Untamed by Glennon Doyle is very underwhelming. Although it is touted as disrupting the status quo and rejecting the programming little girls experience to fit into a patriarchal society, it does not. It is written in neat anecdotes that use cliched prompts of living bravely and finding freedom which works fine for a particular demographicContinue reading “Untamed by Glennon Doyle”
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
This book investigates how people cope with the unspeakable. The character Eleanor is an authentic and lonely person who isolates on schedule. She slowly moves into the world of other people when a neighbour needs her help. “I was glad to help, glad to be moving away from Mummy-related conversation. There were various chores MrsContinue reading “Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman”
Women and Madness by Phyllis Chesler
Chesler is an emerita professor of psychology and women’s studies at City University of New York. This text was first published in 1972. What Chesler does is validate that most mental illness in women is due to conditioned behaviour. “The cumulative effect of being forced to lead a circumscribed life is toxic. The psychic tollContinue reading “Women and Madness by Phyllis Chesler”
The Enigma of Reason by Hugo Mercier, Dan Sperber
This book contends with the question of what makes us human by taking us through the history of philosophical ponderings from Descartes to Martin Luther King, from Hermann von Helmholtz to Nietzsche. The authors step us through their theory regarding the purpose of reason and why it developed in humans. Examples demonstrate why we workContinue reading “The Enigma of Reason by Hugo Mercier, Dan Sperber”
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