Saturday, March 26, 2005
flux
i just finished reading the book flux by peggy orenstein. it's about the role of women in the 21st century and how we traverse life in a 1/2 changed society. like, for example, young girls today are told that they can be anything they want to be, do anything they want to do. but in reality that's not really possible. our society isn't set up for women to be able to actually have it all. eventually something's gotta give, be it career, family or money. in any event, a fairly good book. i don't necessarily think that everyone falls into the categories of people that orenstein studies, but i definitely think she's got some good points. too bad that most of the people who read this book will be women b/c i think it's really men who should be reading stuff like this.
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i read a book once called woman, you are free. it was basically a study of the gospel of luke as it applies to women's lives today. i liked it a lot. but all of my female friends made fun of me.
Peggy writes another great book, called, "School Girls," that is about the struggle of teenage girls dealing with everything from peer pressure, sex, drugs, eating disorders, cutting, and changes in classroom behavior (especially science and math classes). It is cool becuase she looks at rich, poor, public, private,rural, and urban schools. Another book called, "I Don't Know How She Does it," is a fictional book based on the same idea of Orenstein's. It takes place in England. Funny, but somewhat sad and frustrating at times. That is probably more than anyone cares for from me...
Hey - good to hear you are keeping up with your literature :-) I just wanted to wish you a very very Happy Birthday and we'll hopefully get to see you soon! *Hugs*
~Theresa
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