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Ever since I graduated college (I was an English major), I haven't really felt the urge to read that much anymore, but I'm starting now (more like since 2022) and I don't think I have had this much fun reading since high school (I had an intense YA novel phase)
1. All About Love by bell hooks
- Obviously everyone on the internet knows this book and/or has heard about it somehow!! This book is a very basic book when it comes to people wanting to know more about themselves and how to love themselves and the community around them. It was mostly about stuff that I'm already thinking about so it was okay.
2. Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks
- NOW THIS ONE??? This one is fucking delicious!! It takes a more anecdotal look at how to incorporate love btwn self and community thru bell's own life thru the rise of feminism in the 60's and 70's. I found myself really jiving with this more bc oftentimes in my life I've felt invalidated when it comes to not only romantic love, but also just wanting to be loved and desired in general. So if ur a lovergirl/boy/person, I'd highly suggest reading this bc bell gives us the voice and tools to understand why we want love and care about the topic itself so much, while helping us to pursue it in a healthy way.
3. Goddesses in Everywoman: A New Psychology for Women by Jean Shinoda Bolen M.D.
- This book is an interesting one bc it takes the archetype of 7 Greek goddesses: Hera, Persephone, Demeter, Hestia, Athena, Artemis, and Aphrodite and talks about how each goddess can show up stronger in every woman at different parts of her life. It also explains if they have more than one goddess in them or more energy of one than the other, what the strengths and weaknesses are, and how to make them adapt to modern life
I'm reading this rn and I'm enjoying it fully (mostly bc I am a greek mythology buff), but it's also helping me recognize a lot of the parts of me that I knew were there, but it just helps me look at it from a different lens.
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- He's like our generation's James Baldwin and he wrote this book as a letter for his son, and the first time I read this, I actually cried. It was that beautiful to see a black man taking the time to eloquently articulate how the world views black people and how his son (who has privilege) can operate within our society. An incredible book to read if u would want to read a father connect with his son in a very intimate and refreshing way :)
I'll make another post about the books I want to read this year :)))
1. All About Love by bell hooks
- Obviously everyone on the internet knows this book and/or has heard about it somehow!! This book is a very basic book when it comes to people wanting to know more about themselves and how to love themselves and the community around them. It was mostly about stuff that I'm already thinking about so it was okay.
2. Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks
- NOW THIS ONE??? This one is fucking delicious!! It takes a more anecdotal look at how to incorporate love btwn self and community thru bell's own life thru the rise of feminism in the 60's and 70's. I found myself really jiving with this more bc oftentimes in my life I've felt invalidated when it comes to not only romantic love, but also just wanting to be loved and desired in general. So if ur a lovergirl/boy/person, I'd highly suggest reading this bc bell gives us the voice and tools to understand why we want love and care about the topic itself so much, while helping us to pursue it in a healthy way.
3. Goddesses in Everywoman: A New Psychology for Women by Jean Shinoda Bolen M.D.
- This book is an interesting one bc it takes the archetype of 7 Greek goddesses: Hera, Persephone, Demeter, Hestia, Athena, Artemis, and Aphrodite and talks about how each goddess can show up stronger in every woman at different parts of her life. It also explains if they have more than one goddess in them or more energy of one than the other, what the strengths and weaknesses are, and how to make them adapt to modern life
I'm reading this rn and I'm enjoying it fully (mostly bc I am a greek mythology buff), but it's also helping me recognize a lot of the parts of me that I knew were there, but it just helps me look at it from a different lens.
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- He's like our generation's James Baldwin and he wrote this book as a letter for his son, and the first time I read this, I actually cried. It was that beautiful to see a black man taking the time to eloquently articulate how the world views black people and how his son (who has privilege) can operate within our society. An incredible book to read if u would want to read a father connect with his son in a very intimate and refreshing way :)
I'll make another post about the books I want to read this year :)))
Apr 23, 2024
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šCourtesy of my handy dandy Storygraph app
The Bonds of Love: Psychoanalysis, Feminism, and the Problem of Domination
- I am a heavily involved BDSM girly (i love the movie Secretary if u guys get that reference), and I'm excited to see how this book navigates domination, authority, and pleasure mixed in together
Women Who Run with the Wolves
- I'm very excited to get into my Lilith era and see if this book speaks to her. I bought this book around the time I bought the Goddess book
East of Eden
- I saw Brittany Broski describe the book's plot and I knew I had to put it on my list
Dracula
- I'm obsessed with Bram Stoker's Dracula and I think it's time for me to dive into this masterpiece fr
The Iliad
- I saw a tiktok describing the intro of the book and the fact that people are saying Dr. Emily made this the easiest translation of the epic, and this will help me dive into classics more bc I really want to read more of them
The Fire Next Time
- I'm such a James Baldwin nerd and I want to get into more of his works so badly
The Inner Tarot: A Modern Approach to Self-Compassion and Empowered Healing Using the Tarot
- I'm an astrologer/tarot reader, and I want to try to integrate tarot in a more practical and tangible way in my life
Now will I get thru all of these books in 2024? Maybe! Maybe not, but I'm excited to see where the year takes me <3
- I saw Brittany Broski describe the book's plot and I knew I had to put it on my list
Dracula
- I'm obsessed with Bram Stoker's Dracula and I think it's time for me to dive into this masterpiece fr
The Iliad
- I saw a tiktok describing the intro of the book and the fact that people are saying Dr. Emily made this the easiest translation of the epic, and this will help me dive into classics more bc I really want to read more of them
The Fire Next Time
- I'm such a James Baldwin nerd and I want to get into more of his works so badly
The Inner Tarot: A Modern Approach to Self-Compassion and Empowered Healing Using the Tarot
- I'm an astrologer/tarot reader, and I want to try to integrate tarot in a more practical and tangible way in my life
Now will I get thru all of these books in 2024? Maybe! Maybe not, but I'm excited to see where the year takes me <3
Apr 23, 2024
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šI love memoirs so freaking much:
Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast): This one is one of the best books Iāve ever read I think. Itās about Michelleās dealing with the death of her mother because of cancer and the way in which she tries to reconnect with her korean roots through food, because her mom was her only connection to korean culture. This is also how I found out about Michelleās band āJapanese Breakfastā which is also amazing and I love their music so much.
Know my Name by Chanel Miller: This one is hard to read because of how much it destroys you to learn, or remember, how the criminal justice system is so unfair to r*pe victims. Miller reclaims her name aside from anything that has something to do with what was done to her, and tells her story from her own perspective. Itās also beautifully written. I talk more about this book in the link that I put in this post! (I was told to recommend a book to the people at my uni a few years ago).
Just Kids by Patti Smith: I think this book is already very loved by so many people (and also not liked by many!). I loved it and Iāve read it a couple times. People say thereās a lot of name dropping here but I think that was just Pattiās life (maybe!). I also love Patti Smith as a person, sheās very sweet from what I know of her and an amazing writer and musician.
Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast): This one is one of the best books Iāve ever read I think. Itās about Michelleās dealing with the death of her mother because of cancer and the way in which she tries to reconnect with her korean roots through food, because her mom was her only connection to korean culture. This is also how I found out about Michelleās band āJapanese Breakfastā which is also amazing and I love their music so much.
Know my Name by Chanel Miller: This one is hard to read because of how much it destroys you to learn, or remember, how the criminal justice system is so unfair to r*pe victims. Miller reclaims her name aside from anything that has something to do with what was done to her, and tells her story from her own perspective. Itās also beautifully written. I talk more about this book in the link that I put in this post! (I was told to recommend a book to the people at my uni a few years ago).
Just Kids by Patti Smith: I think this book is already very loved by so many people (and also not liked by many!). I loved it and Iāve read it a couple times. People say thereās a lot of name dropping here but I think that was just Pattiās life (maybe!). I also love Patti Smith as a person, sheās very sweet from what I know of her and an amazing writer and musician.
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This is actually just a list of my favourite reads so if you do check them out maybe I'll fall in love with you...
-The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison -At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop -Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver -This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone -Piranesi by Susanna Clarke -Foster by Claire Keegan -Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson -Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson -Frankenstein by Mary Shelley -Everything Salley Rooney and George Orwell :P
-The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison -At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop -Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver -This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone -Piranesi by Susanna Clarke -Foster by Claire Keegan -Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson -Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson -Frankenstein by Mary Shelley -Everything Salley Rooney and George Orwell :P
Jan 23, 2024
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šI finally started a new job I've been wanting to for months, and I have been there for a week
And I had a big breakthrough and I feel so good and so successful, I'm on cloud 9 and now I want to go into a coma all weekend and sleep bc I'm tired af LMAOOOOO
I'm so so proud of myself
And I had a big breakthrough and I feel so good and so successful, I'm on cloud 9 and now I want to go into a coma all weekend and sleep bc I'm tired af LMAOOOOO
I'm so so proud of myself
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Tonight i match my own freak
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