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Book ClubsInterest in "Why Does He Do That?" "book club?"
I am planning on reading Why Does He Do That? by Lundy Bancroft as my next book. I've been putting it off, but I think it will provide a lot of useful tools in understanding and recognizing the behaviors and patterns of abusive men. Knowledge is power.
I've never participated in a book club, either online or offline, but would anyone be interested in weekly discussion posts based on every chapter in the book? If weekly would be enough time. There are fifteen chapters in this book, divided into four sections.
I assume it can be read at one's own pace. If someone wants to read ahead, they can, they could just save their discussion points for later when the discussion post sections are ready to be made. If someone needs to catch up, that's okay, they can go through the posts at their own pace.
If anyone wants to read, but cannot afford to purchase the book, I can put on my eyepatch and pirate hat and teach you how to sail the high seas. 🦜
Is anyone interested?
Update: It looks like there is interest! Yay! :)
My plan is next Saturday (December 16) to create the first discussion post for Chapter 1.
If anyone cannot afford the book and is okay with sailing the high seas, feel free to DM me and I'll help you out!
Me post lockdown. I've part forgotten how to dress myself and part stopped giving the last bit of a shit about what people think are well matched outfits.
I’m just glad to be back where there’s actual changes of season so I’m not stuck in dreary tee shirts all the time, and where there are places to go (okay mostly hospital appointments so far, but still) so it’s worth putting on something nice!
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Yes! More due to climate and there being anywhere to go for me (the town I lived near before was tiny, now I’m in a regional city) than lockdown. Restrictions here have been lifted, masks are only for hospitals and public transport now. I can’t imagine what it was like during the worst of it, or for people in much harder-hit countries. I know the second lockdown in Melbourne was hard on my friends there.
My favorite small detail about the Labyrinth is how clouds of glitter sometimes announce Jareth's arrival XD
Mine is all the real chickens, they really were the stars.
Did you ever watch Return to Oz?
I have not! Is there a good chicken presence?
In that film (and the book it's based on of course), instead of Toto, Dorothy has a chicken companion named Billina. Billina is from Dorothy's farm and gains the power of speech in Oz, and is played using a very realistic puppet... and a live chicken, depending on the shot. The film is kind of dark and twisted, in that '80s way that was popular at the time, but it's so worth it just for Billina alone. She carries the film. She gets a happy ending, too, opting to stay in Oz rather than "go back to that dust bowl".
It sounds amazing! I will totally be watching this and join the Billina fan club.