What Happened to you? Episode 2

Continuing on from the previous episode, this group of six women delve deeper into the book “Women who Run with the Wolves”. They discuss their personal views and whether they think the book is a valid observation of the female psyche. Interestingly, they all agree that regardless of who you are, the book is sure to envoke deep thought about society’s expectation of women. They guide listeners on parts of the book that resonated with each of them as well as things about the book they didn’t enjoy.  Discussion Points: The importance of the timing of reading this book Author’s writing make getting into the book difficult  The audiobook version is more palatable  Critique of the book’s over analysation of meaning and symbolism How music relates to the book Kelly Lee Owens Album - Innersong Thoughts on Music Fiona Apple’s Album The “cage” of being categorised by society A perspective on society’s expectations of men  Resources: Book Interrupted Website  Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Women Who Run with the Wolves Book Interrupted on Spotify Pitchfork Article - Kelly Lee Owens Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters ...

Concluding their series on “What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing” by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle, Ikea furniture, Britney, Uncle Buck, the dangers of eating magnets, dog-earring pages of books, giant bookshelves, merkins, and all the pop culture references. Discussion Points: Follow up from the Cyndi Lauper challenge Pop culture documentaries - Britney, Pink Meet the members of Book Interrupted  Putting Ikea furniture together - do you like doing it? New feedback on Seeing Red - getting your period again at 50 years old Fluctuating estrogen levels as women get older - eat more or less meat? Our Book Interrupted blog: Manuscript Mondays, Topic Tuesdays, Word Wednesdays, Thought Thursdays, Facts Fridays, Silly Saturdays, mixed Sundays  Eating random things including brick walls, Lego, and magnets  Do you dog-ear pages of books, or what do you use as a bookmark? Do you lend or give away your books? Reading books and understanding the language written a long time ago  Are books better than their movie versions? Merkins - pubic wigs  Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:   Book Interrupted Website  Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry Cyndi Lauper She’s So Unusual Album Framing Britney Spears Britney vs. Spears - Netflix P!nk: All I Know So Far - Amazon  The Handmaid’s Tale ...

Did the women finish reading “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari? They wrap up their discussion on the book and share their final book reports. Topics include: doctor Google, cyborgs, conspiracy theories, critical thinking, journalism, admitting they don’t know everything, and how our search for “likes” and “stars” influence our public behaviour.    Discussion Points: Did everyone finish reading Sapiens? Fake it until you make it—has the internet taken away our ability to admit we don’t know something? Using doctor Google versus relying on experts Trusting people who admit they are wrong Lack of funding for journalism and how can we find news sources we trust? Is critical thinking a good thing? Conspiracy theories Are scientific studies biased? Cyborgs and you Searching for “likes” and “stars” and how it influences our behaviour  Targeted advertisements from our cell phones listening to us Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website  Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari Black Mirror The Matrix 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari Inside Out by Demi Moore ...