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 8 March 2020
Nerd Church - #InternationalWomensDay: 'My Feminism Will Be Intersectional, Or It Will Be B*llsh**'
Friday 6 March 2020
Friday Fics Fix - With Grace
(Warning: this post discusses domestic and child abuse (physical and mental/emotional) throughout, and touches on issues such as addiction and substance abuse)
'...There are a lot of things in the children’s lives that are sub-optimal. She has to minimize the damage in whatever ways she is able.'
This post is gonna have SPOILERS for series 1 of Umbrella Academy, ok?
V. minor spoilers, but spoilers all the same. The fic itself has more spoilers.
Thursday 5 March 2020
Sunday 1 March 2020
Nerd Church - St. David's Day Special! Let's Talk Robert Downey Jr as Dolittle!
Robert Downey Jr's performance as Dolittle is amazing. And he does it with a Welsh accent.
...I think it's fair to say, though, that the accent has had a mixed response.
And since today is St. David's day - and I never lose a chance to talk about Wales and being Welsh - what better time to discuss it?!
Thursday 27 February 2020
Comics Wrap-Up - Don't You Ever Tame Your Demons, But Always Keep 'Em On A Leash
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It's Thursday, and that means it's time for the comics-y goodness!
And once again, everything is in the 'Other Stuff' category, and we're gonna blame Loki 😅
Tuesday 25 February 2020
Book Review! - Talk Softly And Carry Your Big Stick With Pride by Ariel Jean Bailey
OMG she still reviews! 😅😎
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Author: Ariel Jean Bailey
Genre: Non-Fiction, LGBTQ+ (Trans+/NB+, some Genderqueer+, some Intersex+)
Amazon: USA
Sunday 23 February 2020
Nerd Church - Hanau (& a Brief Note on the Flooding)
(Warning: this post discusses terrorism, murder, bigotry, etc. throughout, and flooding briefly at the end.)
I didn't want to write this post.
Sometimes it feels like I'm always writing about senseless acts of violence committed by lost souls and festering hatred.
But those 9 people (10 if you count the attacker's mother, which we should) in Hanau lost their lives.
They lost their lives to a White supremacist, far-right extremist, and terrorist, all wrapped up in the shell of one hate-filled man.
One hate-filled man took those lives.