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No Shortcut to Change: An Unlikely Path to a More Gender Equitable World
Book
A critical examination of the weaknesses inherent in international gender policy. Gender equality...
Clara Zetkin: Letters and Writings
Mike Jones and Ben Lewis
Book
Clara Zetkin (1857-1933) was an active member of the left wing of the German Social-Democratic Party...
The Purple Dolphin
Book
A critical parent with alcohol issues, a parrot with a knicker fetish, death threats in the post....
women's fiction
Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Difficult Women in Books
Jul 25, 2017
Slightly disappointed, slightly repetitive
I was absolutely gearing up for Roxane Gay's latest book which turned out to be a mish mash of interesting short stories, intersecting racism, classism and sexism. The only issue was about 75% of the book seemed to repeat itself. It seemed to be missing a trick - there are more to women's lives than men, which was the main focus.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2320 KP) rated The 5th Horseman (Women's Murder Club, #5) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
The women's murder club take on two cases. The first involves either murder or medical malpractice at a hospital. The second involves murdered women being left in expensive cars. Both were good stories, although the climax was so bad it killed much of the enjoyment for me.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-5th-horseman-by-james.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-5th-horseman-by-james.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2320 KP) rated 3rd Degree (Women's Murder Club, #3) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
As yet another serial killer attacks San Francisco, the ladies of the Women's Murder Club are rocked by tragedy. I really am getting hooked on these thrillers, but the cardboard characters are hard to really bond with, a problem driven home by this book.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-3rd-degree-by-james.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-3rd-degree-by-james.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Motherhood in Patriarchy: Animosity Toward Mothers in Politics and Feminist Theory - Proposals for Change
Book
Motherhood in Patriarchy pioneers the argument that the current Western understanding of motherhood...