tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post2110266248308081138..comments2024-02-14T17:33:59.172-04:00Comments on The Written World: Tender Morsels by Margo LanaganKailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-64900748530985632712011-03-23T13:06:56.751-03:002011-03-23T13:06:56.751-03:00*Ana: You raise some interesting points and I thin...*Ana: You raise some interesting points and I think I can see your side for the most part. I have typos all the time, myself. I should really get better at rereading. Sometimes as things are posting I will notice I have one, but it is too late!<br /><br />*mariel: I hope you like it!<br /><br />*Skelton: Welcome to the blogging world!<br /><br />*Cat: Yes, she is Australian, so should be pretty easy to track down a copy.<br /><br />*Staci: It took me a while to get around to it, but I had to be in the right mood and frame of mind.<br /><br />*Susan: I hope you come to a point where you can enjoy this book!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-64432690541537471872011-03-16T01:05:13.093-03:002011-03-16T01:05:13.093-03:00Because of Ana's review this book has been on ...Because of Ana's review this book has been on my radar also. I've had it out from the library last year, but like you, found I couldn't read it then. You give me hope that one day I will be able to! And enjoy it, also :-) like Ana's review does!<br /><br />It sounds like you had fun sharing the review too, these are fun to read!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-20639485310126271382011-03-15T21:32:08.153-03:002011-03-15T21:32:08.153-03:00I've wanted to read this for a long time and I...I've wanted to read this for a long time and I actually checked it out from the library but never read it!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-81221969368220675412011-03-15T19:39:59.310-03:002011-03-15T19:39:59.310-03:00Sounds interesting and if it's an Aus author I...Sounds interesting and if it's an Aus author I should be able to find it here.<br /><br />I love the addition of images to posts and often use them myself.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-66826745821933544082011-03-15T19:39:34.026-03:002011-03-15T19:39:34.026-03:00Another Book Blog, just starting, take a look
ht...Another Book Blog, just starting, take a look <br /><br />http://bookendsreads.blogspot.com/Skeltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772716779105331080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-38428748939647527392011-03-15T19:05:07.581-03:002011-03-15T19:05:07.581-03:00I've been wanting to read this ever since Ana&...I've been wanting to read this ever since Ana's review and have found it in my local library...victory!<br /><br />It does indeed sound like the kind of book I would need to be in the right frame of mind for. Great review, thanks.marielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153519657364894012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-91142167627722951912011-03-15T11:19:02.657-03:002011-03-15T11:19:02.657-03:00Argh. *debacle :P One day I WILL write a typo free...Argh. *debacle :P One day I WILL write a typo free comment. Just wait and see :PAna S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-89576609514724762272011-03-15T11:17:59.235-03:002011-03-15T11:17:59.235-03:00yay! You're most welcome :D
I honestly didn&#...yay! You're most welcome :D<br /><br />I honestly didn't feel that the novel as a whole was unfair or overtly negative towards men. Yes, there are men who do horrible things in it, but then again, the same goes for the real world. And there are enough positive male characters to balance it out. I think that more than anything else, the novel denounces a culture of rough masculinity that paints all men with the same brush, and shows how even individual men who doesn't fit into it suffer. <br /><br />I enjoyed reading both of your thoughts on the whole Bitch debatable. I don't agree with the interpretation that it endorses the use of rape as revenge either (endorsing being of course completely different from depicting). It's funny how nobody seemed to mention that Urdda does it in her sleep, which is VERY different from a conscious, deliberate act. I actually loved how that whole aspect of the story worked as an acknowledgement of her right to feel extreme anger, which is something that so often seems to be taken away from survivors of sexual violence (or in this case their children).<br /><br />Anyway, I really find the whole idea that the book endorses an eye-for-an-eye justice system more than a bit on the shallow, lazy reading side. But as Justine Larbalestier <a href="http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2011/03/06/i-love-bad-reviews/" rel="nofollow">said so well</a>, this is definitely an important conversation to have. My favourite post on the topic is <a href="http://kirstynmcdermott.com/2011/02/02/tender-morsels-not-for-feminists/" rel="nofollow">this one</a>. I wish I'd written it myself :PAna S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.com