“...anger is an entirely appropriate response to bigotry, systemic bias, and injustice...They want the airing of opinions to be nothing more than a harmless intellectual exercise. And I suppose, for those whose lives are not materially affected by the issues on which they opine, that might be possible.“ 💅🏼🙄
Never seen someone be so eloquent while also be 1000% done at the same time.
#VirginiaBloomsberries May #buddyread is The Common Reader- Vol. 1 published in 1925. These are a selection of journalistic essays previously published individually.
https://yalereview.org/article/claire-messud-virginia-woolf
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Reflections on a guillotine is in here. I just got that. I should‘ve checked.
Today‘s #bookmail courtesy of Haymarket Books: two of the last Solnit books I didn‘t already have (and part of her “Haymarket rainbow”), plus this book on AI that looks very interesting but wasn‘t released as an ebook (ironic, I think).
I went to Hey Books in San Diego honestly not knowing that today was independent bookstore day. I thought there was a book signing because the line was way out the door. I managed to survive the crowd pharmaceutical free! I bought the tagged book and an “Eat the Rich” sticker. I Hope you all are having a great day.
pickEssays aren't a go-to genre for me, but a Southern girl transplanted to NYC? Sign me up. This was delightful, & the author's voice was perfect. Will definitely listen to more of her collections.
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so-so3 ⭐This book uses the idea of amusement park to discuss the various animals one would find in the ocean. It‘s interesting and educational. I really do like the illustrations however, as fantastic as they are I think they do little to service the information that‘s being portrayed. This book would have been better with real pictures of the real animals.
