What I've been reading
Jun. 23rd, 2005 03:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
blue_lotus131. Girl 15, Charming but Insane- by Sue Limb- A British teen book. Not particularily wonderful, but not bad. The funniest part was when the main character decides to stuff her bra with soup balloons. She thinks about using water, but realizes that if they break it will look like she peed herself. So she uses minestrone. Ah, youth.
2. Grassroots- a guide to feminist activism- by Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards- I am so very happy that this book has been created. It's a response to "Manifesta", which is about third wave feminism. As the authors toured, young women frequently asked them how they could be activists. The authors decided to answer the young women by writing this book. It's a great, practical activist guide and helps encourage women to be activists in their school, college or workplace. It uses examples of real life, regular individuals who have made a difference. It encourages you to look at problems and how you can make the world better, in simple ways that don't go against your personality. It also tackles activist burnout, art and activism, and activist elitism. I highly, highly recommend this book.
3. Old Flames by Kim Moritsugu- I read this one because I probably have to interview her soon. It's the story of two women, and their reacquaintance with old flames and themselves. At first I thought it was pretty bad, but then I realized that I wanted to read it and was trying to make excuses to read it. So I got sucked into the story. Guess it wasn't that bad after all.
2. Grassroots- a guide to feminist activism- by Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards- I am so very happy that this book has been created. It's a response to "Manifesta", which is about third wave feminism. As the authors toured, young women frequently asked them how they could be activists. The authors decided to answer the young women by writing this book. It's a great, practical activist guide and helps encourage women to be activists in their school, college or workplace. It uses examples of real life, regular individuals who have made a difference. It encourages you to look at problems and how you can make the world better, in simple ways that don't go against your personality. It also tackles activist burnout, art and activism, and activist elitism. I highly, highly recommend this book.
3. Old Flames by Kim Moritsugu- I read this one because I probably have to interview her soon. It's the story of two women, and their reacquaintance with old flames and themselves. At first I thought it was pretty bad, but then I realized that I wanted to read it and was trying to make excuses to read it. So I got sucked into the story. Guess it wasn't that bad after all.
