Renata rated Freshwater: 4 stars
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
Both a recounting of trauma and its impacts, as well as a retelling of a Nigerian fable. The main character's …
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Renata rated Living a Feminist Life: 4 stars
Living a Feminist Life by Sara Ahmed
In Living a Feminist Life Sara Ahmed shows how feminist theory is generated from everyday life and the ordinary experiences …
Renata rated The Vanishing Half: 4 stars
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Brit Bennett’s chart topping novel, The Vanishing Half, is a story that tracks the lives of twin African American twin …
Bear by Marian Engel
Renata rated The Transgender Issue: 3 stars
The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye
Trans people in Britain today have become a culture war 'issue'. Despite making up less than 1% of the country's …
Renata rated Inseparables: 2 stars
Renata rated Shuggie Bain: 2 stars
Renata rated The Perseverence: 4 stars
Renata rated The Fortune Men: 3 stars
Renata rated Can the Monster Speak?: 5 stars
Renata rated No One Is Talking about This: 4 stars
Renata rated Fearing the Black Body: 3 stars
Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings
There is an obesity epidemic in this country and poor black women are particularly stigmatized as “diseased” and a burden …