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Patrisse Cullors recommended Fledgling in Books (curated)

Fledgling

Octavia E. Butler | 2005 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

7.0

(1 Ratings)

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"Octavia Butler is one of my top favorite authors, and my favorite sci-fi writer of all time. Her writing is always at the intersection of race, class — and in this instance, vampires. I love fantastical things, and because this focuses on vampires and not humans it adds another element of imagination. In the book, she’s having a conversation about racism, but through vampires, and you just never know where that’s going to go. You’re reading it, reading it, reading it, and then it takes a hard left, and you’re like Oh shit, I didn’t realize we were going to go into these deep political topics. Even though she always does that in her books. I’ve read pretty much all of them, but this was my favorite. She died pretty soon after she wrote it, so it has a lot of sentimental value for me."

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Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction

Paul Robbins, John Hintz and Sarah A. Moore

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Substantially updated for the second edition, this engaging and innovative introduction to the...

A Normal Lost Phone

Games

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A Normal Lost Phone is a game about exploring the intimacy of an unknown person whose phone was...

Doing It!: Let's Talk About Sex

Hannah Witton

9.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Figuring out how to build and maintain healthy relationships - with your family, friends,...

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Sophie (1688 KP) rated The Umbrella Academy - Season 2 in TV

Aug 13, 2020

The Umbrella Academy - Season 2

2020 | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

8.2

(10 Ratings)

TV Season Rating

It follows the theme of the previous season, and doesn't try away from tackling bigger issues (0 more)

Not quite as gripping as the first season (0 more)

Enjoyable watch

Contains spoilers, click to show

Just like the first season, season 2 is full of random jokes, questionable choices and mayhem that seems to follow these siblings. After traveling back in time to escape the apocalypse the siblings are spat out in the 1960s, each finds thier own way to adapt and makes a life, until in typical style they discover the end of the world followed them back too.
The season doesn't shy away from some of the bigger topics of the 60s and today, including racism and homophobia. They are well portrayed and addressed and fit in well with the overall storyline.
However, I did not find this season as gripping as the first, but I can't put my finger on why that is.