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Book Reviews

Book Review: The Purity Myth by Jessica Valenti

As Jessica Valenti’s work in The Purity Myth reveals, huge amounts of federal money, as well as the considerably powerful religious/conservative organizations, are propagating similar messages every day to teenage audience who, like me, believe ...
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Book Review: Unmentionable by Therese Oneill

Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady’s Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners is well-researched, entertaining, and informative. It’s an honest look into a bygone era, and it manages to deliver its message without being boring or didactic. I would ...
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Book Review: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred's reputation as not only an important work of science fiction or Black fiction, but an important piece of literature, period, is justly deserved. As with my other experiences reading Octavia E. Butler, I wouldn’t say this is the most ...
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Book Review: Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez

The historical backdrop for Out of Darkness is the 1937 school explosion in New London, Texas. The explosion killed nearly 300 people and is the deadliest school disaster in US history. Interestingly, I hadn’t heard of it until picking up this ...
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Book Review: Annie’s Song by Catherine Anderson

I’m kind of weirded out by this book, but also I really enjoyed the story. It’s a conundrum for sure. What drew me to read this, first off, was the unique premise. Annie’s Song is about a young deaf woman who, due to negligence, has been ...
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