First of all I really enjoyed listening in on some of the different opinions in class today, I really got more out of them than by reading on my own. I still stand by what I said in class today though I think the author of this book tends to place too much of her confidence on issues that she either knows very little about or too much confidence in the wrong aspects of feminism. In other words, she takes feminism to a rather unhealthy level. However, to her credit she mentions some great approaches to conditiong one's mind in order to face adversity but her intentions I feel remain jaded by her need to get a rise out of her audience as mentioned in class discussion earlier today. I still have more questions and concerns about this novel though which hopefully I can address or have answered in class on Monday.