tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post2870839911534967704..comments2023-06-08T09:12:49.418-07:00Comments on A Good (Enough) Woman: Taking SuggestionsGood Enough Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531793545583712309noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post-76296768118990265542012-04-17T16:51:31.566-07:002012-04-17T16:51:31.566-07:00Thanks for the suggestions, everybody! I will be f...Thanks for the suggestions, everybody! I will be following up on all of them. I do know that a faculty member is currently using White Tiger who teaches the course that is one-level below mine, so I probably won't use that to avoid unnecessary repetition for the students. But I've heard they really like it! I'm reading Octavia Butler's Kindred right now. The plot is certainly compelling!Good Enough Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531793545583712309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post-53413283458230005602012-04-17T16:10:46.467-07:002012-04-17T16:10:46.467-07:00Amstr, if you do go see the movie, be prepared for...Amstr, if you do go see the movie, be prepared for googly-feeling eyes after. It is shot so close up and jerkily...whew!<br /><br />Worth seeing still, but I wish I had been prepared for the camerawork somehow.Cynhttp://inorderly.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post-21783550249689051112012-04-16T04:18:06.033-07:002012-04-16T04:18:06.033-07:00How about Pigeon English, Stephen Kelman. It is a ...How about Pigeon English, Stephen Kelman. It is a British story, but one which my have parallels in the US.<br /><br />P.S New Blog: <br />http://studyingparent2.wordpress.com/Janhttp://studyingparent2.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post-52652191157909288162012-04-15T04:13:12.849-07:002012-04-15T04:13:12.849-07:00I'd suggest The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga o...I'd suggest The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga or Snowdrops by A D Millar. Both are a bit similar thematically & both are cracking reads. I'd think they'd appeal to men and women. Or something by Qiu Xiaolong - one of his Inspector Chen series?Zenmoohttp://zenmastermoo.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post-10884076279051413402012-04-14T23:42:50.711-07:002012-04-14T23:42:50.711-07:00I feel like I just read old people novels these da...I feel like I just read old people novels these days. I think they're amazing, but I'm not sure the cc crowd would be into them. Or that they'd be timely.<br /><br />I just read Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Adichie, which I really liked. It has lots of connections to the discussion of aid to Africa, Kony, etc. but it's quite long and multi-threaded. Maybe for an advanced lit class, but not for comp. It'd be great to find something that's more accessible on those topics.<br /><br />I'd be wary of teaching Hunger Games post-movie release. (Though I haven't seen the movie yet.)<br /><br />And now I'm off to read George Eliot's Adam Bede for book group.Amstrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288210594697010215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post-84092175409803964792012-04-14T23:10:45.383-07:002012-04-14T23:10:45.383-07:00*perks up* Will go ahead and say that either Oryx...*perks up* Will go ahead and say that either Oryx & Crake (1st in Maddadam Trilogy) or Year of the Flood (2nd) would be productive texts for what you describe (and very timely)!<br /><br />You could also do some excerpts from Bill McKibben's Enough if you go that route, as context but also nonfiction example of discussing relevant issues.Cynhttp://inorderly.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com