I don't have a ton of thoughts about this book other than it being pretty good. The "metamagic" concept was really clever, honestly much more inspired than anything happening in the works being parodied here. The spicy parts were very hot. There were fewer of them than I was expecting, but definitely the right amount. It's a fairly personal story with relatively small stakes, more in line with the average romance than the average fantasy. That probably makes sense for book 1 of a series though. It does a great job establishing the world's rules, which are pretty intriguing. I'd love to read a followup with a grander, more far-reaching plot.
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Remy Rose rated It takes two to tumble: 4 stars
It takes two to tumble by Cat Sebastian
Some of Ben Sedgwick’s favorite things:
- Helping his poor parishioners
- Baby animals
- Shamelessly flirting with the handsome Captain Phillip Dacre …
Trans wizard Harriet Porber is a master spellsmith who's found herself in a bit of …
Surprisingly Touching
5 stars
Remy Rose <p>set a goal to read 12 books in 2025</p>
Remy Rose rated Anarchism and the Black Revolution: 5 stars
We will build a socio-political infrastructure to intervene in every area of Black life: food and housing cooperatives, Black Liberation schools, people’s banks and community mutual aid funds, medical clinics and hospitals, rodent control and pest extermination programs, cooperative factories, community cultural and entertainment centers, the establishment of an intercommunal electronic communications network, land and building reclamation projects, public works brigades to rebuild the cities, youth projects, drug clinics and many other such programs.
— Anarchism and the Black Revolution by Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin
Emphasis mine. I probably spend way too much time on the Fediverse. And people on the Fediverse tend to talk about the Fediverse, a lot. In the grand scheme of "things that need to be expropriated and decentralized", I often feel like the other stuff in Ervin's list here are not being prioritized highly enough, in comparison.
However, the fact that he mentions electronic communications in this book at all (first published in 1979) reminds me that it is actually important to do. When I feel like the Fediverse discourse is getting way into its own head, I should remember that the big mainstream platforms are all trying to orchestrate right-wing coups and shit. Building a good replacement probably does take the exact kind of dedicated people I see in my timeline, and we're seriously not even close to finished yet. I bet Ervin might like the idea of Oliphant's …
Emphasis mine. I probably spend way too much time on the Fediverse. And people on the Fediverse tend to talk about the Fediverse, a lot. In the grand scheme of "things that need to be expropriated and decentralized", I often feel like the other stuff in Ervin's list here are not being prioritized highly enough, in comparison.
However, the fact that he mentions electronic communications in this book at all (first published in 1979) reminds me that it is actually important to do. When I feel like the Fediverse discourse is getting way into its own head, I should remember that the big mainstream platforms are all trying to orchestrate right-wing coups and shit. Building a good replacement probably does take the exact kind of dedicated people I see in my timeline, and we're seriously not even close to finished yet. I bet Ervin might like the idea of Oliphant's "Archipelago" thingy, if he doesn't know about it already.
Of course, the original sentiment coming from 1979, this probably presages mesh networks and municipal broadband more than it does federated social media. How cool would it be to access one over the other though??
Remy Rose rated Salt Rising Bread: 5 stars
Salt Rising Bread by Genevieve Bardwell, Susan Ray Brown
In the universe of breads, salt rising bread stands alone. There is nothing else remotely like it, in flavor, personality …
This short course in anarchism did not stick, however, even though I greatly respected Sostre, because I did not understand the theoretical concepts and associated them with white radicals. I just could not believe any society could exist without a central government, politicians and a bureaucracy. I guess I was like most people who hear this for the first time.
— Anarchism and the Black Revolution by Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin
Remy Rose wants to read The Love Archives by Cynthia A. Rodriguez
Get in, romance readers. We're taking a trip down nostalgia lane to save lives. Welcome …
This is so neat, except you probably ought to have read at least some of the various source materials, and I haven't lol.
Remy Rose finished reading Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis
I'm only marking down this one comic, but actually I read the entire chronology of Miles Morales' Spiderman across all his appearances in the Marvel Ultimate universe. I'll read all his appearances in the prime Marvel universe too at some point.
Remy Rose rated Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 4 stars
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in English in 1970. Paulo Freire's …
Remy Rose quoted Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in …
This phenomenon, in addition to their class position, perhaps explains why so many professionals adhere to anti-dialogical action. Whatever the specialty that brings them into contact with the people, they are almost unshakably convinced that it is their mission to “give” the latter their knowledge and techniques. They see themselves as “promotors” of the people. Their programs of action (which might have been prescribed by any good theorist of oppressive action) include their own objectives, their own convictions, and their own preoccupations. They do not listen to the people, but instead plan to teach them how to “cast off the laziness which creates underdevelopment.” To these professionals, it seems absurd to consider the necessity of respecting the “view of the world” held by the people.
Ouch! As someone who works in a public library makerspace, this hits a little too close for comfort... I do try to just empower the patrons to do whatever it is they already want to do, using the equipment at our disposal. But... I can't deny I also silently judge them for making things that I think are "silly" or wasteful. And I definitely have a lot of my training for the equipment memorized down to a script, too.
Remy Rose quoted Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in …
It happens that peace cannot be bought; peace is experienced in solidarity and loving acts, which cannot be incarnated in oppression.
Remy Rose quoted Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in …
I am more and more convinced that true revolutionaries must perceive the revolution, because of its creative and liberating nature, as an act of love.
