March #wrapup
A good reading month. Graphic novels have been a big help in getting me out of a little slump. Stand outs of the month are Heidi and Swans of Fifth Avenue. Now for next month, hoping to read more novels.
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March #wrapup
A good reading month. Graphic novels have been a big help in getting me out of a little slump. Stand outs of the month are Heidi and Swans of Fifth Avenue. Now for next month, hoping to read more novels.
#hyggehourreadathon
Totally forgot to post a pic from last night! I‘ve really been enjoying hygge hour as it‘s helping me get through my current stack of books. Just finished watching Feud, Capote and the Swans so I had to dive in further and find out more. Even though this is a fiction title it follows the show pretty closely.
so-soEh, not really for me (but finished for book group). I don‘t know any of these people, except Truman Capote but never knew all that much about him. Now I really don‘t. But this book was very confusing on audio, especially at first, and I didn‘t really like the casual changing of POV. Also, is the point to feel bad for rich people? Or at least for the nice one who ended up sick? #bookspin book at least!
Dad: I‘m going to use my fortune to force my daughter to have a child.
Mom: I‘m going to use parental privilege to force my daughter to be sterilized.
Power Elite & other Jerk Faces: We are going to use this case to reinforce our claim that we should control the bodies of women and entire groups of people who we don‘t like.
Happy Mother‘s Day, Mamas. ❤️
pickModerately interesting. I wasn't familiar with Ann Cooper Hewitt before reading this. She was mistreated by her mother in many ways before the most egregious abuse - involuntary sterilization.
A couple of chapters at the end covered some of the history of women's fight for reproductive freedom - both freedom from unwanted sterilization and freedom to use birth control. Not really new info for me but always good to be reminded.
pickI enjoyed this book about Ann Cooper Hewitt, whose mother had her sterilized in a failed attempt to gain control of her fortune. She attempted criminal charges against her mother and the doctors who performed the surgery, but wasn‘t successful, in part due to laws allowing the “mentally unfit” to be involuntarily sterilized. The book goes into the eugenics movement from past to present. However, it felt disorganized and at times lacking context.
Decided to go with this one 👍🏻
pickA pretty easy read. It isn‘t the best book ever, but I enjoyed it and it kept my interest! Book 3/25 complete 📚
