About two months ago, during a class simulation, I was in the hallway speaking with several male classmates. Despite that fact that I had done my research and was an active participant, 90% of the men I was with completely ignored me, despite my overt attempts to join the conversation. It was so bad, in fact, that all but one of them walked away while I was still talking. … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2013
‘Vinegar Hill’ Visits the Hushed Side of Marriage
Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay tells the story of Ellen, a young woman who is forced to move in with her in-laws after her husband loses his job. Chastised for wanting a college education and never quite good enough in the eyes of her mother-in-law, Ellen chooses to support her husband by silently accepting the decisions he has made for their family. Set in the early 1960's, … [Read more...]
Say Yes to Y by Marjorie Celona
Y by Marjorie Celona is another one of those books that was recommended to me by Rebecca at Love at First Book, who read it upon the recommendation of Jennifer at The Relentless Reader. I was looking forward to reading it until I read on the back of the book that fans of White Oleander would love it. You see, White Oleander is the only book I have put down after reading 1/3 of … [Read more...]
Conquering the Classics: Mrs. Dalloway
Reading Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf reminded me of why many of these books I have pledged to read are considered challenges. I was really looking forward to reading this book because I was under the impression that other people liked it. As I found out later, this is not necessarily the case and I can understand why. It's not that Mrs. Dalloway is a bad book and, in fact, … [Read more...]
Meeting Brad Meltzer and Giving Thanks
As a follow-up to yesterday's post about The Fifth Assassin, I wanted to dedicate an entire post to meeting the author, Brad Meltzer. Living in Wilmington, NC, there were not a lot of options to meet national authors, never mind big deal national authors, so I knew when I relocated to the Denver area that I would be in for a treat. I scoured the Tattered Cover event sections … [Read more...]