Reviews and Comments

largely depressing, and somewhat unrelatable (re: white guilt that I can't share as a person of color), but also very relatable in other senses: pushing me to consider aspects to my gender as a trans man that i have danced with the idea of exploring before. listened to most of it today and will probably finish it tomorrow.

I am dropping this book, mostly for personal reasons

1. It is too blatantly horny for me and I'm not interested in reading erotica
2. Even though the book is a great representation of dealing with a chronic illness (Fibromyalgia) and I considered continuing it for that reason, it has been reviewed to be underwhelming in it's writing of a character that is a fat Black woman: at times feeling like those aspects to identity could be easily swapped out or looked over. it appears the power dynamics of interracial relationships is barely addressed in any of the three books in the series. Personally, it has left something to be desired, but I understand if someone else finds it's just right for them still. introvertinterruptedcom.wordpress.com/2021/07/20/the-issue-with-race-in-the-brown-sisters-series-by-talia-hibbert-bookreview/ grabthelapels.com/2019/12/18/get-a-life-chloe-brown-by-talia-hibbert/
3. if you read the book, the "bad thing" chloe is guilty about is very close to one of my triggers

I was so hype when a quote from Charles Yu's "How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe" was featured before the start of one of the chapters. The book make a deep impression on me when I was in a state of depression in middle school. bookwyrm.social/book/17241/s/how-to-live-safely-in-a-science-fictional-universe

I don't entirely remember if I finished reading it, but it was interesting from the bits I did pick up on. It really had me thinking about what it means to keep someone as a friend for long term life transitions.

picked it up after a friend recommended it. didn't listen to the whole thing super intently, but there were some cool facts about bees and how they organize that i'd never learned about before

I tried to read the first book from the original series but I found it extremely dry. I'm trying to read this without the context of the original series but it's still a struggle for me. Something about this author's style doesn't quite click. I'm still going to give it a try in hopes that it'll motivate me more to be interested in the world of the original series.

This was shared on the fedi a while back and I had it bookmarked. I'm almost done with this five hour audiobook, easy to get through in a few days. I was surprised with the writing, usually books like don't make me feel like I've learned anything new and just feel like a drag. Instead, "The Good Enough Job" takes an approach to critiquing capitalist-driven over productivity through personal stories that serve as case studies to unpack ideas like "the company is your family" or "your job should be your sole identity". It focuses on people in white-collar jobs that failed them and includes queer BIPOC narratives right off the bat.

Ultimately not a story I'm interested in, but some cool stuff