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Be a Goddamn Cheetah

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

April 19, 2020 by randirock 1 Comment

Glennon Doyle hits the ground running in her latest book Untamed with a story of the caged cheetah Tabitha. Tabitha has been raised in captivity and her best friend is a Labrador named Minnie. As they watch Tabitha and Minnie perform, Doyle is captivated. She senses the ‘wild’ in Tabitha. “I nodded at Tish and kept my eyes on Tabitha as she stalked. I wished I could ask her, ‘What’s happening inside you right now?’ I knew what she’d tell me. She’d say, ‘Something’s off about my […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: girl power, Glennon Doyle, Love, woman, women

randirock's CBR12 Review No:19 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: girl power, Glennon Doyle, Love, woman, women ·
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How flattering, I said, meaning the opposite

December 7, 2017 by borisanne 3 Comments

Hey you. You. I’m talking to you. A human living in the world in 2017 who takes things like The Handmaid’s Tale incredibly personally. A human living in the world in 2017 who is horrified by what has been happening for centuries in a very real, cold-blooded, and methodical way to the Native American community. A human living in the world in 2017 who cannot believe that people don’t believe in science and climate change. A human living in the world in 2017 who still finds […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: adoption, biology, casino, cbr9, distopia, erdrich, Fiction, Louise Erdrich, misogyny, Native American, near future, patriarchy, politics, pregnancy, Religion, reproductive rights, reservation, tribal council, woman, women

borisanne's CBR9 Review No:44 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: adoption, biology, casino, cbr9, distopia, erdrich, Fiction, Louise Erdrich, misogyny, Native American, near future, patriarchy, politics, pregnancy, Religion, reproductive rights, reservation, tribal council, woman, women ·
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