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[howtostopkillingmyself]

Nevím, jak dlouho tuhle knihu budu číst. Nevím, jestli ji dočtu. Co ale vím, tak že stačí jen pár stránek, aby se ve vás vzbouřila hromada emocí. Aby se vám udělalo špatně. Abyste byli naštvaní. Abyste byli smutní. Zůstanete jen nechápavě zírat na stránky, co se vám rozmazávají před očima. Vyvstane tolik otázek.

Co se s člověkem stane, že dokáže mučit a zabíjet lidi a ještě se u toho bavit? V kterou chvíli z nich vymizela lidskost a svědomí? Co se z nich stalo? Vraždící stroje? Něco nelidského, co bez mrknutí oka umučí bez rozdílu kohokoliv. Je hrozné umučit muže. Je hrozné umučit ženu. Je naprosto obludné mučit dítě. Dítě, co se ještě ani nenaučilo mluvit. Dá se vůbec mluvit o štěstí, že někdo přežil a bude s sebou nést následky po zbytek života?

Válka, o které nechcete nic vědět, ale možná byste měli. Možná vás zamrazí při představě, že jste si v době těchto zvěrstev nic netušící užívali dovolenou o pár desítek kilometrů dál na pláži v Chorvatsku.

[vidiiana]

[leksivoz]

So I had a little break from reading, just didn't feel like it. For some time I couldn't even get through a couple of pages, because nothing seemed interesting enough and felt like too much work.

In order to get myself back on the track I turned to something I knew I would eat up - gay literature. And funny enough, I'm down six stories with queer characters, but there are still two unfinished books about straight relationships. I also kind of hit a writers block and wasn't able to write even my summaries, so that's where I also have to pick up some slack.

This book in the photo is a reportage by Marek Hudec called Spúšť (Trigger in English), which focuses on lives of members of LGBTQ+ community in Slovakia. If you know something about this country, you can guess that it's far from paradise for queer people.

Stories of love and hatred on the background of the tragedy. Book begins with the shooting in Bratislava in a gay cafe/bar, that took lives of two innocent people and feeling of safety from hundreds of others. This event shook up not only the community, but the whole nation really, and showed that situation was even worse than imagined.

The reportage takes us back in the day, showcasing the queer history, and comes back to the modern time. On the one hand, we can see that people are still being judged and persecuted because of how they identify or who they love. But on the other hand, they didn't let the challenges stop them and have achieved lots of improvements.

This book has a very special position and function - it commemorates, it validates feelings, it educates and it motivates. It is important both for member of the LGBTQ+ community and the general public.

[sietovka]

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Michael Finkel Posledný pustovník

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[karolinaofbookland]

Halfway through The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy (in slovak translation) and I have to say I’m really liking it! Two days ago I read the first 50 pages in one sitting and her writing is amazing. Although I always feel weird commenting on an author’s writing whenever I’m reading a translation, because yes, the words and the style are the author’s, but the translator might have had to change some sentences around to fit the target language, or to fit the page layout or simply there were not the right words to convey the right emotion. Nevertheless, I am really applauding the translator of this because the sentences just flow so naturally, nothing feels put of place to me, of that makes any sense. As for the book itself and the contents, Levy writes very candidly and matter-of-factly, nothing she writes feels out of place, there’s nothing that should be taken out or added in. Although sometimes I have a feeling Levy is a bit too self-centered, that even though it’s a memoir, it feels a bit self-indulgent. She just tells you everything that happened to her without much thought, but maybe I’d like a bit more awareness of what her actions might be causing to other people. But that’s just my personal opinion. #ariellevy #therulesdonotapply #nonfiction #protivsetkympravidlam #absynt #nonfictionbooks #memoir #memoirs #books #bookstagram #coffeeandbooks #coffeeandbook #booksandcoffee #coffee https://www.instagram.com/p/CP57sx7rwTA/?utm_medium=tumblr

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[allegrovr46]

A wieczorem 🍼😬🤪 #absynthe #absynt #70% #będziepite #urodzinowo #impreza #imprezaurodzinowa #bydgoszcz #bydgoszczanin #polishboy #instaboy #polskifacet #polskichlopak #boy #fit #fitboy #gymboy #tattooboy (w: Grudziadz, Poland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1gOwYioddY/?igshid=eula2oq60hex

[electriccatstuff]

#absynt przed pracą. Pomyślałam, że wreszcie pobawię się w złocenia, bo chcę skończyć jak najszybciej - kolejna #wróźka prześladuje mnie w myślach. #wip #drawing #instadraw #instadrawing #feet #stopy #womansfeet #rysunek #absynthe #absinthefairy #karinmarkers #flyingtigermarkers (w: Wola) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtDkxlHBkqC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wgmalbmawekj