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As we read this book, I find myself craving a little more than one page on each person, and a little less of the author's "she didn't give up...narrative." As an intelligent reader we can get that without it repeated on every sentence.
I think material like this would make for an interesting magazine series. After seeing young girls boycott/petition 17 Magazine this last week for no airbrushing, and seeing the trailers for Miss Representation; I think many girls would welcome this type of material. Personally, I know my daughter does. |
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just finished up madness by marya hornbacher. it was really good. not sure what's next.
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Just picked up...
Carly's Voice - Breaking through autism
By Arthur & Carly Fleischmann And also grabbed several back issues of Organic Gardening from the library. |
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prayer and celebration of discipline by richard foster.
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"Living, Loving, & Learning"
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a novel for a change
"Manual of Painting and Calligraphy"
by Jose Saramago Giovanni Pontiero (translator) a nice break after "Toxic Psychiatry" by Dr. Breggin which I re-read after many years and continue to stand with his findings T. Greco
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Daughter of the Blood (Black Jewels series) by Anne Bishop
and/or Through Stone and Sea (The Noble Dead series) by Barb and JC Hendee. nothing too heavy, but that's okay
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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson. How the hell have I never read this before? Brilliant.
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Female to Male (FTM) in Film Narrative: Gender Passing and the Re-Creation of Brandon Teena
now that is a heady title and yes it is my dissertation aka manuscript, I'm rereading it to see where I can cut/enhance/proof (again) before sending it to a publisher. Basically it revolves around how the media co-opts BT for their own agendas. As well as a discussion of who has the right to speak for the Trans community. I cover FTM films up to Albert Nobbs (which I haven't seen yet, waiting for the dvd) and will add it to my manuscript.
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I'm a fan of Marya Hornbacher too. I loved Wasted and Madness was good too I read almost entirely nonfiction and love dysfunctional, passionate memoirs that are written well, of course! Jennifer |
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I've been reading forum threads on the message boards here
and reading from several books lately: yesterday, a co-worker gave me a book and it is quite interesting, actually. The Mammoth Book of Unsolved Crimes Edited by: Roger Wilkes (1999: London, England) I'm not reading any particular story in order presented within this book. I am currently reading: Murder Hath Charms (pp. 540-551). In particular, I appreciate the introduction penned by Editor Wilkes. Definately a must-read for those of you out there that appreciate this type of subject of interest. |
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brain cells
I finished Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, this after reading Fifty Shades of Grey. It was a bit like losing hundreds of brain cells, then gaining them all back.
Now I'm reading Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson. I hope my brain cell regeneration continues, but that might be too much to ask from a book with a stuffed mouse wearing a cape and ruff on its cover.
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Let us know what you think of Let's Pretend, very mixed reviews on Amazon.
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"small memories A Memoir"
by Jose Saramago translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa what a pleasure to read how this man "saw" the world Greco
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Hellboy: The Storm and the Fury (Mignola, Fegredo)
The Orchid Thief (Susan Orlean) A Secret Kept (Tatiana de Rosnay) |
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