Gods aren’t exactly common, but there are a lot of them, it turns out. If …
nya nya! 💛
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mostly reading (very slowly) about anarchism, bread, neurodiversity, sometimes sci-fi
it/they/she, aphantastic system, not a person
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seems like an intriguing piece of music theory nerdiness
A poignant coming-of-age story about a young woman coming into her own as she discovers …
lighthearted discussion of an inner coming out as aromantic and asexual
4 stars
it's a pretty light-hearted read about a girl that thinks she's broken, but with the help of new friends realise she's actually aromantic and asexual!
read it a while ago, after it got recommended in a local aro/ace group (turned out a local library had a translation of this book, but we read it electronically in the English version).
there was a scene about "cheating" that we didn't like so much, but otherwise it was a nice read 💚🖤💜
slowly reading moss collection finished reading Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki
A poignant coming-of-age story about a young woman coming into her own as she discovers …
read it a while ago already, after it got recommended in a local aro/ace group.
slowly reading moss collection started reading The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #1)
When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The …
it's a bit scary to start reading yet another piece of fiction, given the afantasia (and difficulty keeping track of characters and their relations), but we're giving this book/series a try. this book (first in series of four) is by the same author of the other short series I enjoyed plenty ("Monk & Robot").
there's a list of characters on Wikipedia, and it doesn't look too complicated.
slowly reading moss collection started reading The Covid Safety Handbook by Violet Blue
Covid is "over," right? If only that were true. Thousands of studies now show in …
got the (DRM free) epub and audiobook version from kickstarter.com
slowly reading moss collection finished reading A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #2)
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) …
waff!
slowly reading moss collection finished reading A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1)
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; …
myiap! :3
Without painting her as some Joan of Arc of Anarchy, this is the story of …
want to learn about the Russian Revolution, and especially the role of the anarchists. got recommended this book by a friend.
Tuniriam lebt auf IZ211, einem großen Weltraumhabitat, wie es im Sonnensystem Tausende gibt. Seit einigen …
queer, behindert, traumhaft
5 stars
proof read a pre-released version and was fascinated by the book. definitely the best book we read in 2024.
slowly reading moss collection started reading A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1)
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; …
got recommended this book by two lovers in the same week, so I couldn't do other than trying it out :3
slowly reading moss collection wants to read Schwarze Saat by Elany
Betrachtet man die bekanntesten anarchistischen Werke seit Entstehen des Anarchismus als Philosophie und Bewegung, so …
An addition to my bookshelf for that I waited some time already 🏴
A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism, …
A book I wish it would be translated into > 50 languages
5 stars
Radical and intriguing, this isn't the common book about Autism that you find in bookshelves, especially not written in languages other than English. This groundbreaking book, written by an Autistic and transgender author, is all about those hidden, 'masked' Autistics, especially from intersectionally marginalised populations, like Black, trans, women and other marginalised genders, and people with other disabilities on top.
Dr. Price takes a radical approach of harm reduction and social justice, identifying how much harm the ableist & capitalist society inflicts on Autistics (and on other neuro-divergent and disabled people, but really on everyone), forcing them into obscuring their disabilities, so that they can conform to 'normality' and function in an alienating, industrial society that punishes our quirks. The book helps neurodivergent people identifying their disability (seen from the social model of disability), and guides neuro-divergent people how they can actualise their own identity and identity their own values …
Radical and intriguing, this isn't the common book about Autism that you find in bookshelves, especially not written in languages other than English. This groundbreaking book, written by an Autistic and transgender author, is all about those hidden, 'masked' Autistics, especially from intersectionally marginalised populations, like Black, trans, women and other marginalised genders, and people with other disabilities on top.
Dr. Price takes a radical approach of harm reduction and social justice, identifying how much harm the ableist & capitalist society inflicts on Autistics (and on other neuro-divergent and disabled people, but really on everyone), forcing them into obscuring their disabilities, so that they can conform to 'normality' and function in an alienating, industrial society that punishes our quirks. The book helps neurodivergent people identifying their disability (seen from the social model of disability), and guides neuro-divergent people how they can actualise their own identity and identity their own values and worthiness. Because society often does not permit this, the book also aims to change society itself.
Throughout the book, we are guided through Heather R. Morgan's Values-Based Integration Process, which I still want to go through, especially as I am about to start a new chapter in my own life.
The only thing I really do not like about the book is that it is only available in English. There are huge knowledge gaps and language barriers when it comes to #ActuallyAustic, as lot of great resources on Autism written by Autistic authors are only available in English. As a consequence, a lot of stereotypes about (especially masked) autism still persist. I think translations of this and similar books could really counter them.
Books written from the perspective of intersectionally are very valuable. Personally, I really enjoyed that the author is transgender himself, and there are a lot of things I could personally identify with in his story and in the stories of the diverse set of interviewed Autistics.
slowly reading moss collection wants to read Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price
From social psychologist Dr. Devon Price, a conversational, stirring call to “a better, more human …
"For Kim, who taught me that if a person’s behavior doesn’t make sense, it’s because I’m missing a piece of their context"
slowly reading moss collection started reading Unmasking Autism by Devon Price
A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism, …
The first few pages where quite relatable, where the author describes his alienation in society, because he's autistic and trans-gender. I want to read more books by autistic trans authors, so this one is next! Here we learn about "masking" (which applies to neurodivergences but also to gender). Pretending to be someone else ("neurotypical", cisgender, abled, etc.) is extremely taxing, and it's a main cause of burnout and depression that are so common in autistic populations. In this book, we learn how to live as our true self -- a progress called "unmasking"!