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  • Hidden Pictures
    dakkusu
    Jul 19, 2026
    Hidden Pictures
    0.5
    Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

    Plot is predictable, the storytelling in general is lacking substance besides the obvious problems:

    • christian fanfic
    • blatant racist characters
    • "hidden", not well done either, conservative agenda
    • problematic plottwist -> transphobic
    • a lot of alt-right undertones
    • no character development
    • one plot-hole after the other
    • the author probably never met a leftist and believes everything they read on facebook
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  • Consumed: On Colonialism, Climate Change, Consumerism, and the Need for Collective Change
    dakkusu
    Jul 19, 2026
    Consumed: On Colonialism, Climate Change, Consumerism, and the Need for Collective Change
    3.0
    Enjoyment: Quality: 3.0Characters: Plot:
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    This book is a good start if you have no prior knowledge of the fashion industry, its problems and our part in it as a consumer. There is a lot of information about various hot topics focusing on different steps off the supply chain and consumer behavior. From time to time, it was a bit condescending, yet at some parts this was needed. Hence, it can be hard to keep it in balance. There was a lot of personal storytelling, which was often overdone. However, if you struggle with paying attention while reading nonfiction, this might help you stay focused. As my knowledge of fast fashion & consumerism is already deeper, I was often frustrated with the personal stories. Quoting Wikipedia more than once took away the seriousness of the topics being mentioned. The book lacked a more in depth critique on the role of capitalism as it spoke more often about change within the system and not system change. However, I went on Aja Barber's Instagram account after reading the book (didn't know who she was before) and she is pushing a lot of important topics on there, so it seems, from my short research, even for her, this book was just an opening for the larger topic.

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  • dakkusu completed their yearly reading goal of 25 books!

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    dakkusu's 2026 Reading Challenge

    17 of 25 read
    Consumed: On Colonialism, Climate Change, Consumerism, and the Need for Collective Change
    Jade City
    Hidden Pictures
    The Burning God
    How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
    The Dragon Republic
    Ptolemy's Gate (Bartimaeus, #3)
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