December 2010
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Currently Reading XXIII
Romantic Fantasy
Seer of Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier
I fucking love Juliet Marillier. I FUCKING LOVE JULIET MARILLIER. If the “romantic” part of the genre throws you off, I don’t care. Read Juliet Marillier. She is an incredible writer. Love love love love love.
That being said, I will love this book. It is the fifth in a series (the second book in the series, Son of the...
If I didn’t have a To Read list a mile fucking long, I’d buy more of his work for some quality reading. I do so enjoy Vonnegut. Alas, my To Read list is a mile long, if not longer.
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Finished Reading XXII
Fiction
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
As I’m sure many of you would agree, this is an excellent read. I applaud Kurt Vonnegut for writing and constructing his novel in such a way that is not at all my typical style of preferred book, while managing to keep me fascinated the whole way through.
This is not a romantic novel. As a few of you already are aware: Romantic qualities in a...
Think women have achieved equality? Think again. →
We Can’t Be Equal While:
Gender Roles
Men are the default and women are the Other (and therefore lesser).
Being called “girly” or a “sissy” or “pussy” are some of the worst insults you can give a man.
When a woman shows confidence in herself, she is said to “have balls”, or conversely she is a “man-eater”, “ball-buster”, or a “bitch” because she was “too” assertive.
Men are beat up,...
