
I saw some of you posting for this color challenge, so I thought I‘d see where my books fit so far in this #Pantone2022 challenge. Hopefully I‘m doing it right 😉. Thanks for another fun challenge @Clwojick and Litsy
I saw some of you posting for this color challenge, so I thought I‘d see where my books fit so far in this #Pantone2022 challenge. Hopefully I‘m doing it right 😉. Thanks for another fun challenge @Clwojick and Litsy
Hello #SheSaid. Lots of good detail about the hard work of organizing underneath the “easy” by pure luck myths. I particularly liked the way she explained intersectionality as breaking down the us vs them mentality that has been used to subjugate many groups for so long with the old divide & conquer. How are you doing on this weeks sections?
A special that I think might interest #SheSaid, I‘m going to try to track it down myself to watch. It also looked like a great continuation of relearning some of our history that I read in books like The Color of Law; showing how much systematic inequality has been pre-built into our country, not accidentally, but often with very malicious intent, & how much we‘re still dealing with that legacy today from everything from healthcare access ⤵️
Hello #SheSaid I hope you are having a great day despite many more reasons to get organizing lately! Right now I‘m really appreciating this unvarnished look at the real work it takes to organize people to accomplish any goal, even “just” protesting. I have a feeling we will all be protesting more in the current environment we live in.
Hello #SheSaid I hope you are all having a good week & maybe getting some warmth from the change of seasons no matter which hemisphere you are in 😉.
I‘m learning a lot about the complexities of community organizing in this section, I knew the idea before, but this really explains some of the divergent groups that need to find common ground, and how things sold as “common good” might not be really. Devil‘s in the details (and fine print)!
Wow! 6 years! That flew by! Here‘s to the next 6!
It took me awhile to get to this one #OokBOokClub #PratchettPosse, but I‘m certainly glad I finally did. I love Moist, Dearheart, the Golems, and naughty naughty Chairman Fusspot. The Discworld books truly get better and better the more he wrote…. I‘m sad to know that I‘m quickly reaching the end of editions that will be first time reads for me.
Hello #SheSaid. Lots of info in this chapter, but a great background on US politics, how & why we got here and how much of this is very relevant to the world we find ourselves dealing with now.
How are you doing with this weeks chapters?
Great quote for me:
“I began to understand that difference was a source of strength and power, that being on the outside provided a different vantage point—one with potentially more range and insight.”
Happy holidays for those that celebrate with family this weekend #SheSaid
Just a short intro and beginning chapter to get us into the new read this weekend. What did you think so far? Any expectations going into it?
I love this program, and although not a teen anymore, I usually get a few great listens too! And for free! What‘s not to love.
Check it out if you haven‘t already or pass the info onto a teen you know. 😉
https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/sync-season/?utm_source=sync&utm_medium=email&...
Updating my card #Nonfiction2022 with the most recently read.
And I‘m apparently feeling a bit rebellious, because although Dolly Parton turned down the Rock N‘ Roll Hall of Fame induction nomination, because she isn‘t Rock & Roll…that‘s where I‘m counting her. Sorry lady, you might not be able to see it yourself, but you are Rock & Roll 😉
This was a reread for me with #SheSaid and I got even more from it the second time around. Thank you so much for giving me a great group to discuss these subjects with!
My original review still holds true!
Original Review: Maybe you read The Beauty Myth or Down Girl and thought I need more, or What Happened or Catch and Kill or She Said and were furious, but didn‘t know what to do with that. Read this book, it‘s got facts and studies, ⤵️
These interviews were very telling, and although I wished I had read her full book first, I could relate to most of these stories of Gen X, stuck in a sandwich generation, with lower incomes, job security, and future outlooks than their parents before, but who are also trying to care for both parents and children with less economic and healthcare stability than ever before as more professions move to contract work and school loan debt skyrockets.
I have to give them credit, they did a great job making some very cringeworthy real life stories funny. I did laugh, sometimes in humor about how crazy people still are, but more often in disbelief that this is still so bad and so often….but that‘s why this book is still so important, because things you want to think could only happen in the distant past or in a badly scripted movie STILL happen every single day to people of color.
A historical fiction about a small community devastated by a natural disaster that killed most of the men in the village. As the women come together to deal with their collective grief and find ways to survive their harsh environment the outside world begins to take notice…and everything “unnatural” for women to do is suddenly a sign of witchcraft. Beautifully written and I couldn‘t help but relate to a time when rumors & hearsay can carry much⤵️
The next book schedule is ready #SheSaid!
So put in your library requests, holds, & interlibrary loans! 😉
#WeeklyForecast along with a #BookReport
I caught up on a bunch of books this week, but fell way behind on reviews.
So #Goals for this week, is catch up on reviews!!!
Hello #SheSaid!
There was a lot in this book, but I have to say the conclusion felt like a nice wrap-up for me. Just be more aware of why you might be anger or self-silencing and think about why that is much much more
How did you all feel about the book overall? The last chapter? The conclusion?
I‘m ready to jump back into #BookSpin & #BookSpinBingo this April!!! 😉. Here‘s my list⤴️
@TheAromaofBooks
It only took us approximately 127 years from Ida B Wells‘s Red Record to actually passing an anti-lynching law. To paraphrase MLK Jr. ‘The arc of the moral universe is (indeed) long (and depressingly slow) , but it (eventually…give or take a century) bends toward justice.‘
We need to do better
Hello #SheSaid!
Are you infuriated yet? I was mad, but now I‘m even more mad that I‘m not allowed to be mad either 😂. What a twisted system it is, especially once you start to look closely and dismantle it a bit. How did this weeks section hit you?
Are you reserving your next book at the library already? I‘ll try to get a schedule out soon so everyone can start planning. 😉
I was in the mood for something lighter and more escapism as the real world news is so depressing again… this was just perfect for that. Dolly being asked about different songs, career experiences, lyrics and then listening to her answer in her own voice, the uplifting happy bubbly voice we all know and associate with her. I might not know every song discussed, some I‘ll definitely look up now, but I definitely enjoyed this joyful listen. ⤵️
RIP! Madeleine Albright…. Such a smart and accomplished human!
Hello #SheSaid!
I hope those of you in the winter season are starting to see signs of spring. In the past week, I‘ve had crocuses appear, be blanketed under inches of snow, have it melt and now both crocuses & daffodils blooming. The renewal felt really good to me this week.
Now if only we can use all this anger, long suppressed under the blanket of gaslighting and societal silencing, and break free and renew some of our institutions.
Hello #SheSaid!
Are we all feeling the Drip, Drip, Drip of microaggressions or just overwhelming expectations as the care givers of society? What stood out to you in this chapter?
When a random Chirp audiobook ad makes you think that Sting‘s famous song was probably a reference to this famous book…and you never made the connection before 🤔 😂
Sorry, I fell behind again in my reading & posting… but hey, you get 2 weeks instead of 1 now. I blame the real world for my lax posting…I‘m watching too much news again lately, the world is such a crazy place at the moment.
#WeeklyForecast & #BookReport
Another great/infuriating chapter #SheSaid
This book always makes me think, and forces me to think about things I‘d usually push aside, push down, downplay and realize just how universal and telling they really are.
And then I post here, and we all usually have our own stories to share…. the just how universal and normalized it is in our society is staggering sometimes.
I quite enjoyed this travel, excavation, mystery, mummy book. It reminded me of The Mummy, the Brendan Fraser version, in all the best ways. Adventure, Egyptology, a mummy mystery (although more earthly than supernatural), and a great spunky, snarky, doesn‘t put with anything, intelligent heroine trading barbs with a much more blunt & gruff excavator. It is definitely a bit dated in parts, but it fit with the time period of the story.
Hello #SheSaid. I hope everyone is having a great weekend.
A lot to unpack in this chapter, and again not a surprise reading it, sadly many of these statistics are better known now, but put together this way it definitely makes you think about it more as a larger social construct than random things that are happening independently of each other. What did you think of this chapter? Any parts that stood out to you or that you want to discuss?
Her first book was so honest & touched on so many great topics, I was surprised to hear she had another. This felt like a seamless continuation, full of stories you have to hear to believe such running into your idol while dressed as them, chased through King‘s Landing, a dance battle! Exciting stuff for sure, but as always it‘s her honesty & vulnerability that will stick with me as she discusses current events, trauma, & family relationships.
My #BookReport and #WeeklyForcast , only a day late 😂
Well #SheSaid this ch. felt very timely to me…. Both personally & politically.
First, I couldn‘t help thinking about the 2 infrastructure bills in the US, one for roads & bridges (easily passed) and one for human infrastructure (ie. women‘s work) that was fought tooth and nail and died….because why put tax money into something you can get women to do for free (child care, elder care, etc 🙄).
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My updated #BookReport and #WeeklyForcast for the week that was, and those coming up soon. Sorry for posting a bit late 😉
I am finally catching back up with the #PratchettPoose / #OokBOokClub though 😉
I fell a bit behind there with the #PractettPosse #OokBOokClub, sorry. This one was a new read for me, and although it won‘t be my favorite Watch book I really liked how it dealt with ancient “obvious to everyone antagonist” animus, with what really happened, and how it sometimes benefits those with power to keep the real history buried and keep the conflict going. I still love how Pratchett can make us look at real issues with surreal stories.
I‘m still catching up with the #PractettPosse #OokBOokClub, for some reason I starting falling behind when I hit a bunch that were re-reads for me, but yet enjoyed them just as much as the first time I read them 🤷♀️ (problems only avid readers understand I suspect🤔🙃). Even on re-read though, I have to say these later books with Moist (same with Tiffany Aching) really hold up and I‘d recommend them still even to someone new to the Disc.
Interesting chapter #SheSaid about both how anger turned inwards can becomes pain and how pain is perceived and glossed over as unimportant especially in women. What are your thoughts on this one? Below are 2 quotes that stuck with me, but I highlighted many:
“By the time a woman reaches midlife, the most significant predictors of her general health are her levels of stress and where she ranks in terms of keeping her “anger in.””
Just checking in…How is everyone doing with their #Nonfiction2022 card this year? Anybody stuck or having any issues. So far I‘ve been delving into history a bit with:
With Ten Days in the Mad House by Nellie Bly for I Am a Basket Case
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Ida B Queen for I Am a Rebel
I absolutely love seeing all your posts & the way you are each interpreting the prompts, the creativity is fabulous! My TBR list is growing with each post.
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A great and diverse group of finds at the local #LibraryBookSale!
I think my #LuckyDuck approves of my #BookHaul
Another week, another thought-provoking chapter! I am liking the layout of this book, a personal story to illustrate the point, but then backed up with studies and research. How‘s everyone else making out with this selection so far?
#SheSaid
Hello #SheSaid.
Anyone else loving this book and saying yes YES a few times? I am.
Already thinking you should give this book as gift to a few people… me too 😉.
Maybe every woman…?
I particularly liked how she linked the “good girl” syndrome to oppressing an entire group‘s feeling and responses for societal power. And that kindergarten story 😠
What struck you this week?
Why would you ban a graphic novel about the holocaust redone as mice & cats. How much more sanitized could they make that story? It‘s history, and MANY children lived through it firsthand, if they can survive it, I‘m sure our children can survive reading a graphic novel with mice about it. 🙄
Welcome to the Banned Book Club Maus! May the publicity of this stupidity cause your book to be bought & read in record numbers.
#BannedBooks
Here you go @BookwormAHN , here‘s the base background I‘ve been using. But please don‘t feel tied to it you feel inspired.
#StarWarsBuddyRead
#StarWarsBuddyRead
This is our slate of new releases for this year, but I‘m finding myself not in a Star Wars frame of mind at the moment. Would anyone else be interested in taking over this reading group & posts?
My friend finally joined Litsy! Yay and welcome @CarolinaDE
Up next for #SheSaid Rage Becomes Her!
Here is the schedule, see you all soon!
The last discussion for this one #SheSaid. I‘ll try to get the schedule together & up for our next book later today.
I know the reviews on this book were mixed, but Ida Wells was fascinating, any interest in reading her longer biography Ida:A Sword Among Lions (tagged below). And if so is it something you might be interested in reading as a group? If there is enough interest, I could just add it to the end of our current reading list?