catbitesback commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
I wanted to know everyone's thoughts on fanfictions getting published since I know people have quite varied opinions on the subject. I personally haven't read much or any books that were adapted from a fanfics so if your favorite fanfic was published, how did you feel about it?
My take on this is mostly as a fanfic reader I feel like I would be sad if a fanfic that I loved or that I was reading was taken down to be published. Don't get me wrong I'm happy for the author that they are getting published but for that to happen we need to strip the fanfic of the characters and what would make it recognisable because of copyright issues. If it is an AU I think it could still work but a canon divergent fic or anything in that same universe would probably require a lot of prior knowledge, that with a fanfic the reader already have with the source material. But maybe I'm reading too much into that.
Also I thought that it was strange that the fandom space and fanfics are predominantly queer ships but so far I've only heard about straight fanfics getting published. Wouldn't it make more sense for queer fanfics to get publish since they are more popular.
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I've been seeing more folks designing personal curriculum: essentially inventing a class for themselves using resources they've researched and then compiled. The topics themselves have been fascinating, and often niche, so I was curious about what other Boundlings might do themselves.
So! If you could design a literature class on any topic, as general or niche as you wanted, what would it be?
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anticolonialist sapphic scifi + fantasy
i love women and nonbinary people and i think if they tore oppressive systems down things would be better for everyone :D (p.s. i would loveee reccs for this list!!! im always looking for more books like these!!!)
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Hi, I've been really enjoying using Pagebound but there's one aspect of it that I feel like I'm really not understanding - the emojis you can add to book reviews. I understand that they're intended to convey something about the book itself, but I have no idea how to choose them. I generally struggle to summarise things, since in my head Most things are important, which I think is contributing to this, so I was wondering if anyone who does add emojis to their reviews on a regular basis, or uses the 'search by emoji' function, could offer any insight onto how they use these features?
Post from the Women, Race & Class forum
"According to the report's thesis, the source of oppression was deeper than the racial discrimination that produced unemployment, shoddy housing, inadequate education and substandard medical care. The root of oppression was described as a "tangle of pathology" created by the absence of male authority among Black people!"
The chapter further illustrates how deep that report's inaccuracies ran, in fact, the authot states at one point:
"Black women were equal to their men in the oppression they suffered; they were their men's social equals within the slave community; and they resisted slavery with a passion equal to their men's. This was one of the greatest ironies of the slave system..."
Additionally, the household roles for Black people, regardless of sex, seems to have been rather close to equal, and in their domestic labor, the author states that a "sexual division of labor does not appear to be hierarchical...", which I understood as a form of equality, or at least a mutual understanding of labor as a task and not a sex-driven obligation.
Throughout the essay, I appreciated the occasional reminder of contrast to a white woman's life, often what can be viewed as the 'default' for women and their journey in America for equality, as Black women faced incredibly different oppressions. A reminder that whiteness is not the default, nor is it the baseline for human experience and progress, always feels right.
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Women, Race & Class
Angela Y. Davis
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Women, Race & Class
Angela Y. Davis
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I have never been to New York City, so for me, part of this book was a fun little vacation to a place I'd never been. I'm going to go to New York one day and embarrass myself, but thats future me's issue.
I loved the writing, the author is clearly a master of her craft, I loved the story, it needed to be told, I loved the characters, their stories needed to be told, I loved the pacing, the mood, and the way the author was written a love letter for her city in such a beautiful way.
I may have never been to New York City, but I do live in a rather large city myself, so knowing a bit about what makes a city alive definitely helped me relate to this book, but I'm sure someone actually from New York would have even more to say on the matter, but I feel very attached to the choices that Jemisin made in regards to the characters. I love the characters and their stories in books, often more than the plot, and I feels that my love was well respected here, and that Jemisin loved her characters too.
There was absolutely a story here that needed to be told, and I am so glad it was. You know that itching when a book you read is so good, you want to write your own? That's happening for me here. I've never seen a love letter written quite like this, but it's clear to me that Jemisin has not only the ability to expertly write, but also the need and desire to do so.
I am so glad this story was told, and I'm so glad N. K. Jemisin was the one to do it.
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The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)
N.K. Jemisin
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A speech therapist girlie finding herself working a last second shift the morning before another snow storm hits the Carolinas. Where are my other medical field girlies at?! Stay safe, stay healthy, and STAY WARM🥶❄️
catbitesback commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
I absolutely love the feature when reviewing books where you’re able to pick three emojis that describe said book.
What’re the THREE EMOJIS that best describe your current reading mood?! OR your current book (can we guess it?!)👀✨
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The Foxglove Pact (The Dissonant Lineage Book 1)
Sen Zhang