moss books wants to read Tuning, timbre, spectrum, scale by William A. Sethares
seems like an intriguing piece of music theory nerdiness
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we are aphantastic and very slow readers, usually reading a bunch of books in parallel. we mostly read about anarchism, bread, neurodiversity, sci-fi, and cosy fantasy. our pronouns are it / they (plural). (Avatar: reading fox emoji, from Volpeon's Neofox emoji set)
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moss books reviewed Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki
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 💚🖤💜
moss books 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.
moss books 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 Wayfarer, …
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.
moss books 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
moss books 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!
moss books quoted 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; …
“You don’t, if you believe that. You’re an animal, Sibling Dex. You are not separate or other. You’re an animal. And animals have no purpose. Nothing has a purpose. The world simply is. If you want to do things that are meaningful to others, fine! Good! So do I! But if I wanted to crawl into a cave and watch stalagmites with Frostfrog for the remainder of my days, that would also be both fine and good. You keep asking why your work is not enough, and I don’t know how to answer that, because it is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it. You don’t need to justify that, or earn it. You are allowed to just live. That is all most animals do.”
— A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1) (91%)
agender person and robot discussing about the absence of a purpose of life
moss books 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
moss books started reading Maria Nikiforova: The Revolution Without Delay by Mila Cotlenko
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.
moss books reviewed Die Träume sind kaputt by skye gänseblum
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.
moss books 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
moss books 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 🏴
moss books reviewed Unmasking Autism by Devon Price
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.
moss books 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"
moss books quoted Unmasking Autism by Devon Price
A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism, …
Autism Terminology / Common Dos and Don’ts
Use: Autistic person, Autist, Autistic, On the Autism spectrum Avoid: Person with Autism
Use: Is Autistic Avoid: Identifies as having autism
Use: Is disabled, Has a disability Avoid: “Special needs”, “Differently abled”, “Handi-capable”
Use: Neurotypical (NT), Allistic, Non-Autistic Avoid: Normal
Use: Has high support needs, Has low support needs Avoid: Low functioning, High functioning
Use: Masked Autism Avoid: Female Autism, Asperger’s, High-functioning Autism
Use: Nonverbal, Loses speech Avoid: Mute, Dumb
Use: Intellectually disabled, Developmentally disabled Avoid: R*tarded, Stupid, “Special”
Use: Direct language about what a person can or can’t do, and what kind of support they need Avoid: Euphemisms, language that minimizes challenges, language that belittles or condescends
— Unmasking Autism by Devon Price (16%)
I wasn't aware of the negative connotation of "mute", and I even used it for myself a couple of times (when "non-verbal" would probably have been a better word choice)