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Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski

March 31, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

No matter what happens in the world, however brutal or dystopian a thing, not all is lost if there are people out there risking themselves to document it. Little sparks cause fires, too.” ― Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark The odds had been stacked against us from the start: we had no manual, no one to show us the way. Not one example of a happy couple made up of boys. How were we supposed to know what to do? Did we even believe […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: coming of age novel, Communism, Eastern Europe, gay romance, historical fiction, oppression, Poland, queer romance, rebellion, the 1980s, Tomasz Jedrowski

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: coming of age novel, Communism, Eastern Europe, gay romance, historical fiction, oppression, Poland, queer romance, rebellion, the 1980s, Tomasz Jedrowski ·
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An appeal to Americans to shake off the chains of economic injustice and complacency

March 2, 2015 by Valyruh 2 Comments

This non-fiction contribution by the highly-respected African-American author addressing some of the many problems afflicting the United States today is a must-read. Written in 2000 in a presidential election year (but today more timely than ever), the socially-conscious Mosely intended his book-length essay to awaken the majority of Americans—black and white—who go through life too easily content to wear what he calls the chains of economic oppression, cultural ignorance and racial prejudice. Thus the title of his discourse.   Moseley says that while it is […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: corporate capitalism, Media, oppression, political, Slavery, television

Valyruh's CBR7 Review No:16 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: corporate capitalism, Media, oppression, political, Slavery, television ·
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