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adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
A laughter-inducing read
Brutalia is a brutal place rubbing off on its inhabitants, but there is one person who does not enjoy the brutality all the others seem to love: Mort is dubbed ’the Meek’ by his family. When hMort’s uncle the executioner dies he is given the most brutal task of all. His first execution is that of his best friend and he only has a week to figure out how to stop it, he is a pacifist after all...
This book dealt with some great themes in a funny lighthearted way. I sped through the book, loved the illustrations and the funny narrative style. I can imagine it not being everyone’s cup of tea, but would definitely recommend giving this a try!
This was a disappointment for me. Too focussed on ‘recovery’ as if adhd ever disappears, scattered and pretty outdated in certain aspects.
I actually dnf-ed this one before deciding to give it another shot. I initially decided to end because in one of the first chapters it told me to follow the twelve steps of AA for adhd recovery and to ‘believe that a Power greater than myself could restore me to sanity’ - uh excuse me what. AD/HD is not insanity and has nothing to do with a ‘Power greater than myself’ it’s neurological?!
As this was mentioned as a good resource on AD/HD I decided to give it another shot. I could’ve spared myself the effort. This may have been a good resource twenty years ago, but it does not hold up - even with the updates.
The majority of the given strategies or bits of advice weren’t workable. Not everyone can just switch careers, or would be better off being a stay at home-mom... And can we stop telling people with AD/HD to ‘work’ on it? Yes, sometimes you might need certain strategies to cope because you struggle with certain aspects of society due to how your brain works, but ‘working’ on AD/HD or ‘recovery’ suggest that we can overcome it and it’s all bad. The authors do advocate acceptance and the fact that AD/HD also has its good sides, but the language in this book contradicted that at least once per page.
I also wonder whether anyone has ever explained what gender actually is to the authors... and confronted them with their ideas about the role of women, as well as their ideas about romantic relationships and having kids. (which both seem to be presented as something we all need to achieve ASAP)
I actually dnf-ed this one before deciding to give it another shot. I initially decided to end because in one of the first chapters it told me to follow the twelve steps of AA for adhd recovery and to ‘believe that a Power greater than myself could restore me to sanity’ - uh excuse me what. AD/HD is not insanity and has nothing to do with a ‘Power greater than myself’ it’s neurological?!
As this was mentioned as a good resource on AD/HD I decided to give it another shot. I could’ve spared myself the effort. This may have been a good resource twenty years ago, but it does not hold up - even with the updates.
The majority of the given strategies or bits of advice weren’t workable. Not everyone can just switch careers, or would be better off being a stay at home-mom... And can we stop telling people with AD/HD to ‘work’ on it? Yes, sometimes you might need certain strategies to cope because you struggle with certain aspects of society due to how your brain works, but ‘working’ on AD/HD or ‘recovery’ suggest that we can overcome it and it’s all bad. The authors do advocate acceptance and the fact that AD/HD also has its good sides, but the language in this book contradicted that at least once per page.
I also wonder whether anyone has ever explained what gender actually is to the authors... and confronted them with their ideas about the role of women, as well as their ideas about romantic relationships and having kids. (which both seem to be presented as something we all need to achieve ASAP)
Wow, this left me wanting so much more! I loved how it touched on so many themes - but also left some things to your own imagination. Well written and left me with many feelings. I would read three more books about this family’s story.
This book was phenomenal. Evaristo managed to bring all the characters to life and tell a complete story about each and every one of them in such a limited amount of pages. I loved how all the stories were connected, although the final twist was slightly predictable.
This workbook is a great addition to help you in your anti-racist work. I say addition because I firmly believe that you need to read/listen/talk more than just this book. Anti-racism is not something you’re ever done learning about.
The workbook approach is very useful and makes you really critique your own behaviours and thoughts (both conscious and unconscious!). I would have liked to see a little bit more about the places in which race intersects and how we should be working towards a better understanding of those issues.
All in all, please get this book, and take the full 28 days for it and journal every day, if you’re serious about anti-racism. You need to start reflecting on your own behaviour and socialisation.
The workbook approach is very useful and makes you really critique your own behaviours and thoughts (both conscious and unconscious!). I would have liked to see a little bit more about the places in which race intersects and how we should be working towards a better understanding of those issues.
All in all, please get this book, and take the full 28 days for it and journal every day, if you’re serious about anti-racism. You need to start reflecting on your own behaviour and socialisation.
Exactly what I needed. Made me feel happy and also made me cry. Romantic, funny and a nice escape into another world, yet it still remained (sort of) realistic.