The philosophy behind the book is very interesting, however the book could be clearer with specific examples on what to do in difficult situation such as the kid insulting an adult or something along those line. Not interfering then sounds wrong,but it might be my bias. In any case, great ideas! Hands off to let the kids learn from their mistakes and create a family plan listening to the needs to the kids.
Think and don't react.
Misbehaving kids are discoraged kids.
The philosophy behind the book is very interesting, however the book could be clearer with specific examples on what to do in difficult situation such as the kid insulting an adult or something along those line. Not interfering then sounds wrong,but it might be my bias. In any case, great ideas! Hands off to let the kids learn from their mistakes and create a family plan listening to the needs to the kids.
Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or …
Review of 'The Sun is Also a Star' on 'Storygraph'
5 estrellas
I felt in love with them and felt their pain. Bits of science and bits of time travelling. Peering also into the whole lives of other characters, made this a rich novel about people that live and sometimes migrate.
I felt in love with them and felt their pain. Bits of science and bits of time travelling. Peering also into the whole lives of other characters, made this a rich novel about people that live and sometimes migrate.
La premisa del libro es excelente: mejorar la convivencia en España, entendiendo que se puede ser musulmán y español, o beber de culturas que provienen de África y ser europea. Sin embargo, el libro se queda cojo pues no recoje estadísticas para darnos una visión global de la islamofobia en España o la comunidad musulmana, pero tampoco ahonda en historias personales que nos hagan conectar con personas individuales. Quizás para alguien que siga a la autora, esto no haga falta.
Un par de citas:
Cada persona puede aportar a la identidad cultural de un país para construirla entre todos.
Cuando hablamos de sociedades inclusivas nos referimos a que todo el mundo sienta que forma parte de ese todo, lo complete y lo construya.
La premisa del libro es excelente: mejorar la convivencia en España, entendiendo que se puede ser musulmán y español, o beber de culturas que provienen de África y ser europea. Sin embargo, el libro se queda cojo pues no recoje estadísticas para darnos una visión global de la islamofobia en España o la comunidad musulmana, pero tampoco ahonda en historias personales que nos hagan conectar con personas individuales. Quizás para alguien que siga a la autora, esto no haga falta.
Un par de citas:
Cada persona puede aportar a la identidad cultural de un país para construirla entre todos.
Cuando hablamos de sociedades inclusivas nos referimos a que todo el mundo sienta que forma parte de ese todo, lo complete y lo construya.
Americanah is a 2013 novel by the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, for which Adichie …
Review of 'Americanah' on 'Storygraph'
4 estrellas
I think this is a necessary book to understand racism in it’s multiple forms, many subtle to those not suffering it. Black hair as an example of my ignorance and as a example pf how deep is the believe system set around race. I loved the account of migration stories to the States and to Britain. Feeling like an outsider everywhere, struggling with the cultural nuisances. And then, the stories of being pushed to the limits of a person until it breaks. I could not relate and got a bit bored with some of the parts of the life in Lagos, but that’s just one side of all those that compose the life of Ifemelu.
———— Some quotes:
“she had not had a bold epiphany […] it was simply that layer after layer of discontent had settled in her, and formed a mass that now propelled her”.
“what she would …
I think this is a necessary book to understand racism in it’s multiple forms, many subtle to those not suffering it. Black hair as an example of my ignorance and as a example pf how deep is the believe system set around race. I loved the account of migration stories to the States and to Britain. Feeling like an outsider everywhere, struggling with the cultural nuisances. And then, the stories of being pushed to the limits of a person until it breaks. I could not relate and got a bit bored with some of the parts of the life in Lagos, but that’s just one side of all those that compose the life of Ifemelu.
———— Some quotes:
“she had not had a bold epiphany […] it was simply that layer after layer of discontent had settled in her, and formed a mass that now propelled her”.
“what she would often feel with him: a self-affection. He made her like herself. With him, she was at ease; her skin felt as though it was the right size.”
“It’s a bit tiresome to talk about America as being insular, […] since if something major happens [there] it is the headline in Britain; something major happens here, it is on the back page in America”.
“countries in Europe were based on exclusion and not, as in America, on inclusion.”
“the other guests […] understood the fleeing from war, from the kind of poverty that crushed human souls, but they would not understand the need to escape from the oppressive lethargy of choicelessness. They would not understand why people […] conditioned from birth to look towards somewhere else, eternally convinced that real lives happened in that somewhere else, were now resolved to do dangerous things […] to leave”.
¿Qué pasa cuando la vida que tenías asumida da un giro de 180 grados? Nada... …
Review of 'Us' on 'Storygraph'
3 estrellas
La memoria de una pareja que se enfrenta a la transición de una de ellas. Nos hablan de empatía y de escuchar a las personas que nos rodean, en clave de humor. La idea más importante que saco de esta memoria es que las historias de transiciones son únicas para cada persona.
La memoria de una pareja que se enfrenta a la transición de una de ellas. Nos hablan de empatía y de escuchar a las personas que nos rodean, en clave de humor. La idea más importante que saco de esta memoria es que las historias de transiciones son únicas para cada persona.
La maternidad de la autora, desde el embarazo hasta que su bebé cumple 20 meses. Unos dibujos infantiles pero extremadamente expresivos, algunas láminas hermosas.
La maternidad de la autora, desde el embarazo hasta que su bebé cumple 20 meses. Unos dibujos infantiles pero extremadamente expresivos, algunas láminas hermosas.
La segunda parte de este libro es extremadamente útil para aprender a hablar de forma inclusiva y no sexista, entendiendo que no hay una forma única de hacer esto. La primera parte se hace un poco pesada por parecer una discusión con la RAE más que una conversación con quienes estamos leyendo. Por la segunda parte, creo que es un libro muy recomendable para todas las personas que quieran hablar de forma más inclusiva y menos sexista.
La segunda parte de este libro es extremadamente útil para aprender a hablar de forma inclusiva y no sexista, entendiendo que no hay una forma única de hacer esto. La primera parte se hace un poco pesada por parecer una discusión con la RAE más que una conversación con quienes estamos leyendo. Por la segunda parte, creo que es un libro muy recomendable para todas las personas que quieran hablar de forma más inclusiva y menos sexista.
Premio Prisma al libro editado por representar «una investigación rigurosa sobre un problema de gran …
Review of 'Acoso' on 'Storygraph'
4 estrellas
Un libro muy bien documentado sobre qué es el acoso sexual y el acoso por razón de sexo, desde un punto de vista jurídico, histórico y humano y qué se está haciendo en el entorno académico español para paliarlo y qué más se puede hacer.
Un libro muy bien documentado sobre qué es el acoso sexual y el acoso por razón de sexo, desde un punto de vista jurídico, histórico y humano y qué se está haciendo en el entorno académico español para paliarlo y qué más se puede hacer.
Sexy, sassy and wonderfully feel-good, Hazelwood's science-based rom-com finds a PhD student embarking on a …
Review of 'The Love Hypothesis' on 'Storygraph'
4 estrellas
I enjoy this so much! Romance, all the nasty voices in your head telling constantly you are not good enough and biology chat, plus a bit of erotica. Fun.
I enjoy this so much! Romance, all the nasty voices in your head telling constantly you are not good enough and biology chat, plus a bit of erotica. Fun.
A reflection on consumerism and living ignoring nature. An ode to a simpler but richer life. Motherhood under tough circumstances. I got hooked by the mysteries in the book and stayed because of the family portrait.
A reflection on consumerism and living ignoring nature. An ode to a simpler but richer life. Motherhood under tough circumstances. I got hooked by the mysteries in the book and stayed because of the family portrait.