I’ve put off writing this review for weeks because I don’t want to be the bad feminist who says she didn’t enjoy reading bell hooks.
Tag: nonfiction
Book Review: Bad Dog by Harlan Weaver
Our ideas of what makes a good life for a dog are often based on our ideas of what makes a good life for a human, and those in turn are often based on white supremacist, patriarchal, and capitalist ideas.
Book Review: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
I think this book is really approachable, because Oluo uses accessible language, her real-life experiences, and examples of how we can be better.
Book Review: Non-Binary Lives Essay Collection
If you’re looking for a few dozen snapshots of some of the different ways to be non-binary and the various experiences that can come with it, then check out Non-Binary Lives, edited by Jos Twist, Ben Vincent, Meg-John Barker, and Kat Gupta.
Book Review: Spirals in Time by Helen Scales
As part of my continuing effort to learn at least a little bit about as many animals as possible in my lifetime, I recently listened to the audiobook version of Spirals in Time by Helen Scales.
Book Review: Eyeliner by Zahra Hankir
Once upon a time, long before this book blog, I used to write a beauty blog. So when I heard there was a book all about eyeliner, I knew I had to pick it up!
Book Review: The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
I always thought True Crime wasn’t for me, until I read The Feather Thief last year. It turns out, I just don’t want to read about serial killers. Give me a book about a weird little guy stealing things, and I’m all in.
Book Review: Running with Sherman by Christopher McDougall
If you were a Horse Girl like me growing up, you probably read at least half a dozen books were a young person finds and rescues a seriously neglected horse, nurses them back to health, and then goes on to win a race or similar competition. This book is like that, but with a donkey.
Book Review: Red Paint by Sasha LaPointe
In my last review, I complained that it was hard to think of a genre I’ve never read. I feel like few things better illustrate the fact that I read widely than the fact that the next book I finished after that Light Novel was a memoir about generational trauma, punk music, and bad relationship decisions set right here in Washington.
Book Review: I Know What I Am by Gina Siciliano
I was excited to pick this up during the 2022 Seattle Indie Bookstore Day promotion, because I wanted to read it and I was pretty confident it would be easy to fit into that year/s SAL/SPL Book Bingo. I mean, it was by a local author, it was a graphic novel, it was about history, art, a trial, it had elements of feminism, it was from a local publisher… and yet somehow I couldn’t fit it into a single dang square.