Dora Reads is the book blog of a Bookish Rebel, supporting the Diversity Movement, bringing you Queer views and mental health advocacy, slipping in a lot of non-bookish content, and spreading reading to the goddamn world! :) (All posts may contain Amazon links, which are affiliate, unless marked otherwise. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. USA ONLY - please do not make UK purchases with my links)
Thursday 6 August 2020
Month in Review(s) - July 2020
Sunday 26 July 2020
Nerd Church - Caffeinated Current Events: Explaining the Headlines
Wednesday 8 July 2020
Month In Review(s) - June 2020
Sunday 28 June 2020
Nerd Church - Covid 19: Seriously, People? There's Still A Pandemic
Sunday 14 June 2020
Nerd Church - Supporting Black People, Trans People, and Black Trans People
Wednesday 3 June 2020
Month in Review(s) - May 2020
Sunday 31 May 2020
Nerd Church - Power and Privilege In 2020
Unfortunately, if there's one theme to this week, both here in the UK and over in the USA, it's this: The more power and privilege someone has, the more they will abuse that power and privilege.
Sunday 17 May 2020
Nerd Church - For Those Of Us Feeling Overwhelmed Right Now
Wednesday 13 May 2020
Month In Review(s) - April 2020
Sunday 10 May 2020
Nerd Church - How Are You Bored...?
Sunday 3 May 2020
Nerd Church - I'm SO Tired
(Warning: this post references Coronavirus/Covid 19 and Lockdown, and discusses mental health problems and Anxiety throughout.)
I'm so tired.
Like, SO tired.
Part of that is probably due to an existential tiredness related to the Lockdown and wanting things to go back to 'normal' - whatever normal is.
(Stay Home though, dearest nerdlets - STAY HOME PLEASE! It's so important!)
Sunday 26 April 2020
Nerd Church - Covid 19: Why Are People Like This?
(Warning: this post discusses Coronavirus/Covid 19 and lockdown/quarantine throughout. It also discusses Donald Trump and medical misinformation. It also gets kinda rant-y.)
What is wrong with people?
I mean... does anyone know?
As I sit here, still on full lockdown in the UK, my neighbours have gone out. Again.
If you read this blog/follow my Twitter (thank you, I love you!) you may know that I have Problem Neighbours™.
What started as some sloppiness with letting their 2 dogs out has morphed into a general disregard for the people around them (...and they have 4 dogs now.)
Thursday 23 April 2020
Comics Wrap-Up - Heaven Ablaze In Our Eyes, We're Standing Still In Time
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Please do not use my links to make UK purchases.
(Warning: This post references the Quarantine/Lockdown for Coronavirus/Covid 19)
You need some superheroes? Well it's a good job it's Thursday - let's get some comics-y goodness!
Everything this week is in the 'Other Stuff' category again - for which, as is traditional, we will blame Loki.
Sunday 12 April 2020
Nerd Church - Watching 'Orange Is The New Black' In Lockdown
(Warning: this post discusses Coronavirus/Covid 19, and prison, and references drugs and death.)
You know all those shows that you just don't get around to for whatever reason?
Orange Is The New Black was one of those for me.
So what better series to start when we can't go out, than one where they can't either, y'know?
The UK is in Lockdown - we can only go out for specific reasons, which does currently include 1hr exercise, provided we practice social distancing, so we're better off than some.
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Month In Review(s) - March 2020
(Warning: This post discusses Coronavirus/Covid 19 (b/c March 2020) and related stuff like lockdown and Anxiety)
...Maybe the first rule of March 2020, is that we don't talk about March 2020.
But then, I'd totally break that rule in half and throw the pieces in the air like confetti anyways, so here we are!
Sunday 5 April 2020
Nerd Church - A General Message of Positivity For Anyone Struggling With Their Mental Health ATM
(Warning: this post discusses Covid 19/Coronavirus, and mental health problems/general mental health)
I think we could all do with some positivity right now.
We all need to take care of our mental health. You don't need to have a mental health problem in order to be struggling with your mental health.
We all need to take care of ourselves.
So here's one of my famous (notorious? infamous? who knows,) pep talks, with the hopes that it'll do some good, somewhere.
Thursday 2 April 2020
Comics Wrap-Up - I'm Not The Man They Think I Am At Home
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Please do not use my links to make UK purchases.
It's Thursday, and everyone could do with a helping of superheroes - right? So let's get some comics-y goodness!
Thursday 26 March 2020
Comics Wrap-Up - Take A Breath and Let the Rest Come Easy
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Please do not use my links to make UK purchases.
It's Thursday, we could all do with some heroes, so let's get some comics-y goodness!
Sunday 22 March 2020
Nerd Church - The Anxious Girl's Guide To Pandem-onium
(Warning: this post discusses Coronavirus/Covid-19 (but hopefully in a non-stressy way!) and Anxiety/mental health problems)
Wherever you are in the world, your life is probably being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic right now - if you're in Europe, then it definitely is.
I'm Anxious af right now - and I know other people are too.
So, I think we could all do with some practical self-care advice.
(Even if you don't have mental health problems, you still need to take care of your mental health!)
Sunday 15 March 2020
Nerd Church - The Benefits Of (Sometimes) Switching Off
(Warning: this post discusses Coronavirus/Covid-19, although it's v. brief, I promise!)
Turn off the apps and tabs you aren't using, log out of social media, and let the noise just... stop for a while.
Hooman beans aren't meant for screens - not 24 hours a day, anyways.
I'm not saying 'turn off the evils of technology and become one with the universe' or whatever the latest anti-tech line is.
(Side note: these lines always seem to be spouted online. #JustSaying.)
Technology is a tool. An exceptionally useful one for so many people.
But you don't hammer nails all day, every day, do you? (Wait... do you?)
Even the most fervent lumberjack has to put down the axe every now and then. (Axe... chainsaw... I don't know wtf they're using - ask them!)