with Me: How One True-Crime Writer Started Solving Murders - 5 stars

 

Favorite book(s) of the month:

e v e r y t h i n g

 

Books started this month but haven't finished yet:

Still, Tote Asche, If I'm Being Honest, Just One of the Royals, Das Spiel

 

Random ramblings:

In the beginning of the month I felt a reading slump coming, so I did the only thing I could think of, ditched all the books I was currently reading and picked up some comics and poetry, and a tiny book I have already read before. And it worked. I went back to the other books after that and even though I didn't finish them, I actually got a good few pages read in them. So, I would say, I managed to avoid the reading slump.
I'm also now up to date on all the podcasts I listen to and have to wait for new episodes, so I actually have the time to pick up books LOL

 

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Perfectly written. Simple, yet persuasive. Important and inspiring messages all fit into an easily-digestible package.

This was an amazing read. Everything about it was well done. It felt personal, logical, and effective.

Everyone needs to read this book.

Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the... Read this in one sitting, & by the end, I was mostly skimming it.
Not sure who this book is for - it's a survey, but most of the information in it I already knew just by virtue of being a feminist online. It feels incredibly dated for being in print just a couple of years. I don't know who I could recommend this book to who would be interested in the topic, but not familiar with the information covered.

The concept of linking witches, sluts, and feminists together doesn't develop much further than to outline the fact that both witch & slut stereotypes are patriarchal in nature.

This book has an extensive works cited, & it mostly made me wish that I had chosen to read one of the other books mentioned instead.

Date Published: July 19, 2014

Format: Ebook

Source: Own Copy

Date Read: June 30, 2019

Read for COYER Summer 2019

 

Blurb

With humor and levity, here Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century—one rooted in inclusion and awareness. She shines a light not only on blatant discrimination, but also the more insidious, institutional behaviors that marginalize women around the world, in order to help readers of all walks of life better understand the often masked realities of sexual politics. Throughout, she draws extensively on her own experiences—in the U.S., in her native Nigeria, and abroad—offering an artfully nuanced explanation of why the gender divide is harmful for women and men, alike.

Argued in the same observant, witty and clever prose that has made Adichie a bestselling novelist, here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it means to be a woman today—and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.

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Review

 

I read this on the plane and enjoyed the speech for the content but not for the dryness of the writing. Before writing this review, I watched the Ted Talk and had a much better experience with the text. Ms. Adichie had nuanced and humor that didn't come across as well in text as it did in the video (https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_we_should_all_be_feminists?language=en). I think I also liked how the audience responded, giving the speech much more life. I am keeping the ebook/script so I can refer to it, but I recommend watching the video to get the full affect of this wonderful speech.

 

Oh, and I cheered mentally when she mentioned she tried to read "feminist classics" and was bored - same here Ms. Adichie.

I decided to read The Glorious Heresies another time as I have it in print at the minute and I'm having some issues with my eyes, due to hayfever, so reading on my kobo is working out much better. Seeing as I decided to set that down, I had a normal roll plus the 3 extra one's for Independence days.

 

Roll 1: 6 & 3 which took me to:

 

 

 

For this I'm going to read We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche

 

Roll 2: 4 & 1 which took me to jail! For this I use my pocketed racing card to take me to: 

 

 

 

 

For this I'm going to read The Secret Barrister by...The Secret Barrister

 

Roll 3: 3 & 2 which takes me to the cat card, which I pocket and roll again

 

 

Roll 4: 5 & 5 (doubles!) This takes me to square:

 

 

• For this I'm going to read Talking to my Daughter about the Economy by Yanis Varoufakis. As I rolled doubles I got to roll again.

 

Roll 5: I rolled 6 & 1 which took me to the Go square, so I rolled again.

 

Roll 6: I rolled 5 & 4 which took me here:

 

 

For this I'm going to read You Can't Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson

 

Roll 7: I rolled 2 & 1 which took me here:

 

 

For this I'm going to read Conviction by Denise Mina

 

It's going to take me forever to read all 5 of these books! I'm really glad I've got my reading planned so far in advance, but fortunately I won't get to roll again for a while *sniff sniff*