I read the first two of these books a long time ago and I remember the first one being pretty good. Main character's mom gets kidnapped and she goes on this adventure to save her. I thought that was pretty different, as far as YA fantasy goes. She also ends up falling for the guy she doesn't know is (SPOILER! if…

I was excited to adopt kids too (no having them the regular way for me), then I became a nanny. 13.5 hours of nothing but babies really made me feel differently.

I wish I could recommend this more than once. Latrice would be the ultimate life-coach. She'd teach me how to tell them to EAT IT!

Exactly. That's why, until we can get our shit together, we don't need to have sports in school. If people don't like it, let them get mad at the assholes who are ruining it for everyone.

Bloody hell. Until we can hold these abusers responsible for their actions, no sports in schools.

I understand that, but when the players of these games are literally hurting people and bragging about it, they cannot be sheltered, not even for all the money in the world. People's lives, people's safety, people's bodies, are not to be bought and sold because some people stand to make a lot of money off of abusers…

I like to be the big spoon, especially when cuddling with dudes. That way, my hair doesn't choke them and I don't have to be poked in the back with a boner. Plus, you feel like a jetpack!

I felt that that article addresses the horrors of FGM and I'm sure the author's intent was not to other or belittle any of the women who have experienced it. I also think it addresses the idea that culture expects these girls to have it done, which calls into question the culture itself, not the "choice" the girls…

Which religions in particular do you think this site has shied away from criticizing?

I'm confused about what you're referring to here. "We" shouldn't talk about what, exactly?

Yeah, a huge part of Katniss' character is that, once she's in the Games, she doesn't want anyone to see her look weak because weak tributes don't get sponsors. Most of her emotions are displayed in secret. She hid herself in her sleeping bag to cry. Peeta's tears start the moment he has to leave D12, because he's…

They "manned" Peeta up a lot, even in the last movie. I liked him because he was a vulnerable male character...we don't get to see a lot of that, especially in YA fiction with a female lead. They also took away a lot of Katniss' stoicism. In the books, she's way less emotional about things on the surface (until…

I don't smoke. I don't hang out with people who smoke. I don't go places where there's going to be people smoking. I don't really care what people do, but the smell is a trigger for me. It sucks to have to move my life around what other people are doing, but oh well.

Am I, as a feminist, too pretty to be smart or to ugly to have an opinion that matters? Is there a middle ground where I can have a valid opinion?

I must be a strange case, because I've never had the urge to be a stay-at-home spouse. Even my urge to have kids is pretty much non-existent (Don't want biological kids, just want to adopt). On the other hand, I'm great with kids. I work as a nanny. I know *exactly* what it's like to spend 13 hours with two small…

I scored high in both, too. Almost equally masculine and feminine (76 masculine, 71 feminine). My lowest was androgynous (56). But I dunno, assigning traits a label based on gender is never good. I mean, it seems to be doing it in a way to call attention to socially-ingrained traits, so that's fine. I just wish we…

There had to be one troll...

I get rage-fatigue all the time, too.

I agree with you, he should have gotten mandatory in-patient psychiatric care. But as for paying restitution...maybe from afar? I think she shouldn't ever have to see him again if she doesn't want to. If she wanted to talk to him again, sure, why not? I just think it should be up to her. He did take her sense of…

I'm really sorry you had to go through that. I'm sure your next college experience will be super awesome and you'll have the time of your life. Good luck!