they are a great portrait of black inner city life in the 1st half of the 20th century. but honestly the way bambara writes is mesmerizing, she swallows u up and forces u to become these characters. highly recommended
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This applies to popular works that are often recommended by others (for me: bell hooks’s work, Man’s Search for Meaning, Braiding Sweetgrass) but it also applies to the classics that people don’t necessarily recommend because they’re difficult— often assigned instead of recommended because they’re important— but their significance and perceived difficulty often overshadows the fact that yes, they’re actually really that fucking good. The works in this category that come to mind for me are Moby Dick and Le Samouraï. What are yours?
Oct 19, 2024
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This was one of the most unique books I've read in almost two years. The ending is fucking insane where Michael Jackson just randomly visits this lonely polar bear on a cloud in the Berlin zoo?? I love that human brains just think of this stuff and then some of them put it on paper and sell it and other people buy it and go "wow that's so insane you just did that"
Feb 16, 2025
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quick read, beautifully written, portrait of nyc in the 80's, lots of gay stuff
Jan 18, 2024
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basically russian youtube if youtube had no copyright restrictions. i swear nearly every movie under the sun is in here. yes, that european arthouse movie from the 30's too (ok maybe not that one but who knows). the quality is great and it's pretty safe (my 1st world country friends use a vpn just in case xddd). pair it up with any on-screen subtitle chrome extension and ur golden.
Feb 13, 2024
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whenever u browse depop, grailed, ssense, whatever. take screenshots of everything u like. upload it to whering. now u have a new way to play dress up. i'm having so much making outfits with clothes i'll never b able to afford jejeje. special thanks to the moodboard girlies on tiktok, pinterest and tumblr for the idea
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