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This is the right time to ask yourself: "What should I be doing to help?"For …
While I certainly enjoyed the points made in this book and thought that they were made in a concise and indisputable manner, I did find the book rather dense and as a result, rather difficult to read.
In this essay -- adapted from her TEDx talk of the same name -- Chimamanda …
For a little while now I’ve been wanted to read more feministic literature but I hadn’t gotten round to it till today. I decided that We Should All Be Feminists should the start of my journey through feministic literature. Above all else this book started a desire within me to take up public speaking, to speak for those who have no other means of public communication, to speak to those who otherwise won’t or don’t listen, and most of all, to share, further, and develop ideals that should be globally accepted.
One point in the book that really stood out to me was the mention of the differences between referring to yourself as an egalitarian rather than as a feminist. To quote Adichie, ‘to choose to use the vague expression human rights is to deny the specific and particular problem of gender. It would be a way of pretending that …
For a little while now I’ve been wanted to read more feministic literature but I hadn’t gotten round to it till today. I decided that We Should All Be Feminists should the start of my journey through feministic literature. Above all else this book started a desire within me to take up public speaking, to speak for those who have no other means of public communication, to speak to those who otherwise won’t or don’t listen, and most of all, to share, further, and develop ideals that should be globally accepted.
One point in the book that really stood out to me was the mention of the differences between referring to yourself as an egalitarian rather than as a feminist. To quote Adichie, ‘to choose to use the vague expression human rights is to deny the specific and particular problem of gender. It would be a way of pretending that it was not women who have, for centuries, been excluded. It would be a way of denying that the problem of gender targets women.’
From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day and When We Were …
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Apparently, when I finished this book, I never wrote a review... which is insane to think about but I'll try and write one now (despite it being around a year later). I loved this story. As a British teenager I have always loved the platonic and romantic dynamic that boarding schools encourage and, as such, thoroughly enjoyed how different relations played out throughout this tale. Furthermore, the addition of science-fiction elements allowed for the exemplification of narrative elements and enigmas ergo drawing the audience even further into the strange world of Hailsham. I will likely revisit this book many times throughout my life to feel what I felt whilst reading it for the first time; to walk the halls of Hailsham; to watch the football games on the field; to stare into the ambiguous forest across the accommodation windows.
I am incredibly torn, I truly loved the ending of this book so much and the way in which Houellebecq writes feels so honest and raw and I love it. Despite that there were definitely some aspects of the book that felt somewhat dragged out. I did adore the commentary on religion though.
Definitely not my favorites of Murakami’s. While I love the enigmatic nature of the story, it just falls a tad short with the book feeling a little uninspired and as though it was missing many of the key everyday minutiae that makes Murakami’s stories, his.
This book felt rather amateurish throughout the first 1/3rd, however, it definitely improved as it went on. Not a terrible read but there's much better ways to learn about manipulation.
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (Japanese: 色彩を持たない多崎つくると、彼の巡礼の年, Hepburn: Shikisai o motanai Tazaki …
This book, like all Murakami books, managed to pick me up and remove my mind from the restrictive realms of reality and allow it to swim in the depths of hyper-awareness. During and after reading any of Murakami’s books, I feel life in a far more vivid and powerful manner; as though all the small things that I never would’ve paid overt attention to hold a true, deep, new-founded beauty. Whenever I feel as though I am losing grasp of reality, I will always return to Murakami.
In a near-future New York City where a service alerts people on the day they …
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Wow. That was a journey and a half; the first 50 or so pages didn’t quite grab me and I was worried I would hate it but soon after, when Mateo and Rufus met, everything really started to pick up and the book got significantly better. Not mad on the ending but this was such a sweet story so I can probably forgive that.
"I walk around the school hallways and look at the people. I look at the …
This was just so beautiful. Perfectly managed to capture what it’s like to be a teenager. Those stunning nights where you’re surrounded by friends, just laughing and eating and drinking with the stars above you and the ground below you. Perhaps it’s because of how similar all my friends are to those in this book or perhaps it’s due to the shared connection all teenagers have that was explored in this book but whatever it was, The Perks of Being a Wallflower really connected with me. I’m sure I will read this again sometime but for now, Perks gets a 5* rating from me.
There is not another author that I have found who describes nature as beautifully and vibrantly as MacFarlane. This book will always remain a comfort read for me and something that i will revisit time and time again.