“In some parts of the world, menarche is a day that young menstruators may learn to dread. A first period can hold the weight of signifying the transition from girlhood to womanhood, and it is often the single event that leads to a girl’s dropping out of school, getting married early, undergoing female genital mutilation,… Continue reading Period Power: A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement
Period Power: A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement by Nadya Okamoto My rating: 4/5 stars “In some parts of the world, menarche is a day that young menstruators may learn to dread. A first period can hold the weight of signifying the transition from girlhood to womanhood, and it is often the single event that… Continue reading July Wrap-Up 2019
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin My rating: 4.5/5 stars “Life isn’t about defying death. It’s also about defying yourself, about insisting on transformation. As long as you can transform, my friends, you cannot die.” This is a book about death but it’s also a book about life. Simon, Klara, Daniel & Varya are siblings. As… Continue reading April Wrap-Up 2018
December was a great reading month! 7 books (all different genres), including 1 comic and 1 poetry book. Difficult Women by Roxanne Gay My rating: 4/5 stars “It is easy to become accustomed to darkness and chill. If you bear it long enough, you can become accustomed to almost anything…We learned to love the different… Continue reading December Wrap-Up!
Kids of Appetite by David Arnold My rating: 2/5 Stars I was so tempted to put this book down so many times. In fact, I did actually put this book down many times but I hate leaving books unfinished so I persisted. Kids of Appetite had so much potential. The story and the characters could… Continue reading August Wrap-Up!
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