Do you want to get everything you ever wanted & live your best life? Then you're going to have to read hard, wide & free.
Together, let's learn how to read & write by analysing the best works ever written, and then some.
How do writers do it - keep readers turning the page until they finish the book or throw it across the room?
Each episode looks at one book, its first line and a standout section where there's a lesson to be learned about writing.
Dissecting writers' language, genre and how their work fits into a greater context can help us understand other people and ourselves. x
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Do you want to get everything you ever wanted & live your best life? Then you're going to have to read hard, wide & free.
Together, let's learn how to read & write by analysing the best works ever written, and then some.
How do writers do it - keep readers turning the page until they finish the book or throw it across the room?
Each episode looks at one book, its first line and a standout section where there's a lesson to be learned about writing.
Dissecting writers' language, genre and how their work fits into a greater context can help us understand other people and ourselves. x
Laura Bates threads the needle in her undercover investigation into incel culture, misogyny and the manosphere.
Unfiltered and rough on the eyes, Bates is brave enough to tackle a thorny issue head-on and come out still standing, her strong arguments standing up across 300 pages. Weaving together online and RW examples, we're privy to forums, threads, vlogs, interviews, protests and in-person meet-ups as Bates walks the beat of investigative journalist/activist.
Is male-on-female violence a form of terrorism? You'll have to read it to find out. Keep one eye out for Bates' adept use a whole bag of persuasive techniques, from stats and figures to anecdotes and eyewitness accounts. Especially powerful are her metaphors - watch out for the Guinea worm burrowing into your leg!
Other reading:
- Going Mainstream by Julia Ebner
- 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
- Lean Out by Dawn Foster
Electric Sheep
Do you want to get everything you ever wanted & live your best life? Then you're going to have to read hard, wide & free.
Together, let's learn how to read & write by analysing the best works ever written, and then some.
How do writers do it - keep readers turning the page until they finish the book or throw it across the room?
Each episode looks at one book, its first line and a standout section where there's a lesson to be learned about writing.
Dissecting writers' language, genre and how their work fits into a greater context can help us understand other people and ourselves. x
