an article that you should read
a conference that you should attend
because?
i read that article, and i think it makes good points. also i love the ms. magazine blog so basically that should be your entree into reading their blog everyday. and the WLP blog, too, of course!
i am going to that conference. after finally finding a solution to getting to and staying in boston! i’m going to hang out with my friend lily and her family and its going to be grand! yayayay.
and i am holding the next book in the series, the girl who played with fire, and trying not to start it because i know that will certainly result in a serious lack of sleep for the next 48 hours. it took a lot for me to get through the girl with the dragon tattoo because it is so so horrifying (violence against women). but i think its really important that people read it and get a reality check on the status of women worldwide … even though its fiction, it still highlights a lot of really poignant perspectives that are oftentimes overlooked. so A+ stieg larsson, may you rest in peace.
das ist all for now!! im exhausted.
What I found most disturbing about TGWTDT (item 3, the book), was the stat/fact at the beginning of each chapter. While the book is fiction, the stats are not – I looked some of them up. You would think that in a liberal, civilized country like Sweden, women would fare better. Not so. That’s frightening.
yes, agreed! i thought those were really shocking. i’m glad that he included those — so many people must have been really surprised by those and maybe steps toward change are going to happen!
thanks for reading my blog mom
I’m reading too!! HIIIIII
with love from your big sis
ps you’re going to love the next stieg larsson, but you’re right… serious sleepless nights await. AHHH