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)
Sunday 30 September 2018
Nerd Church - Appreciate Yourself
I'm goddamn tired.
You ever feel like you work your a** off, and there's just... no pay-off?
I kind of feel like that. And I kind of don't.
I'm the world's harshest critic when it comes to myself.
I have to work very hard to stop myself from working too hard.
(I know, my life is a walking contradiction.)
Because my default, when things are stressful, is to work even harder.
Which... is not a good plan.
Friday 28 September 2018
Friday Fics Fix - I Need Oliver Queen
'"...John, Curtis, Dinah, and Rene. All of them. They have issues and they blame it on you. Maybe because it's easy to."
Oliver looked up at her quickly, "Why is it easy?"
"Probably because you already blame yourself for everything," Felicity said, smiling sadly.'
I'm in an Oliver Queen kind of a mood! 💘
The new series trailer (which I featured in yesterday's comics wrap-up,) has got me in the mood for some Arrow!
Thursday 27 September 2018
Comics Wrap-Up - I Wear This On My Sleeve
Trailers and more fun stuff from both Marvel and DC this week for you my nerdlets!
Let's get this wrap-up started!:
Wednesday 26 September 2018
Really Mini-Reviews! - The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen and The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
I have two reviews for stunning collections of short stories by Asian-American writers for you today dear nerdlets!
Check out my reviews of The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen, and The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu:
Labels:
Alternate History,
anthology,
contemporary,
crime,
diversity,
dystopian,
fantasy,
fiction,
historical fiction,
LGBTQ+,
M/M,
magic realism,
really mini reviews,
review,
sci-fi,
short stories,
Silkpunk,
steampunk
Sunday 23 September 2018
#BannedBooksWeek: Nerd Church - F**k It, Let's Talk Censorship (Ft. Thirteen Reasons Why)
Warning: this post discusses suicide, suicidal thoughts, mental health problems, sexual harassment, and censorship.
Links may also discuss these topics.
(Did you notice I self-censored in the title of this post? I can't bring myself to swear without *'s because in a traditional Welsh household, the only one allowed to swear is your mam. Lol.)
Via Banned Books Week |
Banned Books Week is back! (23-29 Sept 2018)
And, darling nerdlets, I'm here once again to ask all the goddamn awkward questions!
Cos that's kinda what this week is about!
Friday 21 September 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Love Vs War. Freedom Vs Silence.
'He’d read all of Bucky’s letters over and over till he almost knew them by heart, and none of the phrases in the transcript were in any of those letters. There must be another letter, one that never got sent.'
Stop the presses, Cee's back on the Stucky!
Shocking, I know.
(Fangirling notes: Stucky is a Steve Rogers (Captain America) and Bucky Barnes romantic and/or sexual relationship. You can't tell me it doesn't make sense.)
Thursday 20 September 2018
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