Why I Am Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto Jessa Crispin
 

The review says :

Outspoken critic Jessa Crispin delivers a searing rejection of contemporary feminism . . . and a bracing manifesto for revolution.

Are you a feminist? Do you believe women are human beings and that they deserve to be treated as such? That women deserve all the same rights and liberties bestowed upon men? If so, then you are a feminist . . . or so the feminists keep insisting. But somewhere along the way, the movement for female liberation sacrificed meaning for acceptance, and left us with a banal, polite, ineffectual pose that barely challenges the status quo. In this bracing, fiercely intelligent manifesto, Jessa Crispin demands more.

Why I Am Not A Feminist is a radical, fearless call for revolution. It accuses the feminist movement of obliviousness, irrelevance, and cowardice--and demands nothing less than the total dismantling of a system of oppression.

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Not sure I agree with the review. Doesnt seem to equate with my definition of radical but she does pose some very interesting and important questions for anyone who thinks "feminism" is a done deal as opposed to a continually evolving movement.

She is very good at demonstrating how what can perceived as progress can easily turn into an unexpected and unwanted pitfall.

It will challenge one's beliefs and why one believes them. It will anger some, enlighten others. Will definitely make anyone reading it, think harder and in ways that may not be comfortable.

"Bird Box" was awesome!

I read it in one sitting on a hot day by the pool a couple of summers ago . . . grateful I wasn't reading it at night in the dark :)

It was Josh Malerman's debut novel and I have been eagerly awaiting more from him, so I'm happy to report that his new book "Black Mad Wheel " will be released at the end of May.

I got this from the library today and I'm on P 75- EEK! Loving it. Only wish it was warm enough that I could sit out on my back porch at night reading it.

IQ-84 (2011).
 

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I've read this dystopian novel twice, and never tire of reading it. I get a new insight, each time I read it.... it's really good book, well written, very enjoyable.

Link:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1Q84?wprov=sfla1

a book about murder in the ohio amish community

Oooh, title please?

The Nixon effect : how Richard Nixon's presidency fundamentally changed American politics / Douglas E. Schoen.
 

"The Nixon Effect examines the 37th presidents political legacy in broad-ranging ways that make clear, for the first time, the breadth and duration of his influence on American political life. The book argues that Nixon is the key political figure in postwar American politics in multiple ways, some barely acknowledged until now. His legacy includes a generational shift in the ideological orientations of both the Republican and Democratic parties; the Nixon influence, both intentional and unintentional, was to push both parties further out to their ideological poles. So stark was Nixons influence on party identities that it shaped the hardened partisan polarization in Washington today and the evolution of what has come to be called Red and Blue America,"--Amazon.com.



I'm a history person so this kind of book appeals to me. Not sure I agree with the authors conclusions but it is something to mull over.



Also reading various and sundry books on the value of living trusts over wills. More to ponder.

Thanks for posting about this book, Kobi. I am always interested in reading materials that might not be an easy read or might be provocative by nature or historical accounts about particular political events, views or commentary on the Nixon years.... which I feel hasn't been given the attention it deserves. Recently, friends of mine who own a recording studio posted a photo meme concerning Nixon: "A bad recording can ruin your life" (or something to that effect).

Eta: I'm interested in the sundry materials about living wills vs trusts ..... would like to know your take on those books (if there was any helpful advice, etc).

End Of Watch by Stephen King.............

I just got through with "The Butterfly Garden" by Dot Hutchison.

Meh. It was entertaining enough and the plot was decent but I just wasn't connected to the characters. Very reminiscent of "Kiss the Girls" and the ending was kinda...meh.

Still, I'd recommend it if you wanted something that would entertain you but not grab you by the throat and choke you for the entire book.

I felt similarly about that book. It kept me picking it up but it wasn't like I was running home to it.

I'm in Goodwill and there is this book, "Women who run with the wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. Anybody read it?

I've read it and I liked it (very helpful perspective, I totally endorse her process of thought ).

The 4 Percent Universe by Richard Panek. Popular science -- written by a journalist. Good.

Changes by Jim Butcher. Fantasy fiction. OK. Kinda tired of the character.

I've been reading lighter reading materials, lately. I bought two magazines, the latest issues of Taproot (such a great read: cuisine, crafting, gardening, cultural goodness), and a reissued collectors edition by Vanity Fair on the Kennedy's.

The other magazines are local editions of reading materials featuring travel recommendations, fine dining, eclectic foodie adventures, best neighborhoods, and life (in general).

And, Condé Nast Traveler, the January issue, which features interesting places to visit in the Hawaiian Islands, Barbados, hidden beaches, and The Chilean Andes.

Best magazine, out of all of the ones I'm reading, turns out to be two: Northwest Travel & Life, and Taproot. I highly recommend both periodicals.

11.22.63 by Stephen King
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Tick Tock by Dean Kootz
The Chess Queen Enigma by Colleen Gleason
Streams of Silver by R.A. Salvatore

Yes, all at once, I juggle :jester:

The autobiography of Chip and Joanna Gaines- from the show Fixer Upper (I really would like to meet them in person)

Barack & Michelle Obama- Farewell Speeches

of Thee I sing- A Letter to my Daughters - Barack Obama

On Beauty by Zadie Smith. So far, so good.

Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign: by Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes:glasses: