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One thing Laura Bates gives voice to in this book is the amount of victim shaming that happens when women are victimized with deepfake images, instead of there being a focus on the accountability of those who created them. Recently in my home state, a high school girl who had deepfake images of her passed around her school punched the boy who created them. The school suspended her. Nothing happened to the boy.

Schlanger's book and the research she considers opens up interesting questions about plant life - their methods of communication, how their use of electricity is surprisingly close to how our own brain waves work, and a myriad of future implications due to this and other new information in the field of botany.

I'm only 60 pages in, and the information that Schlanger is sharing regarding new science research about the possible inner lives of plants is intriguing and, apparently, turning the field of botany on its head. Fully embracing my inner nerd and loving this deep dive into a field of science I've not yet explored.

I know this is an "oldie but a goodie" in the world of history books, but I love Shaara's writing style. His choice to use primary sources as the basis for his research, as he "avoided historical opinions," created a fascinating page-turner.

I love how author Y. S. Lee weaves real historical facts about the plight of women in the Victorian era into her story. She includes women and girls from various social and economic backgrounds, showing that family wealth did not protect them from a lack of agency. Even with history intertwined throughout the story, it is still an easy and enjoyable read.

Historical fiction with a literary fiction vibe.
"What's in it for you? What's the catch?"
"I hate to see girls become victims...That's what's in it for me."
Very good, I'm going to enjoy this one.

Just started Laura Bates' new book. She explains the nuance in the differences between deepfakes and revenge porn, while including many personal stories from women. "...96 percent of deepfakes are nonconsensual pornography, 99 percent of which features women." She further observes that most of mainstream media's accounts of deepfakes focus on how they affect politics and business, not women.

Panned.

Doing a re-read of the special edition with the bonus chapter before I move on to Iron Flame.