The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood – This was the book
my feminist book club chose last month.
I can’t wait to discuss it on Friday-I actually have five other people
signed up to come! Whoo-hoo! The book is very thought-provoking and a
great pick for a feminist book club. I
will warn you though in that it has the potential to be very triggering. It is the story of a handmaid, which in the
not-so-distant future is the name for the women who are the upper classes’
surrogates. It is a gripping tale, but I
was disturbed by its graphic sexual violence and female oppression-at one point
I even gasped aloud. If you are stable
enough, I really recommend the book. It’s
really scary, because it makes it seem like our world could become as
oppressive as the one in the book overnight.
And who knows? Maybe it could. I would like to think that it couldn’t, that
us feminists would riot the streets, but the way there’s been so much
legislation put upon my uterus lately, I’m seriously not so sure. While I think it is an important book for
women to read, I think it is an even more important book for men to read,
because perhaps then they would have just a glimmer of an idea of why
reproductive rights and feminism in general is so important.
The Diamond of Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau – This is the
fourth of the “The City of Ember Series.”
I read it before the third, because I wanted to see what happened to the
city of Sparks and I couldn’t wait for after the prequel. I must say it was a very satisfying end to
the series. I thoroughly enjoyed the
characters of Lina and Doon-so courageous and smart! I wish they were real teens and that I could
meet them. I really, really recommend
this series of books from preteens to adults.
Recommended Links:
Burp and Slurp – We Survived
It’s astounding and
miraculous how God answers prayers. Some people believe being a Christian means
to restrict and suffer. Christians seem to bound themselves in “biblical” laws.
They struggle to follow a list of Christian “do”s and “don’t”s, and the
momentary liberation they allow themselves is quickly crushed by guilt. They’re
damned either way.
But every year, I
discover that God wants the same thing every parent want out of their kids: He
wants us to be happy and independent, while reaching our best potential as
unique individuals. And He desires the same ultimate desires we have, too. He
gave us particular interests and talents for a divine purpose.
the f word blog - Song of the day: Salt N Pepa- Tramp
While the original 'Tramp' revolved around
Thomas giving Redding a pretty harsh sartorial critique, and Redding attempting
- in an increasingly futile manner - to defend himself from the the verbal
barrage, the Salt N Pepa takerefocuses
this criticism of men away from the sartorial to the behavioural, and in doing
so becomes a searingly honest, not to mention spot on, critique of sexual
harassment.
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