Hi I'm Jules,
I read a lot of disability related more academic stuff, anarchism and whatever else looks interesting or helpful. And then mostly queer fantasy, science fiction / speculative fiction to relax.
I read mostly e-books for accessibility reasons. So if you're interested in a book on my lists, just send me a DM. I can point you to sources or just send it over.
I'm also @queering_space@weirder.earth
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A Memory Called Empire is a 2019 science fiction novel, the debut novel by Arkady Martine. It follows Mahit Dzmare, …
With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period …
SFFBookClub November 2022
It's a short one!
Most of us know that addiction to digital tools is costing us both productivity and …
Wanted to read this for a while and now's the time.
"In their new, long-awaited collection of essays, Lambda Literary Award-winning writer and longtime disability justice …
I sure had a lot of feelings while reading this book. Mostly in a good way. In a "someone actually KNOWS" way. It also showed me possibilities and found words for experiences I never shared with anyone. Quite intense.
I still had a hard time reading it. It's a very lose collection of different essays or other pieces of writing the author accumulated over the years. Some are more accessible and polished than others. In this the format is part of telling the story of how you write a book as a disabled person with never enough spoons. In many ways it reads like a (very personal and local) disability organizing history focusing on North America. We need more of that, from more perspectives, it's something Leah talks about in the book too.
It is a book by and for disabled people, especially disabled POC, before anything else. And it's …
I sure had a lot of feelings while reading this book. Mostly in a good way. In a "someone actually KNOWS" way. It also showed me possibilities and found words for experiences I never shared with anyone. Quite intense.
I still had a hard time reading it. It's a very lose collection of different essays or other pieces of writing the author accumulated over the years. Some are more accessible and polished than others. In this the format is part of telling the story of how you write a book as a disabled person with never enough spoons. In many ways it reads like a (very personal and local) disability organizing history focusing on North America. We need more of that, from more perspectives, it's something Leah talks about in the book too.
It is a book by and for disabled people, especially disabled POC, before anything else. And it's also great for learning something about what it feels like to survive.
I'm glad I finished it and took the time I needed. My issues with a certain style of American talking and writing made it a bit harder to read as I wished but there are still so many beautiful thoughts and ideas in there. It's worth putting in some effort.
With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period …
I'm joining in with #SFFBookClub again in November. I just finished a book and was a bit lost about what to read next so this is perfect timing and it sounds like a good read that's not too long. Now I just have to get it.
That's it, that's basically my review. It is a really good book. I would read it again. It's full of heavy topics. Colonization, Nazis, (sexual) violence, death ...
I found it painful but in a good way. Because that's just how it is_was.
I enjoyed the style and the jumps between ages, you have to pay attention.
Just a really good book. I wanted it to end to know the story and at the same time I wish I could follow Ada for longer.
One of my favorites this year.
"In their new, long-awaited collection of essays, Lambda Literary Award-winning writer and longtime disability justice …
I'm stuck. I really like the ideas in the book but the whole style is in this US social justice style and it really annoys me. I'm going to finish it because I've come so far and there is so much good stuff in there but I really don't enjoy the reading experience. It's like fighting your way along a very unpleasant hiking path to reach a spot with a nice view at the end of the day. Not the kind of hike I enjoy. But the view is still worth it, so keep going
Dieses Buch ist echt gut und echt heavy und gut. Hab bisher die Hälfte gelesen und es ist keine Bettlektüre für mich. Aber echt gut, sagte ich das schon?
Sprachlich so spannend und man muss sich einfach mitnehmen lassen.
Ich bin morgens um vier wach geworden, weil ich aufs Klo musste. Dann konnte ich nicht mehr einschlafen, weil ich über dieses Buch nachdenken musste.
Es ist echt gut bisher. Aber geht gleich richtig heftig los. Nichts mit langsam reinfinden. Man wird direkt hinein gestoßen.
More German books, because it is more relaxing and there actually are good German books. Just not so much queer sff. I wanted to read this one since it came out and today is a good day to start.
I got it as e-book through my local library on the new e-reader, which adds to the enjoyment 😊
Trying my new e-reader -> local library connection with this book and it's working perfectly <3
It's going slow. But I do enjoy it. I like Duane's writing and the details are great (sometimes a bit too much so I get bored).
I like how technology isn't just magic and every day tasks and life play a bigger role than in the tv series and of course the movies.
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing …
I just can't with the generic she/her just replacing he/him and calling that "not caring about gender"... there was a chance to go with a neutral word but nope. It feels worse than reading just plain old he/him default stuff.
"In their new, long-awaited collection of essays, Lambda Literary Award-winning writer and longtime disability justice …
I really enjoy this book! It makes me feel good and hopeful but sad at the same time (just a little, because all these stories about disabled community remind me of how isolated I feel where I currently live).