Books: The Handmaid’s Tale
June 21, 2010 | Books
I just finished reading The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (on Kindle). Sarah (@goonsquadsarah, Sarah and the Goon Squad) recommended it. I had read Atwood’s book, The Blind Assassin, four years ago when I was spending the summer in Norway. Hmm. Maybe Atwood is my official Summer-in-Norway Author.
What an oddly fitting segue from The War on Moms: On Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation by Sharon Lerner, which was an impromptu read. Atwood’s book was on my summer reading list I made from recommendations. Lerner’s book made it on my radar after I read her Slate article about something I started writing about three years ago, the questionable “best company” lists in Working Mother magazine. Her article, “How Could One of America’s Most Sexist Companies End Up on Working Mother’s Best 100 List? And what does that say about American employers’ glowing reports about their own “family-friendliness”? ” was published May 24, 2010. It was good to see I wasn’t the only one to notice problems with the list.
Anyway. About the Handmaid. Unlike a Michael Douglas movie, which makes me feel glad I’m not him because I would never be in his situation, Atwood’s story seemed all too possible. It made me want to do a whole bunch of things — drink, smoke, run for president — because I CAN.
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Farsdag
Gratulerer med farsdagen, Pappa! We love you!
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Charming Marie, 3 & vennine
Had lunch at a wine bar with a wonderful friend.
I took Marie. We had the tortellini with alfredo sauce. Yum!
How about a little wine, Marie? (That’s the floor under our table … a view to where they keep the wine.) We just need a little music, eh? ;)
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What’s in a name?
Way too much fun. This hair salon is called Hairy Mary.
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Books: The War on Moms
I read The War on Moms: On Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation (on Kindle) by Sharon Lerner this summer. Sort of an ironic read while visiting Norway for the summer. I’ll have a lot more to say about it when I get the chance.
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Me & Julio
The local school has an incredible playground. The kids love it there. It’s close enough to walk, but we usually go in the evening (see how light it is?) because, until today, school was still in session. My niece asked why there was such a difference in when our school got out and when their school go out. I said it was because in Norway they have more frequent and longer holidays throughout the year than we do.
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Beep, beep!
Look! This little electric car called “Buddy” is just their size!
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Charming Marie, 2
We took Marie to see one of the big cruise ships that stops in this little Norwegian town. Most of the folks who work in the shops downtown can speak English, German and a smattering of other languages with tourists.
Here’s Marie with the kids in front of the “Rosepiken” statue. That’s “The Rose Girl.” Molde is known as the City of Roses.
I have more pictures to post from today, but WordPress has pooped out on me. So I’ll have to catch up later.
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Books: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
I just finished reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (on Kindle) by Stieg Larsson. Just like his other two books, I loved it. Next up is to finish watching the Swedish movie of his second book.
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Charming Marie
A week or so ago, when I mentioned that it was time to start packing, Marie (of The Snake Charmers) said, “Pack me!” So I did. Here she at the base of Gjendemfjellet. Where do you want to go next, Marie? ;)
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