Brianna da Silva

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Brianna da Silva written by Brianna da Silva
April 17, 2020 0

White Feminists, Please Stop Doing This

I’ve been reading Tamora Pierce’s classic Song of the Lioness series, about a girl named Alanna who dresses up like a boy and becomes a knight in defiance of her culture’s sexist gender expectations.

While flawed and outdated (the series was originally written in the 1980s), these books deeply resonate with me. However, I have a major criticism of the third book in this series, The Woman Who Rides Like a Man, in terms of the faulty feminism it represents.

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Brianna da Silva written by Brianna da Silva
January 31, 2018 0

My top SFF reads of 2017

I read a lot of books last year — the most I’ve ever read in a year, actually. (More than sixty!) Out of the many titles and numerous genres I devoured, there were ten works of science fiction and fantasy that really stood out to me.

Some were new releases. Others were classics or old gems. Not all of them were perfect or free from problematic elements. But all of them inspired me, challenged me, or broadened my way of thinking about the genre of speculative fiction.

Today, I’ll share them all with you, including what I liked and where I believe they fell short.

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Brianna da Silva written by Brianna da Silva
June 28, 2017 1

Eve in Exile: A feminist response

I’ve recently begun speaking out as a feminist. Perhaps surprisingly, the most pushback I’ve received (so far) has been from other women.

Conservative Christian women, mostly.

When one of my conservative female friends praised Eve in Exile, a book that defends traditional roles, I knew I needed to read this book to better understand those women who disagree with me.

And boy, this book was a ride.

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