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I loves words. Love the idea of taking back language meant to break us down.
I look forward to reading this one.

Had some gift cards to B&N. I‘ve read Ruthless Vows but needed to physical copy to complete the set bonus it was 50% off. I‘m going to post each book separately as well.
#bookhaul

My brain is finally working enough that i am ready to read this- 1 section a week so about 15 weeks. Anyone interested in joining in? Feel free to just jump in and out of discussion- i will try to post each weekend- but am completely ok with anyone posting their own questions too! Who is interested? @l

So, I've read this. I've taken some notes. And I guess that's it, because I'm so not the target audience for this text. How am I supposed to understand any of this? But I know it's an important book and famous outside the bubble, too. So I'm glad it exists.

#roll100 @PuddleJumper

#5JoysFriday

Another fantastic birthday week.

1) My brother and I gift books on our birthdays. Last year he brought me two books from Switzerland, both of which I already had. This year he brought me KL and was sure I hadn‘t heard of it. I had to tell him I just finished Book 2. He asked where I heard about it and said from my Litsy family. His response was “I hate those people”. 🤣 I am thrilled to have a physical copy.
2) Guilty pleasure ⬇️

There‘s so much about this book that I liked (discussion of historical, biblical women and discussion of texts where women are mentioned), and so much that I didn‘t (the sections that felt like her own testimony and an invitation as well — that part was too long). Overall, though, I‘d give this book a pick. I wish she‘d examined the biblical passages more and given us more women‘s stories. Started Cujo as my new #audiowalk book. What a change!

Oof! That's an emotional gut punch. Can I only give it five stars?
Una sets her experience of child sexual abuse, bullying, "slut-shaming", rape and victim-blaming against the violently misogynistic social attitudes towards the victims of woman murderer Peter Sutcliffe* in the '70s and '80s. As a child branded a slut, Una describes her fear that she would become another murdered "woman of poor reputation," who the police and media judged ⬇️

I‘ve been interested in this book for awhile, so, since I found it on Hoopla, I decided to make it my new #audiowalk book. So far, it‘s interesting. The foreword is by Rachel Held Evans, who I‘ve always liked.

It‘s a rainy day but a gift card funded book spree picked me right up. The lovely bookstore is a bit niche. Books I didn‘t know I needed are often the best kind.

This is a quick read, and it was fine. I realize she is writing from the perspective of a white, queer woman, but having read Audre Lorde and bell hooks, I can't help but to be sensitive to Black women being left out of feminist conversations. 3⭐️