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The Birth Book: An OB-GYN's Guide to Demystifying Labor and Delivery
Jennifer Lincoln
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Why Did No One Tell Me This?: The Doulas' (Honest) Guide for Expectant Parents
Natalia Hailes
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my searches while reading this book as a gen-z gal: “did cellphones exist in 1998?” “did laptops exist in 1998?” IM SORRY
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The Bewitching
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Enjoyed that this was short but still held so much substance. Got a little draggy at the very end with the philosophizing (or maybe I was tired), but I overall found this branch of philosophy really interesting.
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The Stranger
Albert Camus
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Ebony Gate (Phoenix Hoard, #1)
Julia Vee
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Ebony Gate (Phoenix Hoard, #1)
Julia Vee
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Taiwan has so so so much history that goes even deeper than what was portrayed in this story. If you're looking for more, I'm linking some additional readings and films to watch!
Pagebound list I created with readings in English related to Taiwan's history. Taiwan has been brutually colonized by dynasties pre-China, Portugal (Dutch), Spain, Japan, China, and more (with each colonizer having multiple "eras"). Please comment on the list if there's more I should add - I'm always looking for more texts.
A Foggy Tale is a Taiwanese-produced fiction movie (now on Netflix) set during "White Terror" (aka when Taiwan was ruled under martial law). I have not seen this yet, but I have heard many good things from friends and family.
There is a Free PBS Documentary called Invisible Nation which I've hosted a screening for any many non-Taiwanese friends said they learned a lot.
Your Name Engraved Herein is also on Netflix and is set right after the "ending" of Martial Law. It follows two boys in a romantic relationship. From what I remember, it lightly touches upon different historical moments, but focuses moreso on homophobia in Taiwanese society. The movie was released one year after Taiwan legalized gay marriage.
Additionally, if anyone is located in Northern California, there is a Taiwan International Democratic Film Festival with multiple films being showcased in multiple cities from August through October 2026. The flyer and website is in Chinese, but the auto-translate option on Chrome's browser is sufficient.
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barely three pages in and this is the most autistic man i’ve ever seen in my life. the emotional detachment, the matter-of-fact internal dialogue, the focus on sensations & smells, thinking everybody is accusing him and criticizing him, trying to say the right thing so the conversation can be over. i knew going in this book had been labelled as potential autism rep but shit, i’m about ready to diagnose the man myself.
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I am so curious what conservatives think of this book. like, are they outraged at how natalie's thoughts are written? or do they relate and actually think it's accurate?
I'm unwilling to google it though, because i think i would just get angry..
20Purrito commented on Purrito's review of The Let Them Theory
tldr: a privileged white woman blames you, the reader, for not achieving your goals
Mel Robbins conveniently ignores things like systemic racism, structural inequities, disabilities, abusive situations, and more to place the blame on YOU for not accomplishing what you want to. This is real Lean In energy. It is your own fault you can't do the things you want to.
Not all of the advice or concepts in this book are bad. As someone who has been doing therapy for years, I can recognize some of the things she is saying. What I have issue with is how she explains them and ignores the numerous factors that are usually present in a situation. Instead they are all reduced to one problem: you.
Disclaimer that I DNFed this book at about 50% because I was so irritated at how she approached everything (and, frankly, so sick of hearing "let them").
"The Mel Robbins Griftpocalypse" from the "A Bit Fruity" podcast is a great listen; they examine and critique this book in a fun, digestible way. I've also heard the "If Books Could Kill" podcast episode on the book is good.
From the Fruity podcast, I learned that Mel is even more privileged than I realized, because she conveniently leaves those kinds of facts out of the book. So essentially we once again find ourselves in a situation where a rich white person believes they got to where they are based solely on their own merit and not because of the privileges that they have. Girl bye.
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tldr: a privileged white woman blames you, the reader, for not achieving your goals
Mel Robbins conveniently ignores things like systemic racism, structural inequities, disabilities, abusive situations, and more to place the blame on YOU for not accomplishing what you want to. This is real Lean In energy. It is your own fault you can't do the things you want to.
Not all of the advice or concepts in this book are bad. As someone who has been doing therapy for years, I can recognize some of the things she is saying. What I have issue with is how she explains them and ignores the numerous factors that are usually present in a situation. Instead they are all reduced to one problem: you.
Disclaimer that I DNFed this book at about 50% because I was so irritated at how she approached everything (and, frankly, so sick of hearing "let them").
"The Mel Robbins Griftpocalypse" from the "A Bit Fruity" podcast is a great listen; they examine and critique this book in a fun, digestible way. I've also heard the "If Books Could Kill" podcast episode on the book is good.
From the Fruity podcast, I learned that Mel is even more privileged than I realized, because she conveniently leaves those kinds of facts out of the book. So essentially we once again find ourselves in a situation where a rich white person believes they got to where they are based solely on their own merit and not because of the privileges that they have. Girl bye.
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