lislis started reading The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (The Roots of Chaos, #1)
A WORLD DIVIDED. A QUEENDOM WITHOUT AN HEIR. AN ANCIENT ENEMY AWAKENS.
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/r/queerSFF has me gotten me curious
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lislis rated The Word for World Is Forest: 4 stars
The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
When a world of peaceful aliens is conquered by bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the …
lislis finished reading The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
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!
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!
lislis finished reading Solaris by Stanisław Lem
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
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
lislis reviewed Your Love Is Not Good by Johanna Hedva
What a ride
5 stars
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
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
lislis rated Metal from Heaven: 4 stars
lislis finished reading Metal from Heaven by august clarke
Nice read! Quite a bit of politics and world building but it worked quite well.
Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Herland is a utopian novel from 1915, written by American feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The book describes an isolated society …
lislis finished reading Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Herland is a utopian novel from 1915, written by American feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The …
Content warning terf content, racism
That was a read. Let's say that this is old and it has not aged well. From a 3rd wave feminist perspective, it's kinda terrible, actually.
Some points the book tries to make are TERFy af, white-supremacist and, while claiming to be feminist, still misogynistic (though this could be debated based on the POV it's written in...).
There are some observations on how patriarchy and capitalism intersect to exploit women are well presented, but it's not further investigated.
The chapters that touch on sex are downright horrible (especially considering consent within marriage, urgh).
I would not recommend it unless you're actually looking for a text from that time period and know what you're getting into.
lislis finished reading Z Word by Lindsay King-Miller
It's a fun Pride read. The biggest asset is definitely how gay/ queer it is, the "big twist" is quite predictable.
It's a fun Pride read. The biggest asset is definitely how gay/ queer it is, the "big twist" is quite predictable.