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A formerly avid reader who has somewhat lost the ability, thanks to having to read academic books and papers.
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Trans misogyny is highly compatible with right-wing authoritarian politics because it aims to preserve, or en-trench, existing social hierarchies through the production of an imagined threat from those with the least dem-onstrated power, demanding violence to put them down
— Short History of Trans Misogyny by Jules Gill-Peterson, Jules Gill-Peterson
Achintya started reading Conclave by Harris, Robert
Conclave by Harris, Robert
The pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over …
Achintya finished reading The Silmarillion by Christopher Tolkien
The Silmarillion by Christopher Tolkien, Andy Serkis
The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion tells the earlier history of Middle-earth, recounting the events of …
Achintya finished reading Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Alison Bechdel: Fun Home (2022, Penguin Random House)
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
A fresh and brilliantly told memoir from a cult favorite comic artist, marked by gothic twists, a family funeral home, …
Achintya started reading Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Alison Bechdel: Fun Home (2022, Penguin Random House)
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
A fresh and brilliantly told memoir from a cult favorite comic artist, marked by gothic twists, a family funeral home, …
Achintya started reading The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #1)
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #1)
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position …
Achintya finished reading Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #40)
Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #40)
To the consternation of the patrician, Lord Vetinari, a new invention has arrived in Ankh-Morpork - a great clanging monster …
Achintya finished reading There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm, qntm
An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties ; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, discourages or prevents people …
Achintya started reading Zakir Hussain: A Life in Music by Zakir Hussain
Achintya started reading There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm, qntm
An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties ; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, discourages or prevents people …