Reviews and Comments

Finally finished this after too long away from reading. I struggled with pushing through some of the earlier material, but the last chapters are really worth it. There’s so much good stuff here that is too often lost in the Hirschfeld lionizing.

And it’s also time for me to jump into #77 on the Modern Library list. I haven’t read Joyce in 20+ years. I’m a little dreading this.

I’ve been wanting to read this contextualization of Magnus Hirschfeld for a minute, so it’s time to dive in.

Great read, very relevant for today. I like that it talks more about Latin American fascism than many books today, as that movement tends to be overlooked in favor of the European counterparts.

Interesting and a fast read, but it could be better organized in each chapter and would benefit from trading off some breadth for more depth in places. Tends to jump to conclusions, and overall leans vaguely right wing though it clearly tries to be neutral, at least from the Western lens.

Been wanting to dive more fully into this for a bit

Airport pickup

This should be mandatory reading for every organizer. What an excellent reference!

It’s overdue for me to read this. On my way to Budapest Pride is a perfect time to start.

This was actually quite good. It’s vivid and gripping, and though some of the language choices are a enough to jar you out of the story, the narrative is compelling. It would make a good film.

This was a book club option from a Discord I very briefly was in; the actual book they chose turned out to be tenderqueer replit bullshit and I hope this one is better.

This is timely and clear. Butler avoids their usual heavy, dense language and lays out a broad spread of analysis on the contemporary attacks on gender. It ends with a call for solidarity, and is highly relevant for our time.

Back on my gender theory bullshit!

This book would be tremendously improved if it engaged with the idea of capitalism even a little bit

Let’s see what this book has to say about AI writing…