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35 reviews
Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming by Liz Carlisle
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
In healing the land, we heal ourselves.
No Perfect Birth by Kristin Haltinner
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Easy to understand from a lay person perspective. The perspective is more focused on the cultural aspects of natal care. Can be triggering and also healing in an informitive way. The last chapter before the conclusion goes into ways to use this information for advocacy. The overall book, not only gives us personal and individual aspects of trauma in obstetric care but unites these experiences to reflect on the systematic institutionalized ways we believe, accept, and act by motherhood.
Content Warnings
Well written. Important perspectives.
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Beautiful story telling.
Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Sasha's words are healing.
The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest and Rape
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
slow-paced, not interested
Gendered Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings by Janet Lee, Susan M. Shaw
informative
reflective
slow-paced