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Made it this far, and I'm near the end of the Shiz university section. Historically, this is when I tend to stop reading, because the second half of this book depresses the hell out of me.

It's been over 15 years since I was reading this book regularly (Wicked was a favourite when I was a teenager) and not only did I forget a lot of the finer details of the plot, it's hilarious to me just how much just flew straight over my head as a teenager. Was it because this was one of my first real English reads? Was it because I was a really innocent and naive kid? LOL.

I am not super motivated to finish this. Also, the audiobook narrator doesn't know how to pronounce a few of the names and it's driving me up the wall.

@malorie Oooooh Good book!!! Also, yes, I really like Religion and the Decline of Magic, it's a fascinating book on the Early Modern Period.

J'ai du mal à lire les romans en ce moment alors voici une petite tentative 🦋

Not exactly what I would call a fun read after the early years of the covid pandemic. But I'm glad I read it. The story is pretty much worse that I knew, and I knew comparatively quite a bit.

Material in this book was a major part of the research and context of a Lindsay Ellis video from way back, and I've been meaning to read it but had to wait until I could find a cheap paperback copy, because getting this to work on my Kobo was a fun adventure in futility.

J'ai trouvé ce livre à travers la publication de Mauve Renard et j'ai trouvé la description du bouquin super intéressant. J'ajoute à ma pile de trucs à lire!

The first chapter really does hit different if you've been to Saint-Martin-des-Champs and the musée des Arts et métiers.

A word I had never encountered before: sublunar (adjective, more commonly found as sublunarly): of, relating to, or characteristic of the terrestrial world.

Neat.

I got this book a bit early for preparing an interview for the radio show, but since it hasn't been released (brag brag) I won't include any spoilers. Basically, if you haven't heard the KBOO podcast hosted by Erin Yanke, Mic Crenshaw & Celina Flores, do it! If you've heard the podcast, check out the book and you'll find even more interviews (in addition to many from the book) with antiracist activists from Portland from the mid 80's to late 90's. Plus a ton of photos, posters and flyers, news clippings and more. There is so much here and I've no doubt it's just scratching the surface. This is a great read for anyone interested in radical or regional history, doing anti-racist activism, who is interested in multi-generational and coalitional organizing, or into subcultural punk and skinhead resistance.

Starting earlier, though really sparked by the murder by beating of Ethiopian immigrant and educator Mulugeta Seraw as he tries to stop a fight between his friends and nazi "bonehead" skinheads from East Side White Pride in 1988, the book follows lesbian activists, gay Act Up organizers, punks and skins, seasoned leftist activists, feminists and other concerned community members as they attempt to face down, map and out-organize not only violent street fighters but also holocaust deniers, rural white nationalist militia, and right wing Christian organizing by Oregon Citizens Alliance in and around Portland before the turn of the millenium.

Massive respect from here for the activists and community members whose stories are told here, as well as the producers of the podcast and this volume for their amazing work crafting such a moving patchwork quilt of experience.

It's on Leif's TBR, and I've seen several people mention it looks really good. Throwing it on my own TBR shelf

Vu sur le feed de Liz — ce livre a l'air tellement intéressant!!!

@vmousseau Un livre que j'ai lu il y a des années maintenant mais qui m'a vraiment vraiment marqué.