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Interesting Article on Gender in History, Life, and Fiction
This is a bit of a long article, but take some time and read it. It really is an incredibly well-written editorial on women’s role in history, gender roles, reality, language, stories, and cannibalistic llamas. http://aidanmoher.com/blog/featured-article/2013/05/we-have-always-fought-challenging-the-women-cattle-and-slaves-narrative-by-kameron-hurley/
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Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor *****
I know that it is unusual for me to put two covers up, readers-mine, but the first one is the cover of the copy I own and the second is all about doors. If you know me personally, you know how I feel about doors. They’re fabulous things that are both an ending and a beginning. I love a good door and the one on the second cover is certainly a good door. The first thing I have to say about this book is that the language is completely different from many other books you will read. It is poetic. It is beautiful. It is funny. The story is…
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Hysterical and True!
I love this. I spent two hours this afternoon trying to get a kid to speak with confidence and conviction. This is both funny and brilliant. Watch it. You know you want to.
