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Sep. 18th, 2006 06:15 pmA few people have done a meme about books that have had an impact on them, books that they would take with them to a deserted island, books that shouldn't have been written, and so on. I'd like to list some of the books that I think have had a profound impact on me, books that have changed my life. Some are textbooks, some are novels, and some are non fiction.
1. L'étranger by Albert Camus
1st book I can remember being able to read from start to finish in one sitting. I have a very short attention span for reading on average, so anything that I can read for more than 45 minutes is doing something amazing. I could relate perhaps too much to the main character and reading about the parts I couldn't utterly fascinated me.
2. Is multiculturalism bad for women? edited by Susan Moller Okin
The 1st essay is writting by the editor and exposed much of her privilege as a US-centrict/racist feminist. But the fact that she includes the responses to it and her after thought is what make the whole package amazing. You see the arguments so rarely acknowledged by white feminists and the process of education with someone who took the time to rethink her original argument and challenge her own privilege with her new found awareness.
3. Una Donna by Sibila Aleramo
Another book I was able to read in one sitting. Heart breaking true story of a brave woman who left her shotgun wed abusive husband at a time this was practically unheard of in Italy and went on to make a living (also very rare at the time). If your heart hasn't sunk by the end of it, learning that through its publication her son found her but he never understood/forgave her for making the hardest decision any parent shouuld never have to make... well if that doesn't get to you, I don't know where your heart is. I had a copy in English but someone borrowed it and never returned it. If you're reading this, please please return it, it means a lot to me!
1. L'étranger by Albert Camus
1st book I can remember being able to read from start to finish in one sitting. I have a very short attention span for reading on average, so anything that I can read for more than 45 minutes is doing something amazing. I could relate perhaps too much to the main character and reading about the parts I couldn't utterly fascinated me.
2. Is multiculturalism bad for women? edited by Susan Moller Okin
The 1st essay is writting by the editor and exposed much of her privilege as a US-centrict/racist feminist. But the fact that she includes the responses to it and her after thought is what make the whole package amazing. You see the arguments so rarely acknowledged by white feminists and the process of education with someone who took the time to rethink her original argument and challenge her own privilege with her new found awareness.
3. Una Donna by Sibila Aleramo
Another book I was able to read in one sitting. Heart breaking true story of a brave woman who left her shotgun wed abusive husband at a time this was practically unheard of in Italy and went on to make a living (also very rare at the time). If your heart hasn't sunk by the end of it, learning that through its publication her son found her but he never understood/forgave her for making the hardest decision any parent shouuld never have to make... well if that doesn't get to you, I don't know where your heart is. I had a copy in English but someone borrowed it and never returned it. If you're reading this, please please return it, it means a lot to me!
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