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JenniferEgnor
The worst of times | Patricia G. Miller
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Two years of existing in a misogynist hellscape where eggs have more rights than you, as a living, breathing, person with dreams of your own. Two years of being seen as nothing more than a production line. Roe was never enough. When we said we ‘weren‘t going back‘, that was true. We‘ve gone somewhere much worse.

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CatLass007
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#ReadAway2024 #SheSays Cecile Richards comes from political royalty but she doesn‘t just ride her mother‘s coattails. She is a leader and a fighter for social equality. This book is inspiring and I give it all the stars!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

DieAReader 🥳Great 11mo
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DebinHawaii
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#ReadAway2024 #MarvelousMarch

Read with #SheSaid & I‘m thankful for the group & @Riveted_Reader_Melissa as I‘m sure I wouldn‘t have picked it up without the push. I was able to track a hard copy down & get it transferred to my local library. It‘s both an interesting & important look at being an activist. I learned a lot about Planned Parenthood as well as the author, the daughter of Former Texas Governor Ann Richards. Impactful & inspiring.🩷

TheBookHippie I enjoyed this book very much. 11mo
DieAReader 🥳Great 11mo
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kissmehardy
Plan A | Deb Caletti
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This was a masterclass by Caletti. Ivy was palpably real, even when her reactions were infuriating, and the "abortion road trip love story" was equally tender, scary, and eye-opening. A fascinating exploration of choices or lack thereof. #yalit

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Books_et_al
Take My Hand | Dolen Perkins-Valdez
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Mehso-so

I nearly forgot to post about this book, which probably says it all.
Covering the undoubtedly important and horrific topic of forced sterilisation in the US in the 1970s I found that the way the book was written didn‘t do anything for me.
#booked2023 #reproductiverights

azulaco That‘s a shame about the writing. It‘s such a potent subject. A well-written book could be devastatingly good. 2y
Cinfhen TOTALLY AGREE with your review 2y
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Singout
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This was an excellent piece of Canadian women's history I didn't know about: a caravan of 17 women who travelled from BC to Ottawa in 1970, with multiple stops en route, to demand a just law for abortion on demand from the federal government. The climax was a few chaining themselves to seats in the House while 300 more protested outside. Vivid descriptions of people, and dynamics.

#Booked2023 #ReproductiveRights
#Nonfiction2023 #GoodbyeEarl

Amiable Send that caravan down here to the U.S. -- we need it right now! 😣 (edited) 2y
Singout Right? Women and queer people can never be complacent about our victories. 2y
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BarbaraBB
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Mehso-so

I don‘t deal very well with books about perfect mothers or, in this case, about mothers teached to be perfect. Or what is supposed to be perfect. I guess I could have known but I needed a book to tick-off the #ReproductiveRights prompt of #Booked2023 (and yes I know it‘s a bit far fetched). Also the dystopian part of the book felt so lazily done. Nothing is dystopian in the book except for that stupid school.

(Pic: Vermeer exhibition 🥰)

squirrelbrain Great pic! Yes, I agree with your thoughts on the dystopian aspect of this book; it wasn‘t fleshed out at all. (Actually not ever mentioned) 2y
Bookwormjillk Very cool! 2y
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ChaoticMissAdventures I was scared this was going to be on the Women's Prize long list, because as a child free person nothing about the book sounds appealing. I think I would be in your camp about it. 2y
Cinfhen Love the Vermeer and your review / I bailed on this book - I just wasn‘t feeling any of it 🤷🏼‍♀️ 2y
Cortg It was ok for me but I gave it a pick because it made an excellent book club discussion 😀 2y
LeahBergen Oh, lovely. I went to the Vermeer Centre when I was in Delft. 2y
batsy Oh wow, that exhibition ? Great review, btw. "Good mother" discourse always sets me off, too. 2y
BarbaraBB @LeahBergen You were in Delft? Cool! 2y
BarbaraBB @batsy 28 of his 35 known paintings are here now, it is really fantastic. 2y
Bookpearl I borrowed this from my favorite library and have had a difficult time getting in to it. 2y
Lizpixie 🙌🎉 2y
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Cinfhen
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Unfortunately there is so much negative stigma around abortion and those who chose to undergo the procedure that most never share or speak of the experience. Dr. Meera Shah, a physician who provides female healthcare including performing abortions shares personal stories from women and men who have gone through the process. The stories are often difficult as many are facing terrible medical situations. This book sheds light on the importance👇🏼

Cinfhen of self autonomy - making it CLEAR that the right to have an abortion is 💯 a woman‘s right and no government, family member or religious belief should be in the equation. I‘ve always been pro-choice but this book strengthened my belief.
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Librarybelle Once again, such beautiful flowers! I love seeing your bouquets! ❤️ 2y
KarenUK This sounds excellent…. I think I might steal this idea for the #booked2023 prompt…. Stacked! 2y
sarahbarnes Amazing review. ♥️♥️ This sounds like an incredible book. 2y
BarbaraBB Well said. Totally agree! And it works good for the various prompts! 2y
LaraReads This looks very good! 2y
Cinfhen The level of shame and judgment these individuals face is heartbreaking @KarenUK @sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB @LaraReads even from within the medical community was really appalling- im not sure how we are still having this discussion in 2023!!!! 2y
Cinfhen Thanks @Librarybelle I love antique roses but their shelf life is too short 😣 2y
sarahbarnes Seriously how is it possible?!! 😔 2y
dabbe @Cinfhen Well said! 👏❣️🙌 2y
Deblovestoread 💯! Once abortion became a political tool for the right everything changed. Stacked. 2y
Megabooks Great review Cindy!! #stacked!! 👍🏻👍🏻 2y
Cinfhen @dabbe @Deblovestoread @Megabooks I appreciate that the author chose to focus on the woman‘s stories and leave politics mostly out of the discussion. She made the book about protecting the rights of women and not about calling out the right or left. 2y
marleed Oh stacked! 2y
Hooked_on_books This was such a good book. It‘s so important for abortion stories to be told to take back the narrative from those who want it to be something other than it is. For every abortion, there‘s a slightly different story, I truly believe. 2y
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BookwormAHN
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This may be one of my favorite Grady Hendrix books. Single Mom, Louise's parents die so she heads back to her home town. There she finds out that her irresponsible brother, Mark, has inherited everything except her mother's creations & that the house is haunted. Also that her mother's favorite puppet is evil.
I admit parts of this book really creeped me the 🤬 out. I don't like puppets now, not that I was ever very fond of them 👺

Cinfhen Ohhhhh, interesting prompt choice! I‘m intrigued 😉 2y
BookwormAHN @Cinfhen The beginning of the book is mostly about Louise choosing to have her baby and choosing to remain single. I love independent she is 😺 2y
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AsYouWish Yay!!!💙💙💙 2y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 2y
tonymp I actually learned how to appreciate puppets more. All of the historical context and how to appreciate puppetry in the story within a story in the middle was intriguing to me. For me, puppets are creepy still, but I can appreciate the art of puppetry a lot more, now. 2y
BookwormAHN @tonymp I agree there is definitely an art to puppetry, and the history was fascinating, but it also seems like the better someone is at puppetry, the more real the puppet seems, which just creepes me out 😸 2y
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Deblovestoread
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A low pick for the tagged book. Dystopian fiction about government control especially in regards to the reproductive rights, or lack there of, for women. There is an unnamed issue that is changing everything. The characters are in the dark as is the reader. Erdrich‘s writing kept me reading but the story lacked something and the ending was unsatisfying. #Pantone2023 #AuthorAMonth #Booked2023 #Reproductiverights #52Books #DystopianFiction

LeeRHarry I picked this one up from the library the other day for the same Booked2023 prompt …mmm not so sure about it now 🤔 (edited) 2y
Librarybelle I‘ve heard from other readers that this is not a favorite by Erdrich. 2y
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squirrelbrain Shame it wasn‘t great, but at least you ticked off a prompt or two. (edited) 2y
BarbaraBB I need a book for that prompt too 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2y
Cinfhen Great color match and clever choice for #Booked2023 2y
Clwojick Great match! 💙 2y
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