tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post8297103863504227747..comments2024-03-24T13:49:53.099-04:00Comments on Romance Books '4' Us: "Nolite te bastardes carborundorum"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-33231675887078264712012-11-10T07:45:55.158-05:002012-11-10T07:45:55.158-05:00I just finished reading Oryx and Crake and After t...I just finished reading Oryx and Crake and After the Flood. Memorable and disturbing books. She's one helluva writer.Tina Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160021732404091277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-64194452231103755952012-11-07T12:00:58.248-05:002012-11-07T12:00:58.248-05:00Margaret Atwood also takes on genetically-altered ...Margaret Atwood also takes on genetically-altered foods in "Oryx and Crake", and her sequel written recently, "After the Flood". And the idea that some have to "tinker" with genetics to "improve" human beings.<br /><br /> In her dystopic futures, women always suffer at the hands of the men who are supposed to protect them. Men who are frightened often look around for someone to beat on, to make themselves feel more powerful. An unfortunate but consistent reality that females the world over still suffer from.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-62285739960931260722012-11-07T11:49:20.006-05:002012-11-07T11:49:20.006-05:00Women have been the scape goats for far too long. ...Women have been the scape goats for far too long. I am SOOOO happy President Obama won!! :)Tina Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160021732404091277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-40390262189201977432012-11-06T17:17:52.806-05:002012-11-06T17:17:52.806-05:00I read about the women's sufferage in this cou...I read about the women's sufferage in this country in my 20's, and I guarantee you I never want that to happen again. Women were often beaten for fighting for their rights. Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-66663037751057675492012-11-06T13:14:22.599-05:002012-11-06T13:14:22.599-05:00Hi, Tina - The Handmaid's Tale is one of the f...Hi, Tina - The Handmaid's Tale is one of the few books I've read that stayed with me for weeks. I can't stop thinking about it. What happens in it is so horrifying because it's happening in the Middle East now. If women don't start standing up for their rights in this country, it could happen here.Tina Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160021732404091277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-90478762111094659462012-11-06T13:12:21.974-05:002012-11-06T13:12:21.974-05:00I'm with you on that, Jean. I've been read...I'm with you on that, Jean. I've been reading Nate Silver's 538 blog and predictions, hoping they're right. If the Supreme Court goes ultra conservative it will set women's rights back hundreds of years.Tina Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160021732404091277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-28843363904453631972012-11-06T13:05:28.921-05:002012-11-06T13:05:28.921-05:00Wow is all I can say. I am ashamed to say that I h...Wow is all I can say. I am ashamed to say that I have never heard of this book, but will definitely be looking into it now. It is definitely a scary time for woman. No one should be controlled in any fashion in my opinion. We do live in a "free" country after all. <br />Great post, Tina! I will be sharing it. :)Tina Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301876611384496359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-73162388475200861222012-11-06T12:37:43.083-05:002012-11-06T12:37:43.083-05:00This election scares me. At least we'll know t...This election scares me. At least we'll know the results soon, but the fact is women's rights are always precarious. As I say, damn scary.jean hart stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287808234288499369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-39440115656975722072012-11-06T10:55:50.516-05:002012-11-06T10:55:50.516-05:00Couldn't agree with you more, Kat. It's sh...Couldn't agree with you more, Kat. It's shocking that women once didn't have the right to vote. That they couldn't own property in this country. That in the event of a divorce, they had no right to their children. Women have to stand together for their rights. And yes, they have to vote.Tina Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160021732404091277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-44493159515287029452012-11-06T10:53:26.485-05:002012-11-06T10:53:26.485-05:00Wonderful post Tina! Isn't that a shocking boo...Wonderful post Tina! Isn't that a shocking book?<br />A large portion of the world's women live a realty not too different.<br />What has been almost forgotten that was in my grandmother's time, in the US, she needed her husband's permission to open a bank account. And women were beaten unconscious, in the US, for demanding the right to vote.<br />No matter your party, no matter our differences, women need to be informed and vote. Your vote does matter.Katalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15100006226226113836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-6219514199097032582012-11-06T09:39:39.313-05:002012-11-06T09:39:39.313-05:00Wouldn't it be nice if men actually read it an...Wouldn't it be nice if men actually read it and got it? In the book, the heroine stated that after the law was passed that women couldn't own property any longer (god, that still makes my blood boil), her husband Luke was trying to comfort her and said it was only property. She could see he wasn't taking it seriously because he hadn't lost anything. She had.Tina Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160021732404091277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-63410794893047153022012-11-06T09:03:08.739-05:002012-11-06T09:03:08.739-05:00Very interesting and timely post. I had forgotten ...Very interesting and timely post. I had forgotten about this book but I think I'll be taking another look.<br />You make a good point by suggesting that all women read this book but I think it might be an eye-opener for the men in our lives. Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430750954598484156noreply@blogger.com