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, 17 October 2019
Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Month in Review(s) - September 2019
September!
(This wrap-up isn't late, it's casually timed 😎)
September was cool.
I had another cold, but that's pretty much my life tbh.
I also had my birthday! Woo! Birthday!
Although, I did have a few mixed feelings this year...
Sunday, 13 October 2019
Nerd Church - Dyscalculia (Part 2: The Real World)
Dyscalculia is a maths learning difficulty that affects a lot of things that other people find easy and/or straight-forward.
Today, I figured I'd give you a real-life example of how Dyscalculia affects me.
You can catch up on my first post about Dyscalculia, which includes a lot of general info., here.
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Image by TeroVesalainen from Pixabay |
A real-world Dyscalculia example: catching the goddamn train
Friday, 11 October 2019
Friday Fics Fix - HP Halloween: Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To Be
'“To mine” interjected James, the tall boy with mousy hair and glasses. “Padfoot ran to mine and now he’s staying there.'
Welcome to the second week of F3's* HP Halloween!
Yep, October is for Harry Potter fanfiction - the king of fandoms in terms of quantity (you can't deny it, it's totally true!)
*F3 = Friday Fics Fix. It's just easier to say sometimes. 😅
Thursday, 10 October 2019
Comics Wrap-Up - Running Around Like A Clown On Purpose
OK, we got some Harley, we got some Joker, we got some other stuff going on.
It's Thursday, and it's time for that comics-y goodness!
Sunday, 6 October 2019
Nerd Church - Dyscalculia (Part 1: What Is Dyscalculia?)
I've mentioned in passing before now that I have a learning problem - condition, disability, whatever you wanna call it - called dyscalculia.
So I figured it was about time (ha, you'll see why that's a pun soon,) that I let you know what that entails, and why that means I struggle with a lot of things that most people find easy.
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Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay |
Disclaimer time: I am not a medical, educational, or neurological expert. I’m a Welsh chick with a blog.
So, what is dyscalculia?
In its simplest explanation, dyscalculia is the maths version of dyslexia.
It affects numeracy, rather than literacy, and also affects a lot of things related to mathematical ways of seeing the world that most people don't actually associate with maths.
In its simplest explanation, dyscalculia is the maths version of dyslexia.
It affects numeracy, rather than literacy, and also affects a lot of things related to mathematical ways of seeing the world that most people don't actually associate with maths.
Friday, 4 October 2019
Friday Fics Fix - HP Halloween Begins!
'Malfoy looks shocked, like a deer caught in headlights, nowhere to run and just staring wide eyed at Ron, pushing Harry towards him. Suddenly Hermione realises what Luna meant: the bet.'
It's October! Which means a whole month's worth of Harry Potter fanfiction, 'Friday Fics Fix' posts, here at Dora Reads!
(Because that way I can avoid Halloween-themed fics and therefore hopefully avoid reading things I can't un-read. 😅)
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