I really don't mind that I'm not in the book. Also, AFAIK I never turned up in the GraKra. No idea what people were talking about me behind my back, but I don't think much. I'm not a very interesting person in that respect. The few really stupid things I did were before Nazimas time. The issue I have is, that I am generally looking forward to things like this book and others that are/were written about the squatter activist scene. I am interested to see what an analytical viewpoint yields because I have also spent years thinking about such things and discussing them. I am disappointed with the result in this case.
Also, there are a few really petty jabs against some characters in there who I have considered friends or at least good "partners in crime". The analysis of the book doesn't hinge on making those statements or choosing particular pieces of gossip about the people in question. Other things could have been chosen and the same result could have been achieved. I wouldn't go as far as calling it character assassination as another commenter here did, but it's pretty unprofessional of the author.
As far as the lovers and housemates are concerned, she does mention that she heard something or other from housemates, but she never admits who her lovers have been (one of which is featured prominently in the book) and she never admits how much of the information she based her book on came from him. There are in fact some parts which sound so much like his established view of things that I can hear his voice in my head while reading. I find that disingenuous and very lazy of the author.
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I really don't mind that I'm not in the book. Also, AFAIK I never turned up in the GraKra. No idea what people were talking about me behind my back, but I don't think much. I'm not a very interesting person in that respect. The few really stupid things I did were before Nazimas time. The issue I have is, that I am generally looking forward to things like this book and others that are/were written about the squatter activist scene. I am interested to see what an analytical viewpoint yields because I have also spent years thinking about such things and discussing them. I am disappointed with the result in this case.
Also, there are a few really petty jabs against some characters in there who I have considered friends or at least good "partners in crime". The analysis of the book doesn't hinge on making those statements or choosing particular pieces of gossip about the people in question. Other things could have been chosen and the same result could have been achieved. I wouldn't go as far as calling it character assassination as another commenter here did, but it's pretty unprofessional of the author.
As far as the lovers and housemates are concerned, she does mention that she heard something or other from housemates, but she never admits who her lovers have been (one of which is featured prominently in the book) and she never admits how much of the information she based her book on came from him. There are in fact some parts which sound so much like his established view of things that I can hear his voice in my head while reading. I find that disingenuous and very lazy of the author.