Oh, the Victorians. I’m not going to go through the remainder of Stephanie Coontz’s book, although I definitely recommend reading it. But I did want to talk about Victorian ideas of marriage and gender, because we still base many of … Read more →
This is part of my discussion of Stephanie Coontz’s Marriage, a History. You can read Part I, Part II, and Part III. Okay, I think I’m going to have to discuss the rest of this book at a sprint. It’s … Read more →
This is the third installment of my discussion of Stephanie Coontz’s Marriage, a History. You can start with Part I and Part II. Early Christianity was deeply ambivalent about marriage. Celibacy was preferable to marriage, but marriage was preferable to … Read more →
This is a continuation of my review of Stephanie Coontz’s Marriage, a History. You can read my first installment here. So, agriculture had a huge effect on human society. It allowed people to hoard surpluses, and the wide-reaching reciprocity arrangements … Read more →
Well, it only took me a ridiculously long time, but I finally finished Tamora Pierce’s Mastiff, the last book in her Beka Cooper series. For background, you can read my reviews of Terrier and Bloodhound. Mild spoilers. The story opens … Read more →
I’ve been slowly reading Stephanie Coontz’s Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy or How Love Conquered Marriage. I think it’s a good overview of changing marriage patterns, mostly in the West, but with reference to a variety of cultures. … Read more →
Sorry for the absence! Anyway, I finally finished Bloodhound, the second book in Tamora Pierce’s Beka Cooper series. For background, you can read my review of the first book, Terrier. Beka has finished her training and is now a full-fledged … Read more →
I finally finished Terrier, the first book in Tamora Pierce’s Beka Cooper trilogy. Mild spoilers. Terrier takes place centuries prior to Song of the Lioness, and is set in the Lower City of Tortall’s capitol, Corus. Although Alanna spends some time … Read more →
Laura Murphy, a parent from Fairfax County, Virginia, is lobbying her school board to remove Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved from their curriculum. Evidently her high school senior son had nightmares after reading the book, and she decided it wasn’t appropriate … Read more →
Spoilers for Song of the Lioness and Protector of the Small. I’m assuming knowledge of the series, so apologies to those who aren’t familiar. It’s no secret to people who read this blog that I really like Tamora Pierce’s books, … Read more →