panAs personal as this was, Shraya is not telling me something that I, like many women already are aware. I respect the author for writing this, I do, but there are certain moments that I had issues with.
I feel like there is a lot missing context at different points that could have helped explain and add reflection to different moments of the book l because there's moments where it feels that Shraya is misogynistic herself towards all genders.
so-so⭐️⭐️⭐️ I‘m torn on this one. The author highlights important areas where boys lag behind girls (rates of maturation, educational attainment) and ways particularly Black boys experience discrimination and the structural issues they face in school and society. He‘s careful to make clear he does not want to improve outcomes for boys and men at the expense of women. He loses me when talking about how now that women don‘t “need” men, ⬇️
December 30th #ChristmasCheer Nice #WinterGames24 #HolidayBookDragons @StayCurious @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickI'd be surprised if the first words that come to mind have not been used many times before to descirbe this work: Powerful, heartbreaking, infuriating, a nuanced and needed perspective, a must read.
It is enervating that the battle for transgender people to be seen, respected, understood, fully embraced, needs to continue in the face of much prejudice and hate, but I'm glad to experience such a vital voice as Vivek's pushing the conversation 1/?
pickOf Boys and Men is included on Obama‘s summer reading list. I snagged this audiobook immediately, as it was new to me and I‘m over here trying to raise a couple of boys. At 7 hrs, it‘s a doable look at how men and boys are caught between two narratives: “the problem” or ignored by the left and toxic culture/manly man weirdness of the right. It‘s political but also focuses on policies that could help-like red shirting boys in kindergarten.
302 pages about a SUV salesman negotiating a worldwide pandemics impacting men's testosterone levels, & therefore their sense of self. Toxic masculinity & avocado (the testicular fruit 😂) consumption on the rise. I found the art hard to follow, & I realised v. quickly that I wasn't the intended audience. Not my type of humour, but its heart is in the right place. It's read now and I can return it.
Avocado tastefully placed to hide a NSFW bit.
About to start this graphic novel about a future where men's testosterone levels drop. Was slightly embarrassed by the cover when the librarian handed the book to me 😅
pickA must for any man or boy!
From the perspective of a man living in the Western world, I recognize that initiation rites into maturity (for males and females) are essentially non-existent. Society has forfeited its role to government and the result has been none to kind. We do not have mentors, there is no great wisdom being passed down from one generation to another, but thankfully we do have a few select books that can at least point the way.
pickThis is a tenderly funny look at a bunch of middle aged men who gather each year to reenact the football game where Joe Theismann‘s thigh was snapped. Bachelder did a great job of giving each man a distinct personality in a very short space. I rarely read a book that gives a group of men such emotional depth. #roll100
