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We Need Snowflakes, Book Review

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Igneococcus · 16/01/2022 07:23

In the Times today, how do these books find publishers:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/d8448fd8-730f-11ec-b318-3e3a5d689572?shareToken=5b11133006d9a7a0ebc6ef6e0857cb03

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RoyalCorgi · 17/01/2022 08:38

Tomiwa Owolade is a very impressive young writer. I'm looking forward to his book on Black British identity:

www.thebookseller.com/news/tomiwa-owolade-wins-10k-rsl-giles-st-aubyn-awards-1292765

TheMarzipanDildo · 17/01/2022 08:11

@KimikosNightmare

I did not lose access to women’s sports and menstrual products, I continued to paint my nails and weep softly over Jane Austen novels.”

As several of the BTL posts said, this woman has never read an Austen novel.

Good point Grin
Trivium4all · 16/01/2022 22:32

MEEE-OWWW! That (the review) was quite an amazing read. For many of these books, one wonders: where are the editors?

KimikosNightmare · 16/01/2022 21:50

I did not lose access to women’s sports and menstrual products, I continued to paint my nails and weep softly over Jane Austen novels.”

As several of the BTL posts said, this woman has never read an Austen novel.

MsGoodenough · 16/01/2022 20:42

Oops I've taught several girls called Tomiwa.

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Igneococcus · 16/01/2022 18:12

Tomiwa Owolade is male and I hope the Times gives him more work in future. dd is following him on Instagram since today.

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MsGoodenough · 16/01/2022 18:03

Great review! Another great woman of African descent disproving the 'terfs and white supremacists' nonsense.

ArabellaScott · 16/01/2022 16:57

[quote nauticant]Here's the review presented in video form:

twitter.com/dusty_dweller/status/1481768719344828416[/quote]
Grin

EishetChayil · 16/01/2022 15:21

@ArabellaScott

Well. I would appreciate some more robust arguments from the snowflake sector. Surely there are some eloquent, intelligent commentators/writers amongst them?

There aren't!

nauticant · 16/01/2022 15:05

Here's the review presented in video form:

twitter.com/dusty_dweller/status/1481768719344828416

RoyalCorgi · 16/01/2022 14:39

Tomiwa Owolade, the author of the review, is very good.

The book sounds remarkably stupid. It's a wonder it got published.

MiladyBerserko · 16/01/2022 14:35

The comments are good

ArabellaScott · 16/01/2022 14:32

Well. I would appreciate some more robust arguments from the snowflake sector. Surely there are some eloquent, intelligent commentators/writers amongst them?

GoodieMoomin · 16/01/2022 13:44

Ooh, I enjoyed that. I love a scathing review Grin

Deliriumoftheendless · 16/01/2022 09:37

I wonder if anyone bravely slagging off JKR on twitter, from behind a rainbow anime avatar and anonymous name has ever seen historical pictures of marches, protests, police beatings, people standing up for their rights and the rights of others being hauled away by the police, the blood, the arrests, the “disappearances” in some parts of the world?

Do they honestly think a few hashtags is the height of political protest and all the old dinosaurs just went along with the establishment blindly?

Scraggythang · 16/01/2022 09:30

This book doesn’t sound like it was written by an adult.

Also this line “How can someone who created fantasy novels possibly think biological sex is real”she wonders.

That pretty much sums up the anger towards JK. And when you read it like that, that so many think it is outrageous that she can both be a writer of fiction AND still believe in reality, you do have to laugh.

MiladyBerserko · 16/01/2022 09:18

Idiotic woman

Helleofabore · 16/01/2022 07:34

Thanks for sharing yet again igneo.

That was a good read.