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Book Recommendations

Hello friends! So I like to read, and thought I would share some books that I have thoroughly enjoyed over the past few months. I’m dyslexic, but still found these books compelling and acessable so would really recommend for anyone. Slight disclaimer, these books are often sexually orientated or contain explicit bits, so be warned!

1. The Girls by Emma Cline

The Girls, set in 1969 follows Evie Boyd, a forteen year old girl who gets swept up into a Charles Manson-esk cult. This book is such a page turner, narrively switching between a modern Evie, retroactivly remembering the events of the summer, and young Evie as they happen. The coming of age aspect of the book, is strangely relateable, even with the extreme setting it takes place in. Evie is flawed, yet sympathetic, complex and easy to understand. It’s a very easy read, and if you are interested in cults, cannot recomend enough. Also a Wolf Alice song is based on this book so thats a massive sign that its awesome.

2. Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman

If you love the film, you’ll love the book. Call Me By Your Name is a romantic story between seventeen year old Elio and his fathers house guest, Oliver. The senual language of the book create a dream-like narrative, which reflects the idilic Italian summer the book is set in, as well as the lust and confusion felt by a teenage boy. This book is beautiful, if you want to feel like you’re falling in love, give it a read. I cried a lot. I know a lot of people have a problem with the age gap, but you sort of forget about it because the two charaters are so compellingly written, you just want them to be happy.

3. Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

Alias Grace is based on the true story of the murderess Grace Marks. Set in 1890 in Canada, Grace Marks retroactively recounts her life story. Do not be put off by the size of this book, it unbelievable. Margaret Atwood is a fantasic writer, I mean you’ve most likely heard of The Handmaids Tale, but this novel is just as good. The life that Atwood injects into Grace is remarkable, and forces you to constantly question her innocence. This book is sexy, funny, heartbreaking, and centres around one of the best female charaters I’ve ever read. It’s just wonderful, and if you think, yikes that looks a bit too heavy for me, Netflix has made an adaptaion, which is so well created and acted and is so true to the book so check that out instead. I cannot rave about this book enough.

4. The Power by Naomi Alderman

Wow this book. This book is bloody cool. I finished it yesterday so the hype is real. Okay, so, women have developed an electical “power” that they are able to generate from their hands. For the first time women are physically stronger than men, and the book follows the narative of multiple charaters as their lives change due to this shift. The book follows a historical account-like structure which makes it suppperrrr compelling because you want to know what happens next. As I said before, I’m dyslexic, so read very slowly, but I finished this book in 3 days. I will say that this book has divided some of my friends and my mum’s friends into those who love it, and those who hate it, so approach with an open mind. But yes, great concept which is well executed fantastically.

5. Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

A Non-Fiction book! Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race is a great. It’s writen by a Londoner named by Reni Eddo-Lodge, and focuses on the problems in England surrounding race, and white perseption that everything is ‘fine’. I loved this book because it includes a large proportion of British history, that I had no idea about. If you’re a feminist, grab this book!

Whoooooop thanks guys! If you have any recommendations for me I would love to hear from you. Maybe we can start a bookclub or something. Stay groovy kids.

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Today I found out that yarners think crocheting socks is subversive and controversial and I just…on one hand, why the fuck not, I guess yarners are allowed to have their controversies, but on the other, how much time do you have in your FUCKIN DAY??

lazulisong

My main concern is how they would feel but Maggie u know yarn fandom gotta think about something while knitting five miles of stockingnette for a sweater

arinrowan

Look, you can’t just leave it at that, why is it subversive and controversial? *gets popcorn*

snipertrifle

I mean, I’m taking this on good faith, and I’m not saying this is my own personal belief. I believe in all crafts.

But…the structure of the stitches and the resulting fabric is pretty different between crochet and knitting. You get different effects between them, which lends themselves to different crafts. And none of the effects of (most) crochet stitches lend themselves naturally to socks. You’re (usually) going to end up with something either stiff and bulky, or full of holes that will Not Feel Good to walk on. Whereas knitted socks will just…BE elastic and comfortable.

Sure you CAN do it. And there are people and patterns that do it well!!

But MOST crochet socks are a bit like calling this a bicycle

I mean… Okay? But people are going to Talk.

But this is BABY controversy, this is nothing. You haven’t even touched on the good shit like RHSS or that time the Olympic Committee dissed us.

arinrowan

Iiiinteresting. So one of those “just because you CAN doesn’t mean you SHOULD” things.

Also I know very little about the yarn fandom except for that bit where a woman had to fake her death and had a nervous breakdown over selling homespun/dyed yarn so like, I already have big expectations.

snipertrifle

Was that the one that “died” of leukemia or the one that “died” of lupus, or the one that overdosed?

arinrowan

From what I know of the narrative as it was described to me, I want to say the one that overdosed, but I am intrigued and vaguely concerned that there are multiple distinct individuals the above situation could apply to.

kimmywithay

hey umm, what the fuck

destroyroxy

the fake deaths thing: indie yarn dyer gets popular, gets overwhelmed by orders, can’t refund money because of shitty bookkeeping, decides faking online death is the only way out.

i’m sure some of them are unintentional rather than premeditated scammers but they’re all still thieving assholes who shouldn’t be running businesses and need to give all the money back.

the olympics commitee: ravelry, well-known knitting (fiber arts in general) site, held a contest they called the ‘ravelympics’ to drum up olympic support then get a cease-and-desist letter for copyright infringement, and the letter said that calling it that ‘denigrates the true nature of the Olympic Games’ and was ‘disrespectful to our country’s finest athletes’

except, you know, ravelry had like 2 million users who all, by nature of ravelry being a website, have basic tech literacy. the social media backlash was so bad that the olympics board had to make 2 official apologies because the first wasn’t good enough.

RHSS: Red Heart Super Saver is cheap Walmart-level yarn. some people hate it because it used to be just really fucking awful and they haven’t bothered updating their opinions. some people hate it because they hate non-natural yarns. some people hate it because they’re yarn snobs(which, btw, comes in two flavors: the disdainful assholes and the people who just don’t see the point if you have the money and don’t indulge yourself). a lot of people defend it because it’s cheap and widely locally available and honestly not that bad after a wash and some fabric softener.

crocheted socks: exactly what kaitoukitty said. people who crochet socks tend to either be new crocheters who are not aware crochet is not the best medium for socks or experienced crocheters who are pushing the boundaries of the medium.

babies on fire: i can’t believe we’re talking about yarncraft controversies and no one mentioned babies on fire. that’s my favorite controversy.

so when deciding what material to make baby blankets out of, in addition to considerations like softness, ease of washing, and allergy concerns quite a lot of people like to consider what would happen to the baby if the blanket was set on fire. yes, really.

wool has the problem of hand-wash only blankets for a new mother (superwash wool exists but that’s a whole ‘nother paragraph), allergy concerns, and also real fucking expensive if you want quality not-itchy-on-baby-skin wool. but pro-wool-blanket people insist that because wool actually resists being set on fire pretty well and also can self-extinguish, it’s the only sensible choice.

acrylic on the other hand is cheap and you can throw it in the washing machine, and while bad quality acrylics might be stiff and plastic-y they’re not itchy, but if it gets set on fire it will melt onto the baby’s skin. pro-acrylic people insist that if your blanket is on fire, you probably have bigger problems than what the blanket is made of.

kimmywithay

wow I didn’t expect such a detailed response. thank you!

gallusrostromegalus

Fiber Arts Just Be Fucking Like That.

flintandpyrite

ARE YOU JUST GOING TO LEAVE OUT THE PART ABOUT ALICE S*RMORE and how she threatened to sue basically every knitter on the internet for even mentioning her name WHEN DISCUSSING HER PATTERNS. THAT THEY HAD PURCHASED. Every time I see a fawning article about how great her designs are (ymmv, I am impressed by her technical skill but I’m not interested in wearing most of her patterns, but then again I am really not the target audience) I wonder if she is going to sue them for mentioning her name again.