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come tutte le storie che permettono di farti fantasticare riguardo "storie alternative", lascia un senso di amara tristezza nel cuore. immaginavo lourdes potesse essere un altro piano diabolico all'incrocio tra capitalismo e religione, ma non credevo foss così una merda!

l'unica cosa che non ho gradito è il tocco di anti-secolarismo di sinistra dell'autore. non sarà mai troppo tardi quando, finalmente, anche i sinistroidi intelletuali capiranno che non sono le religioni e le preghiere il problema, ma, come al solito, il buon vecchio capitalismo.

giving it five stars because it is the only resource i found it about the subject so far, but saying it's outdated is an euphemism.

the first part about witchcraft in the neapolitan area has a nice beginning and nice ending, but the whole middle chunk is so boring...

the chapter about the cimaruta is very very nice, but then, again, old and, probably, for that same reason, could go more in depth on some things.

i really like the last chapter with the illustrations though. very 19th century. lol.

@tastytea@bookwyrm.social i haven't read the book, but, as a fan of multiple names and identities, i don't get that one critique. do you mind sharing more about it?

@tastytea@bookwyrm.social it had me hooked until the murderer came out. it could've been so much more interesting. sigh!

this book sounds way too much liberal xr-esque sometimes. which is common, i know, but what really bothers me is the non-violent, shows the other cheek conversation. it's so insensible and stupid.

i saw the author of this book talking a lot about disability as a social construct in online videos, and so i thought that her book was about that.

but the synopsis kind of says otherwise.

as anyone read it and can tell me more?

or just straight up suggest books that actually talk about social vs medical disability?

#bookstodon

Genuinely moving, involving story following seven junior high students in Tokyo who have stopped going to school. The early part of the book may seem a little slow-paced, but I think it's just laying the groundwork and developing the characters, ready for the intensity to pick up with a wild twist in the middle and an ending that's both heartbreaking and yet, strangely, hopeful.

CWs: bullying, cancer, death, sexual assault

boring. cant remember who suggested it to me, but i hate them now.

i won't read a "how to write" book for a long while.

also, the author acts all like girlboss-i-eat-men-for-brekkie and then every single example is from a white cis het dude. lol.