Dear @taylorswift with the green dot. I hope you'll consider putting I'd Lie (Taylor's Version) on Debut TV.
And you should also consider collabing with My Chemical Romance.
Sincerely, @brendonloverurie
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August was a good reading month for me. The readathon that was hosted by Joel’s discord server, the cozy kingdom, really motivated me and dragged me out of my slump. Here is thestorgraph’s beautifully generated calender:
and here are my thoughts:
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Green Dot by Madeleine Gray
I picked this up right after Really Good, actually (Monica Heisey) and it gives off a similar energy. However, instead of focusing on a female main character who is in the process of a divorce, this book follows the main character’s affair at work. It was interesting to read from the POV of someone who isn’t be cheated on nor the cheater, but the secret affair of someone. So yea, it was interesting to read about what she thinks of the relationship of her affair, who is also her coworker, and his wife and how she might actually be like. It was interesting to read about someone in her early twenties trying to figure out her life and what she would like to do. This it why I liked the beginning and ending more, because it wasn’t centered about the relationship with her affair (which isn’t a spoiler because she says it in the beginning that this is already over, so do not come after me). The middle, which focused on the affair was ok. I mean it was an obsession, which was annoying to me. Do you have any other personality traits then him?
Overall, a solid 3.5. I had some fun moments, breathing out my nose while reading some chats with her other coworker. There is much to get out of Green Dot, if one would make a feminist reading out of it, but I picked it up for fun times and therefore it was just ok.
The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake
I’d eaten the first book up and therefore I was hyped for the second part. There isn’t much to say, because I once again really liked it, maybe a little bit less then the first, but it’s a 4.25 for me! I wasn’t really happy with reading Libby’s POV, they seemed a little “useless”, I mean here and there I could see a link, but I hope that we maybe get something more out of it in the third part? Reading everyone else’s POV was sooo good that’s why it was har for me to put down.
William Shakespeare’s Sonnets
I had the feeling that I need the read them at some point in my life, especially since I am a literature student.
Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy
This book was gifte to me and tbh otherwise I wouldn’t have put a hand on it. I learned about the good and bad sides of motherhood, what it means to be a mother with a husband who isn’t really supportive. Ngl, it was funny sometimes and yea, sometimes it made me sad. Objectively it would be a 4 star, but personally I rate it 3.75.
A Man and His Cat #2 by Umi Sakurai
Let your girl have some manga every once in a while ok? This manga is so wholesome and lights my heart. A quick and light read!
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny by Bertold Brecht
A play, really crossed off in the diversity in format. There isn’t much to say: a 3 star read. It just gives “written by a white man” and one can read it. Nothing special, though I can see that he has put thoughts into it.
Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror by Junji Ito
We are getting an anime of this manga!! I just love Ito’s art style, so I picked up this manga to get some inspiration on horror, surreal drawings. The story is also so interesting, no doubt. 4 stars.
Sorry not Sorry: Über weibliche Scham by Anika Landsteiner
I picked this book up, because I found the question of “why is there such a huge connection between womanhood and shame?”. It had many good points, for example when she writes about period and how this taboo topic evokes shame in people who bleed, but also who doesn’t. She writes how the pain people experience is belittled, because it is “normal”, when in fact it can actually be something serious (not me being now so concern about my friends when they mention their period cramps). She writes about her experience at a festival, where she bled through her pants and once someone pointed it out, she was ashamed, embarrassed until she asked herself why. She explores the topics of shame and finances, shame and aging, being single and many more. I like the topics but I couldn’t really unterstand the chapter of shame and reality TV. I mean, yea, I got the first half of it, but the second felt a little forced. In all this chapter felt like she had it saved on her computer and edited a little so it could fit into this book. Anyway, I still learned a lot and I think I was able to take a lot out of it so it is still a 4 star read for me
dnfed
Emily Henry’s Happy Place
Decided to give Henry a second try and listening to the audiobook I realized that it was my last chance for her. I can not get into the writing nor do I like the characters. Dnfed at 24%.
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
I remember binging the show on amazon in one night and since then the book was on my tbr for some years. While reading it it felt like the author just wanted a reason to hate on Japanese (I get and understand the hate on the Nazis), but it felt so racist to read.
currently reading
Unlearn Patriarchy #2
I really loved and learned a lot from the first part, so once I have found out that there is a second one I needed to buy it. There is no disappointment; still informative and reflective about various fields on where the tatriarchy is present.
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