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Ursula K. Le Guin: The Word for World Is Forest (Paperback, 2022, Orion Publishing Group, Hachette UK)

When a world of peaceful aliens is conquered by bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably …

I started reading this for points of view on forests as ecosystems and their cultural relevance for us. It's not quite that. I feel the themes of colonialism (obviously) and toxic masculinity within patriarchy, as well as the origin of violence, appear much stronger than the ecological ones. Overall still very good read!

finished reading Solaris by Stanisław Lem

Stanisław Lem: Solaris (Paperback, 2016, Faber & Faber)

When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its …

That was definitely interesting! While sections on mimoids (is exmplained in the book) didn't give me that much, the sections on academic pursuits (and believe schools! and failures!) had me chuckling internally. I couldn't really find myself in any of the characters, but I enjoyed the plot nonetheless. I also only afterwards read that Lem wasn't the biggest fan of this translation, so I might check it out in German at some point in time

Johanna Hedva: Your Love Is Not Good (2023, And Other Stories)

What a ride

I've never felt so seen in my queerness and called out in my Whiteness while being forced to question the relationship with my mother and my aspirations as an artist. This will stay with me for a while