finished reading Purple Threads 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
A fictionalised autobiography of growing up Indigenous on the outskirts of Gundagai. A tribute to her Aunties & Nan, strong & colourful independent women, but otherwise lacks purpose. Telling family stories through dialogue gets a bit boring.
finished reading Free and Equal: A Manifesto for a Just Society 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Presents Rawls' philosphical framework for a better & more robust liberal democracy, and real-world policies for bringing it to life. A valuable foundation for considered & effective progressive politics. Convincing & hopeful.
Reading time 18 days, 15 pages/day
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finished reading The Book of Longings 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
What if Jesus had a wife? Great premise and recreation of that world, but the characters didn't draw me in, nor did it explore the theological ramifications his marriage would have had.
Reading time 6 days, 68 pages/day
