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mommysquad ([personal profile] mommysquad) wrote in [community profile] hms_anon2012-04-24 01:13 am
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April 24

Hey nonas!



If you were an evil sexy villain, how would you take over the world?

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[personal profile] owlie 2012-04-24 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
because i guess that i don't make a conscious effort to seek out books by WOC, which is something i can definitely work on. do you have suggestions for me?

(Anonymous) 2012-04-24 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
why dont you?
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[personal profile] owlie 2012-04-24 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
i don't know?

(Anonymous) 2012-04-24 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
i'm just curious

is it not important to you as an aspiring writer?

(Anonymous) 2012-04-24 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
fucking racist

(Anonymous) 2012-04-24 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
why did you answer
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[personal profile] owlie 2012-04-24 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
because it's a legitimate question

(Anonymous) 2012-04-24 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah asked by a troll

(Anonymous) 2012-04-24 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
most "well-known" books are by white authors so i get why you have a bigger pool. what type of genre do you like?
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[personal profile] owlie 2012-04-24 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
i real mostly contemporary, age range YA because that's what i write and have to analyze more often

i read contemporary books in general, actually. prefer books about women in real life, relationships, etc.

(Anonymous) 2012-04-24 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
oh owlie, you're going to get dogpiled and they're going to try to run you out, why did you reply
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[personal profile] owlie 2012-04-24 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
they really aren't going to run me out

(Anonymous) 2012-04-24 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
most libraries/bookstores have an "african american"/"asian"/"latino"/"ethnic"/w/e section
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[personal profile] owlie 2012-04-24 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
my libraries don't, that's something i've looked for, specifically books by latinas.

(Anonymous) 2012-04-24 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
nayrt and it's not ya but i rly enjoyed nervous conditions by tsitsi dangarembga. it's set in 1960's rhodesia (zimbabwe) just before the revolution, and it's a coming-of-age tale about a girl trying to get her education, navigate her relationships w/ her family around racism and sexism and colonialism, etc. there are a bunch of different women in her family, and following their relationships & stories is really interesting

tw racism, misogyny, dv, eating disorders (and I think that's it?)

i've never met anyone else who's read it, but the first line is semi famous:

"I was not sorry when my brother died."
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[personal profile] owlie 2012-04-24 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
i just added that to my goodreads to read list. i'll see if they have it in my library. thank you for the suggestion!
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