Sarah
Pretentious drivel.
This book is actually what convinced me that “general fiction” books are mostly just books written by people who think they have something very, very important to say. Obviously there are tons of exceptions to this but it’s my new hot take. I read a lot of romance, fantasy, mystery, sci-fi and most authors in those genres main goal is to tell a story, and through that you get exposed to new ideas and challenges of your belief systems. Here we have an author who wants to bash readers over the head with their beliefs. It was annoying and I’m pretty aligned with what she believes already.
Main thing that pissed me off was that she seemed to only believe that to be a true feminist you have to have a profession, being a SAHM is a travesty. As if you lose all worth as a human if you choose to stay home and care for your children. Look if a mom wants to stay home and love and care for her kids, wonderful. If a dad wants to stay home and love and care for his kids, wonderful. If a non - binary person wants to stay home and love and care for their kids, wonderful. THEY ARE STILL A WORTHY HUMAN BECAUSE THEIR WORTH IS INTRINSIC! (I’m writing a review so let me bash you over the head with my beliefs, dear reader). And yes, often it’s the mother that can get stuck as a SAHM and they may not love it. That’s ok to not like it and want a career, I hope those who are stuck find a road to happiness. But this book does not do nuance and sends the message that if you stay at home and care for children (especially if your child is not reading chapter books by three!) you are wasting all your potential and that’s simply not true. Americans really hate children, submit this book as further evidence of that.
Pretentious drivel.
This book is actually what convinced me that “general fiction” books are mostly just books written by people who think they have something very, very important to say. Obviously there are tons of exceptions to this but it’s my new hot take. I read a lot of romance, fantasy, mystery, sci-fi and most authors in those genres main goal is to tell a story, and through that you get exposed to new ideas and challenges of your belief systems. Here we have an author who wants to bash readers over the head with their beliefs. It was annoying and I’m pretty aligned with what she believes already.
Main thing that pissed me off was that she seemed to only believe that to be a true feminist you have to have a profession, being a SAHM is a travesty. As if you lose all worth as a human if you choose to stay home and care for your children. Look if a mom wants to stay home and love and care for her kids, wonderful. If a dad wants to stay home and love and care for his kids, wonderful. If a non - binary person wants to stay home and love and care for their kids, wonderful. THEY ARE STILL A WORTHY HUMAN BECAUSE THEIR WORTH IS INTRINSIC! (I’m writing a review so let me bash you over the head with my beliefs, dear reader). And yes, often it’s the mother that can get stuck as a SAHM and they may not love it. That’s ok to not like it and want a career, I hope those who are stuck find a road to happiness. But this book does not do nuance and sends the message that if you stay at home and care for children (especially if your child is not reading chapter books by three!) you are wasting all your potential and that’s simply not true. Americans really hate children, submit this book as further evidence of that.
My son loves to build things and once he saw a robotics club performance he hasn't stopped talking about it. I'm pretty handy but know nothing about robotics so l rented this book when I saw it on Libby. It was easy to follow and made me feel like I could accomplish making one of the robots in the book. My son is 4 though and impulse control is a bit low, so I may wait a bit until he's more ready, but will return to this book at that time!
My son loves to build things and once he saw a robotics club performance he hasn't stopped talking about it. I'm pretty handy but know nothing about robotics so l rented this book when I saw it on Libby. It was easy to follow and made me feel like I could accomplish making one of the robots in the book. My son is 4 though and impulse control is a bit low, so I may wait a bit until he's more ready, but will return to this book at that time!
