Best for: Readers interested in learning more about the history of the women’s movement from a race and class perspective (it’s right there in the title). In a nutshell: Brilliant academic and activist Angela Y. Davis provides a thorough history of the women’s movement, with a focus on the contributions of Black women and men and a deep analysis of the ways that white women in particular failed to support the needs of their Black sisters. Line that sticks with me: “Yet there were those […]
An utter bore
Having finished my previous book at the beginning of a long train journey, and being mindful of not spending any more money (and thanking the inventor of the e-reader for letting me carry a virtual library with me everywhere I go), I went for the free and fairly short Castle Rackrent thinking that a quick classic might help the journey to speed by. But, while short, this bored the ass off me, helping make the journey feel like it was three times longer than it […]
Gabaldon, I love you, but I have notes on this one
*Contains spoilers for the first 3 books (including this one!) and TV seasons! “Are some people destined for a great fate, or to do great things? Or is it only that they’re born somehow with that great passion — and if they find themselves in the right circumstances, then things happen? It’s the sort of thing you wonder…” So, Voyager has always been one of my least favorite entries in the series (please note that I still gave it 4 stars, because…Outlander). Part of the problem […]
“We’re of one mind, Grenville and I, and the mind is hers, on account of my being a man and not having one.”
Another re-read of one of my all-time favourites, once again narrated by the excellent Kate Reading. Vere Mallory becomes the Duke of Ainswood after pretty much every other male in his family line dies, including several family members he cared deeply for, and he’s quite happy to drink and debauch himself into an early grave so the accursed title can’t take anyone else, thank you very much. An endless existence of carousing gets tedious after a while, though, and once he crosses paths with Miss […]
Forward? To “Bombs” and Divisive Politics?
Gubernatorial elections take place next year, and in states like Wisconsin, potential candidates are starting emerge. One of them is the author of this book. Tim Cullen, a former Democratic state senator served in the Wisconsin Senate during the 1970s. His district included the Southeastern town of Janesville, where he was born. In 1987 he became Senate Majority leader. Later, Republican Governor Tommy Thompson asked him to serve as Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services. (Think of that: A Republican Governor asks […]
Viruses and bacteria and parasites, oh my!
When I started reading “Pandemic” I was skeptical about whether it could teach me anything new, I’ve treated patients with Malaria, HIV, Brucella and Leishmania (although I have yet to encounter Cholera) and many more exotic pathogens, but was pleasantly surprised at how much there is to be gleamed from this short yet dense book. “Outbreaks are inevitable, but pandemics are optional”, this may seem like an odd proposition, but throughout her book, Shah shows how it is human agency and institutions that help spread […]
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