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Peter J. Carroll: Liber Null & Psychonaut (Paperback, 1987, Red Wheel/Weiser LLC)

"The practice of chaos magic is clearly outlined by Peter J. Carroll in this double …

Pretty cool postmodern magic

First actual magic book I read, but I like the way it generalizes ritualistic principles. You can read it literally or not, I think it could be a good guide for gaining a bit more control of one's subjective experience.

bell hooks: The Will to Change (2004)

Everyone needs to love and be loved -- even men. But to know love, men …

Eye opening

This is the kind of book that both articulates what you felt in an eloquent way, while also opening your eyes to things you haven't thought about that much. I feel that this is specially true if you're a man reading this.

I don't know much about "feminism for men" books; this was one of the few at the time of publishing.

The prose is beautiful. As I read it, scenes of my childhood and adolescence came to my mind, moments that I can perfectly recall that shaped my patriarchal understanding of what it is to be a man (and a woman). What we as men are encouraged to do or not to do.

As the book progresses, it questions my current understanding of relating to oneself and to others, aiming at challenging patriarchal values that are so harmful for everyone, regardless of gender.

Highly recommended for any man that …

Becky Chambers: Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Hardcover, 2022, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom)

After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) …

Beautiful book. I am amazed at Becky Chamber's magic abilities.

Content warning General spoilers

finished reading Witch Hat Atelier Vol. 07 by Kamome Shirahama (白浜 鴎) (Witch Hat Atelier, #7)

Kamome Shirahama (白浜 鴎): Witch Hat Atelier Vol. 07 (GraphicNovel)

The Price of Knowledge

As the new trial comes to an end, one of Coco's …

Content warning General comments but nothing too spoily

Becky Chambers: A Psalm for the Wild-Built (EBook, 2021, Tom Doherty Associates)

It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; …

A breath of fresh air, the wild-built could be us

Content warning Spoilers

Troy Vettese, Drew Pendergrass: Half-Earth Socialism (Paperback, 2022, Verso)

Over the next generation, humanity will confront a dystopian future of climate disaster and mass …

Content warning Climate crisis

Ted Chiang: Stories of Your Life and Others (Paperback, 2016, Vintage Books)

Stories of Your Life and Others is a collection of short stories by American writer …

Incredibly creative

This is one of those science fiction books that really manage to blow your mind with the possibilities that the writer proposes. As a short story collection, you're always left out wanting more of the stories. But they are as long as they have to be.