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"Much male fear of feminism is the fear that, in becoming whole human beings, women will cease to mother men."

I'm absolutely sucked in, this is so so good

"Even today, the possibility of [reproductive] choice remains everywhere in jeopardy. This elemental loss of control over her body affects every woman's right to shape the imagery and insights of her own being." Pretty depressing to think that almost fifty years later, not much has changed.

Yeah this is a PAGE-TURNER. I love when a book lives up to its blurb.

A feverdream heartache of an essay that beautifully braids its topics.

so funny and astute. "for so long i would not touch myself / for fear of finding a body"

reading this feels like scrolling instagram somehow. i’m into it

I’m onto the “Portrait Gallery,” not that I’m quite sure what that means… loving it either way.

These essays range so wide and yet are clearly planned tightly. Gorgeous!

Chloe Aridjis where have you been all my life

I'm generally skeptical of memoirs by people under 30, but Beach is hitting some good points so far. Not sure how this would read to someone who's not chronically online though.

Sapphic desire on the page? Sign me right tf up

The talent here is UNBELIEVABLE. The Harriet Tubman suite gave me chills.

Holy run on sentence!

Kelly McMasters is currently ripping my heart to shreds and it feels so good

This prose is memorable and gorgeous and unlike anything I’ve ever read.

February angst...

This reads like if Emile Durkheim was reincarnated as a millennial white woman and forced to spend 12 hours a day on the Internet. Not quite sure if it's teaching me anything new so far, but at least it's a cool lens for examining sociology and religion.

What would a teenager from 1986 and a teenager from 2044 talk about on an interdimensional rescue mission? Not sure, but they both got a C in physics.

How am I both devastated and turned on at the same time

Ohhh boy my heart is breaking every page

Thanks Amy for the ARC! Excited to dive in.

It’s so sad. And it’s so perfect. I’ll finish it soon but it’s too heartbreaking to read too much at once!

IS THIS FICTION OR NOT?? But damn this woman can WRITE. I never have anyyyy idea where this story is gonna go and I kinda dig it

I am officially convinced that Wilson is a criminally underrated genius!

I had high expectations for Hawkins and this one is totally blowing me away so far. Super gripping, fast read, translates super well to audiobook! Grab a copy when it comes out tomorrow.

This is incredible and compulsively readable! Cults and Catholic guilt and queer desire, sign me up

Hard to read too much of this at a time, it's depressing and works its way into your headspace. Maybe it'll lighten up soon?

Over halfway through in just a couple hours. This author’s voice is really intriguing, maybe a little pretentious, but nothing like anything I’ve ever read before. I could read unreliable narrators forever and I love the character work.