posted 06 December 2004 05:40 PM
I have bought 2 of the 3 books and am starting to read them ( the 3rd book is on back order), can any one give me a review? The first few chapters are an eye-opener. The books are written by Marilyn French. We all get to study his-story and now I am , for the first time, getting an account of her-story, not a progression from one war to the next. More like a building of culture,and how it expands. Just my take and I have a lot more reading to do. Has anyone here read the books, and your take on them?
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posted 06 December 2004 05:46 PM
The first few chapters of the first book, in a bookstore. I thought it was interesting, but I think I read her writing a very similar story in another much older book. I think the story has some holes in it, but that's a can of worms I'm trying to avoid opening now, having had much experience with it in the past.
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posted 07 December 2004 01:15 AM
Mandos, I have to wonder if, having read a couple of chapters from the first of three rather large books you were able to come to that sort of conclusion? Never mind, I really don't think I want to know.
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posted 07 December 2004 01:36 AM
I think that her Genesis story has holes in it, not the rest of it, on which I am obviously not passing judgement. She's told this particular Genesis story before. Mind you, it's been a couple of years; but I am quite interested in this sort of thing.
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posted 07 December 2004 03:55 AM
"Genesis story" Please clarify?
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posted 07 December 2004 03:12 PM
IIRC she begins with a discussion of the origins of patriarchy.
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posted 07 December 2004 03:41 PM
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