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The long way to a small, angry planet (Paperback, 2015, Hodder & Stoughton) 5 stars

When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Wayfarer, …

I really like the social structure of the Aandrisk, a reptilian sapient species.

Throughout their lifespan, they have a hatch family, a feather family, and a house family.

The hatch family raises the young. When the young are old enough, they leave the hatch family and join a feather family. The feather family consists of lovers and friends. In later life they join a house family and take in hatchlings.

“I’ll never understand how the rest of you expect brand new adults to be able to teach kids how to be people”

We Are ‘Nature’ Defending Itself (Paperback, 2021, Pluto Press) 4 stars

In 2008, as the storms of the financial crash blew, Isabelle Fremeaux and Jay Jordan …

inspiring

4 stars

the foreword was, to me, just a collection of buzzwords and had no real meaning, but the main body of the book was really nice. it gave me ideas of why the zad was able to win, not only in the physical space but maybe also on the way of developing other imaginaries that can help us leave capitalism, patriarchy and white supremacy behind. I loved the focus on ceremony. especially worthwhile for people trying to defend forest and village occupations e.g. #LütziBleibt

Joyful militancy (2017) 4 stars

"Why do radical movements and spaces sometimes feel laden with fear, anxiety, suspicion, self-righteousness, and …

worth the read, but lengthy

4 stars

ok so I really liked this book in the beginning, but the authors repeat the main talking points over and over, which was a little tiresome. still, it had a lot of eye-openers and I liked the general direction, idea & tone of it.

there is also a critique up on the anarchist library: theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anon-on-the-poverty-of-joyful-militancy

I am not a great fan of lumping everything one fights against into one big thing and calling it Empire... I think most thoughts in the book would have gained some clarity if it had called capitalism, racism, patriarchy, etc. by their name.

Politisch aktiv sein und bleiben (Paperback, German language, 2019, Unrast Verlag) 4 stars

Die politischen und persönlichen Herausforderungen nehmen für engagierte Menschen stetig zu. Wie können wir – …

Sehr umfangreicher, wertvoller Beitrag

4 stars

Ich werde mir das Buch auf jeden Fall fürs Regal noch mal kaufen (gerade habe ich es nur geliehen) und noch oft darin nachschlagen. Mir gefällt sehr gut dass es nach einem "Baukastenprinzip" aufgebaut ist. So kann die Leser*in je nach aktuellem Interesse und persönlicher Lage entweder nach Theorie oder nach praktischen Tipps suchen. Dabei gibt es Hinweise zum Umgang mit eigenen Schwierigkeiten und denen von Freund*innen sowie Tipps zur Prävention und zum Umgang in der Politgruppe. Hauptsächlich ist es eine Sammlung von Wissen, das auch vor dem Buch schon vorhanden war, aber die übersichtliche Aufbereitung an einem Stück und das In-Kontext-Setzen macht es zu einem wertvollen Buch.

Mir hat gefehlt dass sich der Autor kaum mit der eigenen gesellschaftlichen Positionierung auseinandergesetzt hat, obwohl er viel von sich und seinem persönlichen Lebens- und Aktivismus-Weg erzählt. Es wird oft erwähnt dass in Bewegungen von POC und außerhalb von Europa/Nordamerika sehr viel …

Speaking in Silence (Paperback, Eva Tas Foundation) 2 stars

In the holiday paradise Vietnam, social media are allowed only to provide and exchange personal …

Interesting subject but a hard read

2 stars

I don't know if the translation or the original writing was the problem, but I really missed the flow in that one. Even though it has only 76 pages, it took me almost a year to finish because it was so hard for me to concentrate.