This was interesting, but there's no denying it was a very tough read. I struggled to stay engaged with the text and had to make myself pick it up andThis was interesting, but there's no denying it was a very tough read. I struggled to stay engaged with the text and had to make myself pick it up and keep reading. Glad I did, but I'm also glad to be done....more
Payne's argument really made me reflect and reconsider my thoughts about poverty and inequality and the immense role growing inequality has had (and cPayne's argument really made me reflect and reconsider my thoughts about poverty and inequality and the immense role growing inequality has had (and continues to have) on our country. ...more
This was a quick, fun read. If you like this, you've got to read Her Right Foot.This was a quick, fun read. If you like this, you've got to read Her Right Foot....more
While there were a couple of things that gave me pause and made me think early on, the more I read, the more issues I had. I was looking for depth, buWhile there were a couple of things that gave me pause and made me think early on, the more I read, the more issues I had. I was looking for depth, but this book was all surface. It's also quite a dull read.
And I loathe how every other chapter in the book is about a country or a region, and then there's the CONTINENT of Africa. Always and everywhere treated as a monolith. Africa is often referred to as if it's a country rather than an entire continent with over 50 diverse (in so many ways, including geography) countries. It's a huge pet peeve of mine....more
This is a really thought-provoking book. Slater raises some great questions, and I really appreciate the nuanced way she looks at the incident throughThis is a really thought-provoking book. Slater raises some great questions, and I really appreciate the nuanced way she looks at the incident through a number of different lenses and points of view. ...more
A slightly disappointing read. Several essays were very interesting and engaging but, as a whole, the book just didn't gel for me. A slightly disappointing read. Several essays were very interesting and engaging but, as a whole, the book just didn't gel for me. ...more
I hadn't realized that I'd actually read some of DeRuiter's work before, until I got to chapter 12 (Bros'). The story of that meal is awful/hilarious I hadn't realized that I'd actually read some of DeRuiter's work before, until I got to chapter 12 (Bros'). The story of that meal is awful/hilarious and it was nice to revisit it (and I enjoyed how the author expanded on it). I also really enjoyed The Comments Section, In Case of Emergency: Break Fast, and most especially Gender Roles and Cinnamon Rolls. One frustration I had was that every essay felt a bit too long. ...more
I’ve read other books about this topic before, so I shouldn’t be surprised at how the field of medicine has historically done a hug disservice to womeI’ve read other books about this topic before, so I shouldn’t be surprised at how the field of medicine has historically done a hug disservice to women. And yet somehow reading this book, I am surprised all over again. It is completely and utterly ridiculous how women have been treated in the medical field for so long. Women deserve better than this. There were so many times when I read this book that I found myself saying out loud “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me!” It’s just unbelievable to me how horrible women have been treated by the medical field and ignored for so long and how pervasive the myths that sprung up so long ago can continue to govern the way that women are treated medically today. The first governmental initiative to research heart disease in women wasn’t established until 1994, and it took until 2005 for us to get a thorough anatomical study of the clitoris. I don’t even know what to say. Our medical system has so much work to do....more
Underwhelming. I've rarely read a book that made me so angry and yet had so little impact. Underwhelming. I've rarely read a book that made me so angry and yet had so little impact. ...more
This would be a good introduction to disease and how humans have, over time, made discoveries and innovations that have helped humanity tackle them efThis would be a good introduction to disease and how humans have, over time, made discoveries and innovations that have helped humanity tackle them effectively. It's entertaining and a bit gory, and I can see it being a hit with middle grades students interested in the topic. It's a pretty quick and easy read. I appreciate that, as middle grades books seem to be getting longer and longer, and that can be a turn-off to anyone who isn't a big reader. I enjoyed reading it and, despite having read a fair bit about infectious disease, learned several new things. ...more
Another lovely read from Robin Wall Kimmerer. She always makes me think about things in ways I've never thought of. Early on she states, "In indigenouAnother lovely read from Robin Wall Kimmerer. She always makes me think about things in ways I've never thought of. Early on she states, "In indigenous ways of knowing, we say that a thing cannot be understood until it is known by all four aspects of our being: mind, body, emotion, and spirit." The essays go on to do just that. Thank you, Autumn, for this lovely reading experience!...more
Super interesting and informative. I learned so much, and I know I'll go back to certain sections of the book as needed. It is crazy to me how little Super interesting and informative. I learned so much, and I know I'll go back to certain sections of the book as needed. It is crazy to me how little women know about menstruation and menopause and their own bodies. Books like this are so important for those of us who crave information and feel so lost. I am so thankful that Dr. Gunter is out there combating misinformation and working to make sure women are as informed as possible so they can make good decisions for themselves. ...more
I found it comforting, how much of this I already knew. My parents did a really great job raising my brother and me to "get" cats. It's nice to know tI found it comforting, how much of this I already knew. My parents did a really great job raising my brother and me to "get" cats. It's nice to know that a lot of what I've assumed about cats because of their tutelage is backed by science....more
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