Katelyn’s Comments (group member since Jan 07, 2016)

Katelyn’s comments from the Our Shared Shelf group.

It's not that simple. There is an interesting conversation to be had about gynecological theory and pregnancy books written mostly by men. There are cultural and societal reasons why this is the case.

One reason, perhaps, is that a lot of these books were written awhile ago and are still being held up as the go-to, and they were written when women did indeed have fewer legal rights and fewer opportunities. Why is it that these books are still considered the standard? Are there books out there on these issues that are written by women that just aren't being recognized? Maybe they're just not seen as important or foundational? I'm posing these vague questions for discussion but I am not myself familiar with this literature.

Hi Noina, there is already a post on this topic here: It is important WHERE you buy your books!
Please be sure to do a quick search using the bar to the right of the discussion board before posting to check if there is already a thread for that topic. Feel free to contribute to the discussion already taking place, in the interest of organization.

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Members are free to start new topics on any subject they are interested in discussing about the book. Just make sure that there isn't already a thread for that subject, or it will be removed in the interest of organization.

Hi MaryBlue,

Our Goodreads Experts are currently looking into this problem. Other members have reported the same issues.

In the future, please use this thread to alert the moderator team of any administrative issues regarding the discussion board: Administrative Issues

Cai has asked members to explain some of the specific problems they've noticed in that thread, so I'm sure it would be helpful if you added the problems your experiencing there.

Thanks!

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Hi everyone!

In the interest of giving everyone an equal opportunity to read and discuss the book together, we will lock any topics that are posted before June for further comments until the start of the month. All locked threads related to the June book selection will be unlocked on June 1 so conversation can commence! To save yourself getting your thread locked, please hold off posting your discussion topics about The Complete Persepolis until June 1.

We appreciate both your enthusiasm as well as your respect for fellow members' reading time, and we're looking forward to chatting with you all about this book in June!

Hi Jayce,

In the interest of giving everyone an equal opportunity to read and discuss the book together, we will lock any topics that are posted before June for further comments until the start of the month. All locked threads related to the June book selection will be unlocked on June 1 so conversation can commence!

We appreciate both your enthusiasm as well as your respect for fellow members' reading time, and we're looking forward to chatting with you all about this book in June!

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EDIT: Unlocked on June 1st

I just read Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic for the first time, so I'm so excited for another graphic novel recommendation!

Emma wrote: "I did think the purpose was vague and open to interpretation."

I think so, too! I've had to put it on hold for a week or so, so I think I'm going to start over from the beginning and read it over the next couple of days. Maybe then I'll get a better sense of "purpose" from it. But I don't think that lack of a specific purpose necessarily means a book is less valuable!

Is it necessary, however, for all feminist books to be accessible to all people? Shouldn't feminism itself support women to write in a style that they want to write in without being accused of elitism?

I think it's important to recognize that different books serve different functions. This one is quite clearly not meant to be a primer for new feminists or converts, while perhaps last month's pick How To Be A Woman might be a good starting place for some because it's fun and easy to read (for its target audience, that is).

Maybe part of the discussion we should have here is: What sort of purpose does this book serve? Is it meant to educate, entertain, or something else?

To me, it seems to be a mixture of memoir, philosophy, and poetry, which translates to me simply as a work of art, perhaps without a specific purpose in mind. What do you all think?

Hi Adam, there is already a post on this topic here: Sex Work

While you are welcome to post links to articles, videos, and other outside media, in the interest of organization, we ask that you post them in topics that have already been created that relate to the content of the links you post, rather than starting additional threads on similar topics (assuming related topics have already been created, as is the case here).

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Georgios, there are plenty of the threads for discussing these kinds of issues available in the Intersectionality thread. Also, members are more than welcome to create their own discussion threads.

The topic of this post is presented in the first post, and the conversation has gotten quite far away from that. Of course conversations are meant to evolve as they happen, but this thread is about sharing experiences, not debating the validity of those experiences, and since there are plenty of other threads that do leave room for debate, I'm asking that you please respect the OP's wishes and continue the discussion elsewhere.

Just a suggestion: You might want to title your topic something more descriptive. That way, people will be more likely to click if they know what the content is of the link you've shared :)

Just a suggestion, you might want to title your topic something more descriptive. That way it will draw people in based on what the article is about, and you're more likely to get some responses :)

Hi everyone, please use this thread ONLY for coordinating pay it forwards. You can share how you've managed to secure your copy in other relevant threads, such as Emma's May book announcement at the top of the discussion board.

Thank you!

Hi KayeC,

Unfortunately, I will have to lock and archive this topic because self-promotion is a violation of the group rules, as listed on the homepage for Our Shared Shelf.

Additionally, in the interest of organization, we do not allow individual threads for book suggestions.

You can suggest it in relevant book lists in the book suggestion folder. Those lists are based on subject matter, genre, etc. You can start your own list if you don't see one for a particular subject or genre already, but please check first, as we will remove duplicate threads. While adding your own book to our shelf is considered self-promotion and is therefore discouraged, mentioning it in a book suggestion folder thread is fine as long as it is not a blatant advertisement for the book, and it is not being cross-posted or spammed across multiple threads that are not relevant to the genre or content.

I hope this helps! We don't mean to discourage your participation in the group in any way.

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This thread is getting a bit off topic. There are more appropriate threads for these kinds of debates in the Intersectionality folder.

Let's bring it back to the OP's intention for the thread: "I chose to create this thread because I hoped to build a space for people who relate to Nelson and share some to many of her experiences with a gender variant friend or family member."

This kind of debate makes it a less hospitable place for that kind of sharing, so I think we should respect Emily's wishes for the direction of the topic she started :)

Jordan wrote: "The book was a 3.5/4 out of five. Quite frankly she was too real on paper, which is astounding because not many writers are real now in days. Also, well she covered a lot, abortion, porn, entertain..."

See if anyone is looking to get a copy in the Pay It Forward thread, if you haven't already!

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