Rowena’s Comments (group member since Aug 06, 2013)

Rowena’s comments from the All About Books group.

Chrissie wrote: "I love how she can mix both the language of science and spirit. "

Wonderful way of putting it!She definitely shows that things don't have to be black or white, rather that different ways of seeing can actually enrich our knowledge base. As someone who concentrates on decolonizing research, this speaks to me greatly.

Chrissie wrote: "Yup, but if it had not been for Rowena I would never have heard of it."

I'm so glad you were interested in it, Chrissie! I just adore this book.

Carol wrote: "Hi I’m Carol, happily married to Tom thirty-one years ago today. We live in Connecticut (USA) with our daughter, and our two sons live in Austin, Texas, which is a great place to live. I enjoyed vo..."

Hi Carol,

So nice to see you here! Welcome:)

I'm really glad you liked the excerpt, Chrissie! Yes, the book does continue in a similar manner (Native American myths, the author's personal stories, scientific facts and so on). Such a creative way of sharing science, in my opinion.

Jean wrote: "That does look an interesting book Rowena. The blurb implies that it covers the act of engaging in Art as a spectator. Does the theory of creating Art as being therapeutic come up at all?

A main c..."

Hi Jean,

Yes it does though it's not in too much depth (at least compared to the other art therapy books I've read. Then again, I'm in academia!).

Please do link it when you find it, Jean! I'm so impressed by the art therapy studies I've come across in my readings.

Sure, no pressure! I hope you enjoy the read:)

Oh great! Do you think you're going to write a review, Chrissie? Would love to read it of you do.

Hi Chrissie, you're welcome! It gives a lot of food for thought:)

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plantsis just absolutely wonderful. One of the best nonfiction books I've read this year.

I need to come back to this thread later! I'm currently doing some art research for a project. I'm interested in art therapy so I enjoyed Art as Therapy by Alain de Botton.

Jenny wrote: "I am about to start Speedboat by Renata Adler, an author I've never tried before. I've heard so much praise for it, I am a bit scared it'll get crushed by my expectations, but I am fa..."

Hi Jenny,

I quite enjoyed it. Hope you do too:)

Maria wrote: "Hello. I'm new here. Currently I am reading Horns by Joe Hill. So far it's very good. I am new to suspense, mystery, and thriller novels. I'm glad that I gave them a shot."

Hello Maria, welcome to the group! I'm a fan of mystery novels too, I may check out the Joe Hill book:)

Greg wrote: "Rowena wrote: "Memories, Dreams, Reflectionsby Carl Jung is a wonderful book. I learned so much from it."

Rowena, you might want to check out Jung's book Dreams as wel..."

Thanks, Greg! Adding it to my list:)

Hi Shannon,

That book looks right up my alley, thanks!

I've read quite a few good feminism books: Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism, and Cinderella Ate My Daughtercome to mind.

I've just started reading Sexual Politics and it looks like it's going to be an informative read.

Very happy to see we'll be reading this poet. I love his poems and am hoping to read "The Book of Disquiet" soon.

Hi Jean, I miss Lit Bug too! I think she's busy with school.

Read the funniest tweet on Twitter yesterday regarding the Goodreads outage: "If you finish a book, but @goodreads is down and you can't log it in - did you really read it?"

At least I think it's hilarious:D

Jean wrote: "Thanks Rowena :)"

Alannah wrote: "Rowena wrote: "Next time Goodreads crashes I would suggest checking their twitter account if you have twitter. It's https://twitter.com/goodreads. I was able to read their updates and see what was ..."

You're welcome, ladies:)

Alice wrote: "Rowena wrote: "Next time Goodreads crashes I would suggest checking their twitter account if you have twitter. It's https://twitter.com/goodreads. I was able to read their updates and see what was ..."

You're welcome, Alice:)

Next time Goodreads crashes I would suggest checking their twitter account if you have twitter. It's https://twitter.com/goodreads. I was able to read their updates and see what was going on. Glad everything is back to normal now:)