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I bought this card because the three year old in question and I share a love of cats and there is a large one on the front. However, I had to doctor the inside. Now. - what books do I get to accompany? She has all the usual suspects, so something new or off the beaten path would be awesome. :)

This book is absolutely wonderful! It was informative without being preachy, and I loved O‘Toole‘s personal stories. This book looks at gender and gender identity as something we perform, based on different structures and our own feeling of agency. O‘Toole writes with humour, but it never feels like this subject isn‘t serious. A great read overall, and one I‘ll be coming back to!

Tentative #MayTBR with room for changes 📚

#ReadingResolutions

I haven‘t read this book yet, but it is supposed to #freeyourmind from your fixed notions of gender, and I‘m 👏 here 👏 for 👏 it 👏

And that‘s the end of #FierceFeb for me! Thank you to @batsy and @Cinfhen for doing this great photo challenge 👌💕

I had a great girls day with this one here! Mexican food and bookstores ❤️

These four books are at the very top of my Christmas #wishlist - so here's to hoping I find these waiting for me under the tree this year. Otherwise, I'll just buy them myself when the January sales start 😄📚

#JingleShelves

Finally back in the mood for audiobooks after taking a long break for physical books only! So far I'm finding this well-written and insightful, and the narrator has this really lovely Irish accent. #currentlyreading

A great read. There was a lot here that I was already familiar with but O'Toole is engaging, fun, serious, informed and accepting. She covers a lot of ground, exploring her personal battles and experiences and engaging with theory. Her message is strong - think about, engage critically with, create and live the gender identity truest to you and, most importantly, show others to do the same

Not too bad for my August book purchases. I am not even going to touch my August library haul, however, because there isn't a picture big enough. I apparently have zero will power when it comes to free (aka library) books. #augustbookhaul

Emer O'Toole is brilliant. Here's the UK & Swedish versions.

If I could quote this whole book I would, but I would be here for days! This book made me angry, made me laugh and, at times, forced me to stop and have a hard think. Most importantly it's made me feel passionately about feminism. Full of funny anecdotes, I want everyone to read this book!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

There are, of course, still people out there who think that the reproductive function of women's bodies should exclude them from the public sphere. The technical term for these people is gobshites.