pickSuch a fun read! I absolutely love Paolo! Though why he doesn‘t smack Christian upside the head at times is beyond me. I‘m a bit at a loss as to how to classify this series, fantasy comes closest but there is a strong romantic subplot that doesn‘t usually happen in the first book of a fantasy series. It‘s not enough to call it a romance though, just raise an eyebrow over whether it‘s pure fantasy. Love, love, love it anyway! Great read!
pickA thought-provoking read, especially now. Some of this is true, some made me uncomfortable and some was a bit of a stretch. Interesting to see why the ERA failed. It does explain at least some of my uneasiness with Feminism although I‘m not convinced the picture it paints is entirely accurate. Definitely worth the read especially if you‘ve been reading other women‘s history books or feminist tomes.
“Feminism is about power....”
Just started listening to the audiobook on a walk yesterday. Have accomplished more this morning already than I do on many days. Now the question is am I really working on projects I love or have I just elevated procrastination to another level of genius?
pickA book that will make you think, not just about the women profiled but about women in general and the labels/roles often assigned to them. I didn‘t know what to expect when I picked this volume up for a book club but I‘m glad I read it. It wasn‘t always a comfortable read but it was interesting, especially when I wasn‘t familiar with the woman being profiled. Highly recommended read, especially for those of us who have been feminists for a while.
“What she demands, instead, is bravery from others.”
“[A]bsent recognition by national awards organizations or review sections like The New York Times‘s, there‘s no way for a woman, writing about women‘s lives, to unlike herself from a classification as chick lit, mass culture, less-than, not literature.”
Following up TOO FAT TOO SLITTY TOO LOUD with this.
“Because when hate and fear become the status quo, the simple act of trying to understand others who don‘t live and act the same you do [...] becomes a profoundly unruly act.”
“The capacity to listen and contemplate has rendered her a formidable legislator and statesman — yet, crucially, done little to change her aptitude at campaigning.”
Camp NaNoWriMo started April 1 and as part of my more productive writing practice I‘m taking the 7-day Challenge. This is my writing #journal (has been since my birthday so it‘s about half full). Starting today it‘s going to get a very focused workout! Hoping my fellow readers will help hold me to it! #campnano #writingjournal
“She may not own the label of feminist...but that doesn‘t mean her work to make the labor of femininity visible or reduce the stigma around the ‘non-beautiful‘ pregnancy isn‘t, at heart, a feminist project.”
“[H]er [Madonna‘s] attempts to fight age may have been working — but they were also consuming all that was interesting about her.”
“The crafting of the face is a billion-dollar industry because there‘s actually only one truly acceptable face to create: that of “the girl.”” Sadly, I believe that. Even though I don‘t wear much makeup, I do use a variety of skin care products. I also take pride in not looking or acting my age. Does that mean in a decade or so I will be Madonna?
“[S]he‘s not the passive participant in someone else‘s story of who she is. She bursts through the glossy veneer of the celebrity industrial complex, wrests control of the narrative, calls bullshit on the rhetoric and mechanisms that would frame her as unruly, acting out, overly aggressive.” Wow. Just wow. What a terrifying statement. Not just because it‘s something I aspire to but because putting it out there even just in words feels dangerous.
Recently I joined BookRiot‘s Feminist Bookclub & this is the first title we‘re reading. I have to admit, I was skeptical but the subtitle (The Rise and Reign of The Unruly Woman) sold me. Now that I‘m several chapters in, I have to admit I‘ve found more substance than expected. I‘ve also discovered more resonances between the millennial feminist icons being profiled & those feminist icons of the 60‘s, 70‘s & 80‘s I grew up on. Really enjoying it!
“I stand for girls wanting to be sexy and dance, but also having a strong sense of themselves. If you got a big ol‘ butt? Who cares? That doesn‘t mean you shouldn‘t be graduating from college.” Nikki Minaj #feministbookclub #persist
