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avatar: a picrew of a pink, femme capibara navigating the internet and it's intricate, dangerous society.

white queer anarcha-something migrant of worlds my reviews tend to be rants generally they/them

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16% complete! capypokoymal has read 2 of 12 books.

Ben Tarnoff: Internet for the People (Paperback, 2021, Verso Books) 3 stars

In Internet for the People, leading tech writer Ben Tarnoff offers an answer. The internet …

guess not what i was expecting

1 star

not saying the book is bad, more like pointless. despite the title, it just tells you about how the internet is NOT for the people (anymore?) has it ever been?). there's mentione on some good alternatives on different levels, but noting more. the seems vaguely radical, but the total lack of any mention of praxis or discussion around praxis make him sound just like any other reformist at the end of the day. so, yeah, disappointed.

Clarrie Pope, Blanche Pope: Welcome Home (Paperback, Autonomedia) 5 stars

Graphic novel about squatting, unrequited love and lost struggles, written with humor and driven by …

it kind of grows on you

5 stars

like, i wasn't totally sure about it at the beginning, but the story capture you no matter what and well it surprises you alright. also, i could relate a lot only to the shitty stuff happening to the ain character. lol. sad.

Sara Alfageeh, Nadia Shammas: Squire (Hardcover, 2022, Quill Tree Books) 4 stars

Aiza has always dreamt of becoming a Knight. It's the highest military honor in the …

not sure

3 stars

i mean, loads of anti-fantasy and anti-imperialist talk, but this story doesn't really do much beside changing the ethnicity of the characters. the key problems are still there and they dont seem to have been dealt with. there is almost an reformist vibe as well in the whole book. not sure what i've just read tbf.

Laura Gao: Messy Roots (Paperback, 2022, Balzer + Bray) 5 stars

After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, …

got to love the migrant experience

5 stars

nothing to say beside read it. beautiful. migrant life. blood family issues. home questioning. all kinds of identity journeys.

mate, i need to read more biopics. they're so good.