<![CDATA[Reading as Resistance: Reading as Resitance Vault]]>https://anapaulavaladez.substack.com/s/reading-as-resitance-vaulthttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BrUh!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6b71c65-f22d-4ee1-b4e4-86ce88667115_735x735.pngReading as Resistance: Reading as Resitance Vaulthttps://anapaulavaladez.substack.com/s/reading-as-resitance-vaultSubstackWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:19:29 GMT<![CDATA[📚 Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro, humanity and humaneness]]>https://anapaulavaladez.substack.com/p/never-let-me-go-kazuo-ishiguro-humanityhttps://anapaulavaladez.substack.com/p/never-let-me-go-kazuo-ishiguro-humanitySat, 30 May 2026 13:16:10 GMTNever Let Me Go has been one of the most difficult books I’ve ever read I built this closing presentation around your comments and feedback, and I’m so grateful for the conversation we had together.

The thread that ran through everything for me was humanity and humanness and how those definitions shift depending on time, place, and who holds power.

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]]><![CDATA[They Knew But They Weren't Aware Yet | Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro]]>https://anapaulavaladez.substack.com/p/they-knew-but-they-werent-aware-yethttps://anapaulavaladez.substack.com/p/they-knew-but-they-werent-aware-yetWed, 27 May 2026 09:11:50 GMT Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Kathy H has been a carer for eleven years.

Eleven years. And she only has six months left before she hits twelve. After that, well. She doesn’t say what comes after.

She wants to go back to Hailsham, she sees life at Hailsham as the only place worth remembering.

But what if the place you remember fondly was a lie?

What if everything you thought to be truth was carefully planned to avoid questioning?

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