Comments for For Feisty Feminists http://www.fffblog.net/blog ...and so it continues Fri, 24 May 2013 12:55:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 Comment on Taken Review: Trafficking is bad when it happens to someone you know by Harold http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=67#comment-87932 Harold Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:31:13 +0000 http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=67#comment-87932 While I agree with many points, I disagree with quite a bit. You have to remember, Neeson in this film is a retired Black Ops member who, like his daughter said, has become paranoid/aware. To most of us, we;d be horrified at this, but Neeson's character is probably used to this throughout his life as a "preventer". You also have to take into context, he only has 96 hours before he loses his daughter, and that he's in a foreign country with a friend who won't tolerate his vigilante-ism. Sure would we like him to save all the girls, but that's not possible. What I did like however, was the accurate portrayal of the Albanian mafia which has become a scourge all over. They are more deadly than the triads, yakuza and even the Russian mafia now. I think this should really open up the eyes of naive tourists/women who think most modern countries are secure when they are not. This is happening all over. Even in Florida where the keys are a huge place where women are trafficked into/out of. Not everything is so forceful as they show in the movie. But there are numerous stories of pretty women who are slipped "roofies" into their drink only to wake up in another country. They'll shred the passport and the EU's open border policy means you can be moved from France to a Romania/Slovenia within hours. And I agree, it is something to think about. Because it's happening to women all over. Whether they are from Thailand or Cambodia or Ukraine and Estonia, or even America. While I agree with many points, I disagree with quite a bit. You have to remember, Neeson in this film is a retired Black Ops member who, like his daughter said, has become paranoid/aware. To most of us, we;d be horrified at this, but Neeson’s character is probably used to this throughout his life as a “preventer”.

You also have to take into context, he only has 96 hours before he loses his daughter, and that he’s in a foreign country with a friend who won’t tolerate his vigilante-ism. Sure would we like him to save all the girls, but that’s not possible.

What I did like however, was the accurate portrayal of the Albanian mafia which has become a scourge all over. They are more deadly than the triads, yakuza and even the Russian mafia now. I think this should really open up the eyes of naive tourists/women who think most modern countries are secure when they are not. This is happening all over. Even in Florida where the keys are a huge place where women are trafficked into/out of.

Not everything is so forceful as they show in the movie. But there are numerous stories of pretty women who are slipped “roofies” into their drink only to wake up in another country. They’ll shred the passport and the EU’s open border policy means you can be moved from France to a Romania/Slovenia within hours. And I agree, it is something to think about. Because it’s happening to women all over. Whether they are from Thailand or Cambodia or Ukraine and Estonia, or even America.

]]> Comment on The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold by Justin http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=177#comment-82499 Justin Sun, 08 May 2011 02:10:44 +0000 http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=177#comment-82499 I read this book the first chapter is pretty intense secribing her death after that the books plot level off, i really like the book, it was really interesting and engaging, especially with all the cliff hangers at the end of each chapter. I read this book the first chapter is pretty intense secribing her death after that the books plot level off, i really like the book, it was really interesting and engaging, especially with all the cliff hangers at the end of each chapter.

]]> Comment on Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri by mohit http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=151#comment-78154 mohit Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:38:48 +0000 http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=151#comment-78154 Must be an enjoyable read <a href='http://www.bookchums.com/book-detail.php?b=MTUwMA==' rel="nofollow">Interpreter of Maladies</a> by <a href='http://www.bookchums.com/authors-details.php?author_id=OTQ=' rel="nofollow">Jhumpa Lahiri</a>. loved the way you wrote it. I find your review very genuine and orignal, this book is going in by "to read" list. Must be an enjoyable read Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. loved the way you wrote it. I find your review very genuine and orignal, this book is going in by “to read” list.

]]> Comment on 14 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy by Jude http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=57#comment-67342 Jude Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:46:23 +0000 http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=57#comment-67342 It didn't deserve the Pullitzer. It just didn't. The characters are one-dimensional. Given his life story, the boy would have something more to him than big-eyed innocence, than flat-out purity. McCarthy could have answered the question he poses -- what might life be like after an apocalypse? -- with more imagination, wit, hope, and guts. It's easy to be a naysayer. Also making the setting completely post-apocalyptic was a neat way to avoid the rigors of fictional creation. Plus women get a pretty bad rap in the book -- the mom gave up while the dad persevered to care for the boy. The book does not ring true. It didn’t deserve the Pullitzer. It just didn’t. The characters are one-dimensional. Given his life story, the boy would have something more to him than big-eyed innocence, than flat-out purity. McCarthy could have answered the question he poses — what might life be like after an apocalypse? — with more imagination, wit, hope, and guts. It’s easy to be a naysayer. Also making the setting completely post-apocalyptic was a neat way to avoid the rigors of fictional creation. Plus women get a pretty bad rap in the book — the mom gave up while the dad persevered to care for the boy. The book does not ring true.

]]> Comment on The Book Thief by Markus Zusak by For Feisty Feminists » Blog Archive » Cannonball Read 2 Wrap-up http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=170#comment-63761 For Feisty Feminists » Blog Archive » Cannonball Read 2 Wrap-up Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:49:06 +0000 http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=170#comment-63761 [...] The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - probably the favorite of all of these. Don’t be put off by the ‘young adult’ label, this book deals with themes of grief, loss, and love in a way few ‘adult’ books do. (read more) [...] […] The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - probably the favorite of all of these. Don’t be put off by the ‘young adult’ label, this book deals with themes of grief, loss, and love in a way few ‘adult’ books do. (read more) […]

]]> Comment on Postcards From the Edge by Carrie Fisher by For Feisty Feminists » Blog Archive » Cannonball Read 2 Wrap-up http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=192#comment-63760 For Feisty Feminists » Blog Archive » Cannonball Read 2 Wrap-up Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:48:51 +0000 http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=192#comment-63760 [...] Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher - Fisher should get some sort of prize for writing this book, adapting it into a totally different (wonderful) movie that radically changes the plot and jettisons major characters, but retains the same charm and wry tone. (read more) [...] […] Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher - Fisher should get some sort of prize for writing this book, adapting it into a totally different (wonderful) movie that radically changes the plot and jettisons major characters, but retains the same charm and wry tone. (read more) […]

]]> Comment on Cannonball Read 2 by For Feisty Feminists » Blog Archive » Cannonball Read 2 Wrap-up http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?page_id=190#comment-63759 For Feisty Feminists » Blog Archive » Cannonball Read 2 Wrap-up Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:48:34 +0000 http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?page_id=190#comment-63759 [...] Cannonball Read 2 wrapped, a comprehensive list of all 52 books and links to review can be found here. Rather than do a list of all the books from best to worst, here are the highlights - the 10 [...] […] Cannonball Read 2 wrapped, a comprehensive list of all 52 books and links to review can be found here. Rather than do a list of all the books from best to worst, here are the highlights - the 10 […]

]]> Comment on The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White by Could anyone recommend a book to help “brush up” on writing skills? http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=199#comment-62204 Could anyone recommend a book to help “brush up” on writing skills? Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:48:49 +0000 http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=199#comment-62204 [...] fff » Blog Archive » The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White [...] […] fff » Blog Archive » The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White […]

]]> Comment on 35 - The Spy Who Came in From the Cold by John Le Carre by fff » Blog Archive » The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler and The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=82#comment-58443 fff » Blog Archive » The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler and The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:29:52 +0000 http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=82#comment-58443 [...] undervalued for the same reason: the economy and simplicity of their writing. Like Le Carre’s The Spy Who Came In From the Cold or, I would argue, Achebe’s No Longer at Ease, both The Big Sleep and The Thin Man are so [...] […] undervalued for the same reason: the economy and simplicity of their writing. Like Le Carre’s The Spy Who Came In From the Cold or, I would argue, Achebe’s No Longer at Ease, both The Big Sleep and The Thin Man are so […]

]]> Comment on Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon by rebecca http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=184#comment-55949 rebecca Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:37:47 +0000 http://www.fffblog.net/blog/?p=184#comment-55949 I think I saw it around when it came out, and liked it. The book make we want to watch it again - plus, some great folks in the supporting cast (Frances McDormand, RDJ, Rip Torn, Phillip Bosco, Tobey Maguire who I don't think is a good lead but I like supporting). Also, this makes we want to see it again: http://mynewplaidpants.blogspot.com/2010/08/who-wore-it-best_24.html I think I saw it around when it came out, and liked it. The book make we want to watch it again - plus, some great folks in the supporting cast (Frances McDormand, RDJ, Rip Torn, Phillip Bosco, Tobey Maguire who I don’t think is a good lead but I like supporting).

Also, this makes we want to see it again:
http://mynewplaidpants.blogspot.com/2010/08/who-wore-it-best_24.html

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