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Born Into This by Adam Thompson

Born Into This

Adam Thompson

5.0
dark reflective medium-paced
Orientalism by Edward W. Said

Orientalism

Edward W. Said

4.0
challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Seminal text. So so dense - it needed to be for its time, since it was so revolutionary. But today it makes for slow reading. Hits you over the head with just how much proof Said can find to illustrate Orientalism. Fantastic work
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe

5.0
reflective sad
Radical Hope: Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation by Jonathan Lear

Radical Hope: Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation

Jonathan Lear

1.0
slow-paced
1 star for creativity I guess... Very assimilationist ideology and didn't enjoy the wishy washy, repetitive descriptions.
Fire Country by Victor Steffensen

Fire Country

Victor Steffensen

5.0
challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced