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Comic books, manga, web comics, etc count as books as well. And so behold a very gay comic

I will say it's short but very sweet and honestly perfect. It has lesbians, girls, robots, girl kissing, girls who like each other, girls that like other girls, etc. You should tots read it cause like x nfkfkn3if it's awesome. Also, btw the story is amazing cause, yes, yuri is nice, but yuri with a nice story is very nice.

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So, like I asked a librarian for a recommendation, and she was anxious that I wouldn't like it since I mainly like nonfiction. But like that was a misconception cause I do like fiction books, but I usually read them in a digital format. Regardless, after a bit of i promise you, I don't judge harshly, and very rarely do I find books I genuinely hate she finally gave me the one of the best books I've read in a while. Probably cause it's a big, thick book, and me like those a bumch!!!

Anyway the book is called "The Women" By Kristin Hannah and it's great. Here is the cover

And here is the divider

So first of all this book made me cry so many fucking times it is insane. Like omg fuck whoa damn, not that it making me cry is bad. Cause like a book that makes you cry is often times very good, especially if you cried a minimum of like 20 times. If you pick this book up, please know it talks about PTSD and you aren't in the right headspace to read about that. Then I recommend you wait but in the end that's a suggestion.

Anyway, so the book talks about a Vietnam nurse who goes through like a lot, like i want to give her a hug and tell her it's going to be ok. I really don't want to risk spoiling anything too much cause it's great and goodness omg. I will say I love how Kristin portrayed everything to be as accurate as possible historically. Do note it is historical fiction, not nonfiction, so somethings arent 100% accurate. But I feel she did get the experience of being a female veteran at the time of the Vietnam War. If you do not know (especially if you have a public school history education in the US), women in Vietnam were overlooked and often times not seen as veterans cause they were women. There was also the factor of other veterans not recognizing them since they hadn't seen combat. But in my opinion, if you go through boot camp, get a uniform, get deployed, and help whatever side of the conflict you are veteran regardless if you fought (in reference to combat) or not.

Goodness, I don't know what else to say cause. Yes, it was a very, very amazing book, and I loved it. But if I talk about it too much, I feel like I could ruin the experience.

Small warning there seems to be mixed reviews over this book. So if you go out and look at reviews, you may see something like someone saying the title is they, and they don't understand why a book about women in Vietnam is named The Women. Also, someone else was complaining about there being romance in it, to which it's like the book followed the main character (Frankie) throughout many years of her life. If she didn't fall in love at some point, it would be surprising, unless the mc is aeroace, then it would be understandable.

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CW: racism

I just finished White Fragility by Robin DiAnglo. This will be a bit of a bland book review and maybe short, idk.

Here's the cover

So to start off this book mainly drew me in due to its name and because I love books on sociology. This one I did not find enjoyable not because oh it mention racism and whatever but mainly because personally I believe it's bad writing and the way it was wrote is horrible.

Going into the book she goes off on a rant about how white people are racist and that they don't like being called that. I took it at first to be her saying yeah people are racist and do not like being confronted about it. However she starts to heavily imply that anyone who is white is racist whether they believe it or not and if they don't believe that they are ignorant. Then she also goes on to say something along the lines of but if haven't discrimated against people of color then yeah you aren't racist. Buuut then goes on to say that people who think that are still ignorant in some twisted logic gas lighty explaintion that hurt my brain to try and make sense off.

Diving deeper into the book, she talks more about racism and other forms of it, whilst you guessed it still implying all white people are racist. And it's just a drag on with more of that to try to trick the reader into either believing it or at least feel guilty about being white through a bunch of rethorical tricks (trying to sound fancy here). Also, according to how she talks about white fragility, if you try to argue against anything, she says guess what, you're racist. Basically, according to her, if your white, you're either racist or racist. So by that definition, I guess I'm racist now, so cancel me (please note this is a joke).

I will say that not all of the information is wrong in this book. But pretty much most of it is misconstrued or ends up getting twisted in her attempt to manipulate people into thinking being white = bad. If you doubt me on this, I highly recommend looking at other reviews of the book they probably have a much more detailed and professional review of it than me. Or read it yourself it was published in 2018, so there's a likelihood your library can contain it.

Also, apparently, there are some accusations of plagiarism in the book I haven't looked too deep into, but I don't feel like researching about it, so bite me, I guess.

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Ok, it is time I actually get to this, so uh um here's the first book review for "The Bunny Burrow Archives"!!!! Mlem mlem mlem mlem mlem.

I will warn it's been a bit since I've done a book review, so if you have any critiques like ever over how I do my book reviews, please do not hesitate. I can take criticism. Unless like said criticism is like "fuck you that made no sense and it's just bad"

Anyway, here is the cover of the book that I very much enjoyed!

Please note that I am going to be using the words science and medicine interchangeably because I am unsure which is the more appropriate term.

Personally, Dr. John S. Tregoning, in my opinion, has written one of the best books over medicine and pathogens I've ever read. Mostly because it is the first book I've ever read over those topics, unless you count science textbooks from like school, but meh. Honestly, the material taught in this book is worth so much more than my schooling ever gave me. Not only because Tregoning had incredibly crystal clear explanations for stuff I have next to no understanding for. But also how well it structured and laid out.

Before getting into the main topic of the book "Pathogens and How We Fight Them," Tregoning ensures the reader has enough of an understanding of the topics before getting into them. Thankfully, he has a sense of humor and doesn't write it out to sound like some boring math lesson or a book review >_< He goes over so much that I am surprised he is able to fit it all in 340 pages. Given how much information there was, I honestly should read it a second time to ensure I have a clear understanding of everything buuuut meh.

Infectious mentions all forms of pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungie, and parasites. Whilst giving the science lesson of a life (better than like crash course science on YouTube), he also gives a detailed history of how far medicine and science have come. Including mentioning the stupidity of some doctors from the dark ages. I feel it's kinda of a more well-known fun fact that doctors used to not wash their hands cause they couldn't explain why it helped, so they didn't bother with such a basic task. But did you know that apparently some doctors used to wear blood stains on their aprons kinda of like a show of pride, thinking that having a bunch of blood splashes on it meant you were a good doctor. Honestly, hearing that was like wtf how could they think something so barbaric, but then again, this was before many of the advancements in the field of medicine, and also in the dark ages of medicine.

I will say I do really like chapter 14 because it offers a doctors very detailed explanation as to why anti vaxxers exist. Like 20 pages worth of an explanation better than any 3 page article on some news or whatever site. And I especially appreciated the new insult for people who can't wear a mask properly <i>Maskentrottel</i> or, in other words, a mask idiot in German.

Since this book was being written during covid, it does mention it a fair bit. Along with an explanation to the question, "How did covid get a vaccine so fast when it took longer for every other vaccine in history?" (Imagine me saying this in a mimimimi voice). Other than the obvious of hello, the whole world was working on it in a collective effort, and the fact that science and medicine constantly get more advanced. It also mentions the breakthrough that lead to a vaccine.

I honestly don't know how to structure this review mainly because there is so much to talk about. Whether it be mentioning how poop influences our microbiomes at birth which goes to determine how our immune systems are formed all the way. Up to how to know whether or not a scientific study or science paper is trustworthy. There was so much.

I will say I kinda wished I would've seen a mention of the unreliability for the studies done during the AIDs scare/pandemic saying ONLY gay men get it. Mainly because straight people wouldn't bother with STD testing or anything of the sort at the time in fear of being called gay, and maybe also due to them having a less care about sexual health at the time. But then again, he did do an amazing job covering it, and that's kinda just me being picky about that. Please do not mistake me for being like mad or disappointed it wasn't mentioned I'm just using this as a way to say, "Did you know?"

The biggest critique I have is that with the amount of information within this book, I felt it to be a little cramped and sometimes hard to keep up with everything. Maybe it would've been best to have it like a two part book or just make it bigger, cause I like my books thick anyway. But regardless, I still very much enjoy this and highly recommend it because it's a great read.

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This is a blog dedicated to reviewing and going over my experience and thoughts of reading whatever books I have just finished reading. Most of the books I like to read are more recent books that are political in nature. Therefore, it's possible when reading a review on a book it's going to mention politics. I will give content warnings so that one does not unexpectedly have to see content they would not want to consume. Not all books I review are political, but a decent amount are similar in nature, such as a book on history. If one has a recommendation of a book or books or a series even I will add it to my list of books to read.

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