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Reading Wednesday
Sep. 30th, 2020 06:45 pmI didn't forget, but Wednesdays are long now. Every day is long now.
Just finished: Hood Feminism: Notes From the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall. Really excellent. Clearheaded, sharp, smart political commentary that's accessible and interweaves her own lived experience with the broader context, while not universalizing the particulars of her life to that of Black women in general. I talked about it last week and I don't have much to add beyond that the second half is as good as the first half and I'd absolutely recommend it.
Currently reading: The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson. Do you know how rare it is for me to pick up the sequel to things when my reading list is this long? (And especially because I do try to prioritize BIPOC authors.) But I loved the first one even though it hurt me, and the sequel is proving to be just as intriguing so far. Baru, now at the centre of the Masquerade's power and determined to bring it down, is sent to undermine the Oriati Mbo, a collectivist society that is one of the few places that has managed to survive in a world where the Masquerade exists. The Apparitor is my favourite and sucks at playing the political game so you know, he's probably doomed, but it has all the appeal of the first one, which is to say an antiheroine gambling her soul for revenge in a world where no one's hands remain clean for long.
Just finished: Hood Feminism: Notes From the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall. Really excellent. Clearheaded, sharp, smart political commentary that's accessible and interweaves her own lived experience with the broader context, while not universalizing the particulars of her life to that of Black women in general. I talked about it last week and I don't have much to add beyond that the second half is as good as the first half and I'd absolutely recommend it.
Currently reading: The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson. Do you know how rare it is for me to pick up the sequel to things when my reading list is this long? (And especially because I do try to prioritize BIPOC authors.) But I loved the first one even though it hurt me, and the sequel is proving to be just as intriguing so far. Baru, now at the centre of the Masquerade's power and determined to bring it down, is sent to undermine the Oriati Mbo, a collectivist society that is one of the few places that has managed to survive in a world where the Masquerade exists. The Apparitor is my favourite and sucks at playing the political game so you know, he's probably doomed, but it has all the appeal of the first one, which is to say an antiheroine gambling her soul for revenge in a world where no one's hands remain clean for long.
