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Wise Children by Angela Carter When you read this novel you will be strapped to a rocket and propelled into the tales of twin sisters - who are the illegitimate children of a notorious Shakespeare actor - and their unconventional theatrical family that travel across London, Brixton, Brighton, New York and many other places. Carter is by far one of my favorite authors for her vibrant prose that has the characters stepping off the page and her always perfect comic timing. A comic novel that’s actually funny. Read this fucking book.

Wise Children by Angela Carter

When you read this novel you will be strapped to a rocket and propelled into the tales of twin sisters - who are the illegitimate children of a notorious Shakespeare actor - and their unconventional theatrical family that travel across London, Brixton, Brighton, New York and many other places. Carter is by far one of my favorite authors for her vibrant prose that has the characters stepping off the page and her always perfect comic timing. A comic novel that’s actually funny.

Read this fucking book.

September 12, 2011 @ 8:54 AM 11 notes

This Bridge Called My Back - Writings by Radical Women of Color I don’t care what gender studies or queer theory class you’ve taken, you need to read this book, but be warned, it is a rare find and might expensive. It contains several essays by womanists discussing their experience, racism, poverty, how racism pervaded the feminist movement in the early 1980s and most importantly the individual experiences of asian pacific, black, american indian and latina/chicana women. This words you find in this book and the truths that will make your soul sick are imperrative for understanding the history of racism, feminism, systematic oppression and white privilege. These are stories that have, even today, been swept under the rug and out of sight.  You need to read this fucking book. 

This Bridge Called My Back - Writings by Radical Women of Color

I don’t care what gender studies or queer theory class you’ve taken, you need to read this book, but be warned, it is a rare find and might expensive. It contains several essays by womanists discussing their experience, racism, poverty, how racism pervaded the feminist movement in the early 1980s and most importantly the individual experiences of asian pacific, black, american indian and latina/chicana women. This words you find in this book and the truths that will make your soul sick are imperrative for understanding the history of racism, feminism, systematic oppression and white privilege. These are stories that have, even today, been swept under the rug and out of sight. 

You need to read this fucking book. 

September 9, 2011 @ 4:21 PM 1,593 notes

A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini Just to warn you, you are going to cry and/or become angry over the events that take place. From the back of the book: A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan’s last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to the post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives—the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness—are inextricable from the history playing out around them.Propelled by the same storytelling instinct that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once a remarkable chronicle of three decades of Afghan history and a deeply moving account of family and friendship. It is a striking, heart-wrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love—a stunning accomplishment. Just do it.

A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini

Just to warn you, you are going to cry and/or become angry over the events that take place. From the back of the book:

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan’s last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to the post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives—the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness—are inextricable from the history playing out around them.

Propelled by the same storytelling instinct that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once a remarkable chronicle of three decades of Afghan history and a deeply moving account of family and friendship. It is a striking, heart-wrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love—a stunning accomplishment.

Just do it.

September 7, 2011 @ 10:28 AM 18 notes