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75% complete! Mr. Acton has read 34 of 45 books.
A scoundrel who lives in the shadows. Jack Turner grew up in the darkness of London's slums, born into a …
Fern Brady was told she couldn't be autistic because she's had loads of boyfriends and is good at eye contact. …
A scoundrel who lives in the shadows. Jack Turner grew up in the darkness of London's slums, born into a …
When it comes to love, substitute teacher Farzan Alavi is a disaster. Newly heartbroken—again—he’s drowning …
Not reinventing the wheel, but there are a few twists on common tropes. The main characters are fun. Yeah, they get a little frustrating when there’s miscommunication, but that’s expected.
Content warning Full spoilers, I talk about which parts of the book really resonated with me
@swinstead@bookwyrm.social As someone who can over-identify with people in books, your statement about how it’s her story, and our stories, and the failure of systems really resonated with me. Thank you for sharing.
Fern Brady was told she couldn't be autistic because she's had loads of boyfriends and …
Content warning SH, ED, SA, DV, all the isms, Forced Institutionalization, Substance Abuse, Medical Trauma, and many more.
What an amazing reminder about how unspoken social norms are a minefield for autistic people that can lead to misdiagnosis and mistreatment. I don’t believe I’ve seen Fern perform, but her voice has an unflinching honesty that’s compelling and challenges the reader (me). I recommend it, but it could trigger people on so many aspects. Please check out the content warnings and heed them. I’ve listed the major ones below.
Fern Brady was told she couldn't be autistic because she's had loads of boyfriends and …
For a book club on Sunday.
When it comes to love, substitute teacher Farzan Alavi is a disaster. Newly heartbroken—again—he’s drowning his sorrows at Kansas City’s …
Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans boy sheds his birth name …
Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans boy sheds his birth name …
Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans …
How different the world would look if it had any mercy toward migrations undertaken as a last resort against annihilation.
— The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar (Page 221)
A quote about a world that is more willing to destroy someone than accept their existence.
