The poetry collection “The Princess Saves Herself in This One” by Amanda Lovelace was a quick read despite the heavy subjects it discusses. It was just the right kind of book for me at the time. The poems of “The Princess Saves Herself in This One” are about trauma, abuse, survival, love, strength and artistry…
Who was Clara Zetkin?
You can find the sources for this text on the second page of the post. A few weeks ago I asked in my Instagram story whether my followers know Clara Zetkin and I was surprised to learn that hardly anyone seemed to be familiar with her and her work. So I thought introducing her would make a…
Book Review: Periode ist politisch by Franka Frei
I had super high expectations before reading “Periode ist politisch. Ein Manifest gegen das Menstruationstabu” (The period is political. A manifesto against the menstrual taboo) by Franka Frei. Looking back I really regret that not because the book was horrible but because it simply wasn’t unable to live up to the idea I had before…
Book Review: Know my name by Chanel Miller
This is one of these reviews that’s incredibly hard to write because I feel like my words can hardly do this book justice. I read “Know my name” by Chanel Miller as a buddy read with Tina from @tinas_library and we originally planned to take it slow and read the book over the course of…
Book Review: The Waves by Virginia Woolf
“The Waves” by Virginia Woolf is a book that is unlike any novel that I’ve read before. And it’s certainly not a light or easy read. The book follows six characters (Rhoda, Ginny, Susan, Neville, Bernard and Louis) from their early childhood to late adulthood. “The Waves” is written almost exclusively in soliloquies which means…
How to make your reading more sustainable
As many of our everyday activities our reading behaviour also has an impact on our environment. The way we obtain and consume books can be more or less environmentally friendly. In this post I compiled a few tips and ideas for you to make your reading more sustainable. For the production of paper trees are…
How to beat Internalized Misogyny
You can find the sources for this text on the second page of the post. This is my second text about internalized misogyny. If you missed my last post about what it is and how it works, you can find it here. I’d recommend that you read the first part before this one. Internalized misogyny…
Internalized Misogyny: What it is and how it works
Book Review: Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Before I started “Orlando” by Virginia Woolf I expected it to be a complex and critical novel that is playing with the conventions of time, space, gender and genre. However, I did not expect it to be as satirical and humourous. I buddy read the novel together with Mariana from @booksofmyown. You can find her…
Book Review: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
“Mrs. Dalloway” is the first novel I read by Virginia Woolf and I really enjoyed it. I already started reading the book two years ago but never came around to finish it because life was too busy. So I’m glad that I gave it another chance. Troughout the course of a day we follow the…