book club
So I decided I want to get back into reading again! I used to read constantly as a kid, even waking up before school at sunrise or while everyone was still sleeping in on Saturdays to read. I received a Kindle and a book on it for Christmas when I was 12 and finished the book by dinner that same day. I still have that Kindle and access to a digital library so I am hoping to read a lot soon! Shall we aim for a book a month? So (since I missed January, and to give some give just in case) 10 books by the end of 2024? I think that's doable!
Posting updates / reviews / thoughts here to keep myself accountable and motivated 🤍
current book
Let This Radicalize You by Mariame Kaba and Kelly Hayes
previous books
She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran | Feb'24 | Last read: Chapter 3
Feb 19, 2024 12:40 I could not pick this up for a while, but I read a substack essay from Ismatu Gwendolyn yesterday called "you've been traumatized into hating reading (and it makes you easier to oppress)." The 4 main theses are: (1) the ruling class benefits from illiteracy, (2) short-form video entertains more than it sticks, (3) reading is a discipline distinct from listening, watching, or other forms of literacy and is a skill that needs to be honed separately, and (4) absolutely no one comes to save us but us. There's a lot of good lines in there like "You never have to burn the books if no one ever ... more