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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 12 September 2021
Nerd Church - Bad Luck vs Catastrophizing
Disclaimer time: I am not any type of mental health, psychological, scientific, or medical professional.
Friday 10 September 2021
Friday Fics Fix - Not That Strange
'The great fairy incident of 1822 was depicted in many paintings, the most famous of them being The Seelie Siege of London by an unknown painter with a penchant for alliteration.'
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke is a behemoth of a book.
It's over 1000 pages of alternate history, set in a world where the titular characters are bringing magic back to England, against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.
Thursday 9 September 2021
Comics Wrap-Up - Another Head Aches, Another Heart Breaks
It's Thursday, it's September somehow, let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!
Wednesday 8 September 2021
Month in Review(s) - August 2021
August was a month where I had multiple migraines, so that sucks.
But it also was NOT meltingly hot (unlike the first days of September...) so I'll take that! 😅
I know some people were complaining that the skies were dull and not as sunshiney as August normally is, but honestly, if the temperature stays down then I don't care!
(Me + Heat = Angry Bear! Lol.)
Sunday 5 September 2021
Nerd Church - The Long Reach of History, 20 Years After 9/11
Warning: this post contains discussions of terrorism, war, murder, and related themes.
Note:
I have done my best with this post to be respectful to all lives lost and affected. Please do the same in any replies/comments you may leave, either here or on social media.
I've also spoken about historical events and truths that we in the West would rather not hear about - but it's important that we do. History does not stop being true simply because we refuse to look at it.
(Related Post: Nerd Church - I Watched Jojo Rabbit: Part 2, Facing History)
I've tried not to speak out of turn, and instead have stuck to the information I feel I have correctly understood.
Much of these events are points of historical debate, and these are my interpretations based on the evidence available to me at time of writing.
If any information is incorrect, I welcome corrections from unbiased sources.
Next Saturday is September the 11th, 2021.
20 years ago, on September the 11th, 2001, two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York. Another crashed into the Pentagon. A fourth plane came down in a field in Pennsylvania.
I was a kid, and I watched the pictures coming from the US on TV - both understanding and not understanding what I was watching.
Friday 3 September 2021
Friday Fics Fix - Definitely A Thing
'“...That’s why, if I wanna make sure someone knows who I mean when I’m talking about Bucky, I just say: my brother-in-law.”
Sam heaves an exasperated sigh and puts his head in his hands.'
This is The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (TFATWS) - and I know I have no excuses for how often I read TFATWS fics, but neither do I need any 😉😅
Fangirls are gonna fangirl dearest nerdlets, and I am most definitely a fangirl.
Thursday 2 September 2021
Comics Wrap-Up - A Little Bit of Everything, All of the Time
It's Thursday, Comics Wrap-Up is back, this is Dora Reads, let's get an absolutely huge helping of comics-y superhero-y goodness!