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Jules, reading

Jules@wyrms.de

Joined 3 years, 9 months ago

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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Becky Chambers: To Be Taught, If Fortunate (2019, Harper Voyager)

At the turn of the twenty-second century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through …

Oh so good! Love these space queers. It was too short, I really want to know what happened after that. Definitely more serious than the wayfarer books. And more sadness but that's also my current mood, so I'm not sure. I think it's my favorite book by her. I really want more of this, please. I read it in only two days.

So good and nerdy space science stuff.

Hitomi Shida: Japanese knitting stitch bible (2017)

I will work my way through patterns from this book for a long time, so I'm not technically "finished" reading it.

As an experienced knitter this is a great way to challenge myself on new more complex patterns. And also, the Japanese charts for all those twisted cable stitches are just a beauty. Intimidating at first, but there are short explenations on how to work them in the beginning.

Jan Grue: Disability and Discourse Analysis (2016, Taylor & Francis Group)

I really enjoyed this one! I came from the disability studies and not the Discourse Analysis side of things but it was still pretty accessible and I learned how much I appreciate the discourse approach to disability.

In this mastodon thread are tons of quotes and a few thoughts and comments. Check it out if you want a closer look at the book.