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“(...) the so-called democratization of reviews means the lowering of standards, and that subject knowledge, history and critical context are at risk of being lost in favour of people who only know how to write in attention-seeking soundbites.”
― Girl, Woman, Other
― Girl, Woman, Other
“I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.”
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“Ageing is nothing to be ashamed of
Especially when the entire race is in it together
Although sometimes it seems that she alone among her friends wants to celebrate getting older
Because it’s such a privilege to not die prematurely”
― Girl, Woman, Other
Especially when the entire race is in it together
Although sometimes it seems that she alone among her friends wants to celebrate getting older
Because it’s such a privilege to not die prematurely”
― Girl, Woman, Other
“his bredren and sistren could damned well speak up for themselves why should he carry the burden of representation when it will only hold him back? white people are only required to represent themselves, not an entire race”
― Girl, Woman, Other
― Girl, Woman, Other
“she didn’t tell them she’d taken her father for granted and carried her blinkered, self-righteous perspective of him from childhood through to his death, when in fact he’d done nothing wrong except fail to live up to her feminist expectations of him”
― Girl, Woman, Other
― Girl, Woman, Other
YS’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at YS’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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