so-so⭐️⭐️.5
I appreciate how Copaken exposes the myriad broken systems in this country. And placing emphasis on how women are just expected to deal with things quietly, which is garbage. She‘s right about that stuff. But she is also insufferable and exhausting. Often doesn‘t take responsibility for anything negative in her life. Zero problem solving skills. Additionally, this desperately needed editing down. I‘m a memoir fan, but this wasn‘t for me.
pickA memoir, a message, and a deeply felt paean to history. Inspired by a trip to the NMAAHC, Roberts begins a journey of diving into the sea to uncover the stories of sunken slave ships. She weaves her personal narrative into the depths of the history she shares all the while highlighting the reasons these sites go underresearched and stories untold. Moving, inspiring, and essential reading!
so-so"I can sing in French, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and German. I've learned these languages to different degrees, enough to understand them and not get the accent wrong, their nuances."
What an impressive woman. This isn't exactly what I hope for in an autobiography. It sort of felt like sitting on the porch while grandma randomly tells you bits about her life. There is massive details missing and emotion. ?
CH 5 "An Enormous Appetite And Soft Skin"
"Those chemical products in little jars are, in my opinion, not great. They make your skin flakey.
First, you should dance as much as possible and sweat a lot. You'll sleep like a log afterwards. Sleep clears your eyes: that's all you need for your eyes."
What great advice.
I have one week to tackle and return my library books 😂🤣😂
I went to the library to get Josephine Baker‘s memoir, but of course I also had to grab two things from the New Purchases stand. Then I passed by a couple of LFLs, where I was able to tuck my Eric Wilson mystery in for someone else to find and claim a couple of Christopher Pikes for the next time I want late 80s/early 90s YA horror. There were TONS in there, but I didn‘t want to be greedy.
Zipped through this excellent memoir about Moss's complicated relationship with food and subsequent eating disorder. She writes so well! And finds innovative ways to work within the genre. Loved how she seamlessly wove in literary analysis as well and explores how many classics support restriction and control of female bodies. It ranks up there with In the Dream House which is high praise!
pickI listened to the audiobook whilst art-making and quickly realised I'd have preferred a print copy, all the better to savour her marvellous writing.
Be warned, it is rage-inducing: how the medical establishment "treated" her endometriosis as a mental illness and the appalling suffering she endured as a consequence is deplorable, disgusting and, I fear, hardly an isolated case. (And God help those women who aren't as articulate as she was!)
