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DiscussionMen Explain Things to Me - Solnit
Just picked up this book in a bookshop on Friday--wondering if anyone else has read it and would like to discuss :)
The anecdote at the beginning of the first essay is so straightforward it's almost unbelievable and almost every day! What experiences have you had that are similar? Especially would like to know what you say to these men, and how your response may differ in the workplace/social spaces/public.
One of her later essays mentions how family trees often lack women. How do you keep women alive in your family history?
First I want to say this is not a romance novel the romance part is very minimal
Oh thank goodness! Romance just isn't my genre and the description made it sound like something I would like until it got to the romance part. I don't know much about Norse mythology (my "world mythology" phase growing up had me dabbling in all sorts of myths, but mostly Greek/Roman, Japanese, various African countries', Irish, British, and various Native American tribes' myths were the ones I really dove into, which ended with me learning everything I could about them, though I've probably forgotten a lot by now. I still really like myths and legends even now, though I'm not completely obsessed with them anymore like I used to be.) but if that doesn't get in the way of me understanding the story I'd love to give it a try!
I'll put it on my "To Read" list and see if my library has it. Thanks for the recommendation!
Amazing. Just finished the most recent Sarah J. Mass. Don't judge! 😂
This sounds more like Circe which I loved ❤️
Book is on Scribd
I started the book and it's great. I remember the story from Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology book.
It must be good. All copies have long wait lists at my library. It does sound interesting.
Thankyou - i was wondering about this book. Sounds like a perfect one for my holiday.
That sounds pretty cool.. I love norse mythology... I will put it on my 'to read' list :P
EDIT: I checked it out on goodreads and the second review calls it transphobic LOL so now i have to read it
"EDIT: I checked it out on goodreads and the second review calls it transphobic LOL so now i have to read it"
LOL, Now I have to read it! (thanks!)