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Betty Edwards' "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain"

Opened up a whole world to me on drawing. After reading it I now know what master artists have been saying about their craft the entire time.

I've heard that happen to some people. Good on you!

I don't read a lot of non-fiction. I'm actually having a hard time even recalling the last non-fiction book I read. Hm.

The diary of Anne Frank.

I reread it last year. It's an important chapter in my country's history, so it feels good to reread it every few years and remember.

"Full Frontal Feminism" by Jessica Valenti - for obvious reasons. Opened my eyes to a lot of things I never paid attention to before.

"The Naked Lady Who Stood On Her Head: A Psychiatrist's Stories of His Most Bizarre Cases" by Gary Small and Gigi Vorgan -- made me consider pursuing a career in psychology.

Freeman Dyson's Disturbing the Universe, and Shostakovich's interview Testimony

Either "Nothing To Envy" or "Dancing in the Glory of Monsters". The first deals with five survivors of the North Korean famine and the second deals with the wars and massacres of the Congo.

Makes me feel depressed as hell.

Gabor Maté's "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction"

i've always been sympathetic, but wow this was just so beautifully written and brought the whole issue with ~the war on drugs~ home in every way, and i can't recommend it enough

Sutherland's bio of Mary Ward. She was a Victorian/Edwardian writer and political figure, and her life was completely fascinating.

OT: I seem to remember you mentioning your pregnancy. I hope everything is going well for you!
All the best. <3

Awwwww. Thank you. :) Everything is going fantastic. I'm at 32 weeks tomorrow and counting down.

My older daughter gave me a pre-emptive Mother's Day card tonight from her and her soon-to-be baby sister in which she compared my vagina to the Stargate through which they left my loving womb and entered the crisp air of the outside world. And then she collapsed on the floor laughing for like a million years. LOL

So yes. Awesomeness aboundeth. :)

Oh my god your daughter is the best!

She really is. LOL She is gonna rock fandom when she gets here.

Yay! I'm glad for you!

Your daughter sounds pretty amazing. :D A Stargate in vaginas, now that's something. That would make period blood the blood of our enemies killed beyond the gate and it definitely makes the whole menstruation process sound much more dashing and adventurous than it usually is!

Take care!

Ahahahaahahahahahaahahaha. Indeed.

You take care too!

Harmful to Minors

I read a biography of Robespierre called My Friend Robespierre a few weeks ago, supposedly written by one of his childhood friends who didn't get killed in the Revolution. I haven't researched its credibility yet but the end made me cry.

I feel that, having sent so many other people to the guillotine, Robespierre certainly earned his own trip there. That being said, I may check out that book, since I have a pretty negative take on the man and I'm always interested in an alternate viewpoint. So, thanks nonny!

Oh I don't deny that Robespierre did many, many morally questionable (at best) things, though I do think there is a tendency to blame the whole Reign of Terror solely on him. I also think there is a romanticism of the French aristocracy coming into play in many of the portrayals of the Republican figures of the French Revolution- it is much easier to sympathize with named individuals with known history who were executed in a quick and bloody fashion then the hundreds of thousands of lower class who starved and died of other causes because of the feudal system. The Reign of Terror itself did not kill a fraction of the people the systematic oppression did.

That being said, the Republican government did fall to political infighting and squabbling and sending their rivals to the guillotine, of which Robespierre is at least partially guilty (I've only read a complete account of the reasons behind the execution of Danton and Desmoulins from one side so I'm a bit unclear how pivotal he was in that decision) and I don't think his actions can be excused. However I do consider him an interesting and multifaceted character in history, and I think the interpretations of him as solely bad are misconstrued.

That being said, the book made me cry because the author captured the dread of watching your friend go to his death without being able to do anything about it. Which is the fate that a lot of the aristocrats suffered as well, which is horrible.

Sorry I have been reading a lot about this lately!

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