Discussion questions:

What new books are you reading?

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?

Question of the week:

What books are you eager to read that you haven’t read yet?

Enjoy!

  • QueerCommie
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    1 year ago

    I finished ‘Custer died for your sins’ yesterday, which was good, though a bit dated. I’m just about finished with ‘I am Malala’ which is better than I thought. I’m almost halfway in ‘settlers’ which is good. I’m halfway in ‘The Fall’ by Albert Camus, which is ok, and the first fiction I’ve read in a bit. I’m also reading ‘The Dialectical Biologist,’ though I’ve taken a break, and I don’t think I’ll finish ‘Karl Marx’s eco socialism’ right now. I probably prefer fiction though I mostly read non-fiction because it seems more important. I’m eager to read ‘Four thousand weeks: time management for mortals,’ ‘socialism or extinction,’ ‘half earth socialism,’ and ‘parable of the sower.’

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      1 year ago

      Settlers by J. Sakai is the one with the bad citations and is dated nowadays.

      I would suggest Fight Like Hell by Kim Kelly for the other side of the story when it comes to the labor movement in the United States.

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        1 year ago

        I know Settlers is dated now, I just wanted to see what all the hype was about. It’s got some good information but I definitely want to look into the more reasonable and well sourced works of Gerald Horne among others.

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          1 year ago

          Yeah, Gerald Horne’s works are better and more reasonable.

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            1 year ago

            By the way, I had just noticed your absence for almost a month just a few days ago, so it’s funny you happened to come back now.

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              1 year ago

              I never intended to leave. I love this place. But I am a mod now of Hexbear. So that also takes priority. But I’ve also been pushingn for Lemmygrad a long time now. And I will continue pushing for it. So there’s that.