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“Allah as my witness, I’m trying. I’m trying to be good. Even if it doesn’t look like it, I am. I want it all to end and to be clear-eyed and shit. I’m trying to forget all that other shit. I’m trying to learn. I’m trying to kill all that old stuff inside me, but I’m afraid of losing it too.”

why am i crying at 8 in the morning

“frodo baggins loved knowledge and learning, right? remember when he solved that riddle? you know who else had a thirst for knowledge? Imam Mahdi the saviour.”

not trying to dox myself but the idea that i’ve driven past a school like this nearly everyday of my life because it’s based in a neighbouring town is very interesting!

chapter 6 is on women’s hockey, chapter 7 is on ableism (it’s only 10 pages) and chapter 8 is on homophobia. this book was published in 2021 and it’s pretty impressive to see how many advances i, a non-hockey person, have seen in terms of the creation of the pwhl (featuring vancouver goldeneye sarah nurse in the book!) and the success of “heated rivalry.” wish there was more on ableism though.

chapter 4 focuses on sexual violence against women while chapter 5 is on abuse & hazing. similar issue of structuring here—authors introduce egregious examples of players inflicting/experiencing abuse but don’t always provide proper lead-up or context. chapter 5 especially seems to focus on youth/minor hockey which i think requires a bit more context.

chapter 4 focuses on sexual violence against women while chapter 5 is on abuse and hazing. similar issue in previous chapters where there are quite egregious examples of players inflicting/experiencing abuse or legal cases but sometimes not without proper lead-up/context. chapter 5 especially appears to focus on youth/minor hockey which i think begs a bit more context about the culture.

chapter 2 focuses on a very basic overview of the north american hockey governance system (canada plays hot potato with a lot of things) which should’ve just been a graph while chapter 3 is about racism. grateful for the discussions of racism in hockey culture, comparisons to other leagues (such as the nba), stereotypes and mentions of anti-indigenous racism but the chapter did not feel well-structured, ngl.

enlightening introductory chapters. some of the quotes feel a bit rambly and needed more context, but it’s a fine start.

worst possible villain is a manosphere frat boy talking about survival of the fittest

leave her mom outta this!

it’s not easy writing chaotic action-packed scenes mixed with humour but i’m able to follow everything that’s happening AND the jokes are not making me cringe. so far so good!

very excellent introduction and i’m glad i’m reading this now.

the prose in this book is so beautiful

not done yet, but to write a book after surviving four years in london ontario (i will never go) about your messy life encounters as an undergrad (friendship changes, situationships, stress of classes) — on top of all this, come to nearly expect racism in every single interaction is so painful. yet i relate. very grateful i didn’t end up in a smaller uni town but all of these thoughts are the same.

bell hooks, truly one of the best writers of our time.