# book discussion (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover book discussion. Page: Feed: --- ## [Everything you’ve been told about being a “good mother” is wrong](https://matriarchyreport.substack.com/p/everything-youve-been-told-about-5b1) _2026-08-19 · Lane Anderson · Matriarchy Report_ The contentious history of motherhood, with scholar Nancy Reddy ## [White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky – Book Review](https://roarsandechoes.com/2026/08/18/white-nights-by-fyodor-dostoyevsky-book-review/) _2026-08-18 · Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes · Roars and Echoes_ White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a frustrating and surprisingly shallow short story that, despite all the praise it has accumulated over the years, left me questioning whether its dreamy, lovesick narrator is meant to be sympathized with or simply observed from a careful and critical distance, and whose companion piece in this edition, Bobok, did nothing to soften that disappointment. The post… ## [Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 – TV Series Review](https://roarsandechoes.com/2026/08/15/batman-caped-crusader-season-2-tv-series-review/) _2026-08-15 · Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes · Roars and Echoes_ Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 is another moody and confident chapter in this gothic noir reimagining of Batman's world, building upon its already solid foundation with a sharper sense of long-term storytelling, bolder villain work, and the same unapologetic willingness to remind you that no one in Gotham is safe. The post Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 – TV Series Review appeared first on Roars… ## [On having a summer of joie de vivre](https://matriarchyreport.substack.com/p/on-having-a-summer-of-joie-de-vivre) _2026-08-12 · Lane Anderson · Matriarchy Report_ Accessing summer joy, 2026 edition. ## [I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman – Book Review](https://roarsandechoes.com/2026/08/11/i-who-have-never-known-men-by-jacqueline-harpman-book-review/) _2026-08-11 · Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes · Roars and Echoes_ I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman is a haunting and eerily serene dystopian novel that traps its reader in the same fog of mystery and unanswered questions as its narrator, offering no explanations, no resolution, and no escape, only the quiet and devastating weight of a life built entirely from inference. The post I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman – Book Review… ## [Sony Is Killing Physical Discs: What If Book Publishers Did the Same to You?](https://roarsandechoes.com/2026/08/08/sony-physical-discs-what-if-books-went-digital/) _2026-08-08 · Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes · Roars and Echoes_ Sony is ending physical PlayStation discs by 2028. What would it mean if book publishers did the same to you: no more printing, no more secondhand market, no more real ownership? The post Sony Is Killing Physical Discs: What If Book Publishers Did the Same to You? appeared first on Roars and Echoes . ## [Book discussion: Famesick](https://matriarchyreport.substack.com/p/book-discussion-famesick) _2026-08-05 · Lane Anderson · Matriarchy Report_ Lena Dunham's memoir reminds us that a woman can become famous for being brilliant, honest, and real, but not without a cost. ## [The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis – Book Review](https://roarsandechoes.com/2026/08/05/the-voyage-of-the-dawn-treader-by-c-s-lewis-book-review/) _2026-08-05 · Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes · Roars and Echoes_ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis is an episodic and imaginative maritime adventure that sends Edmund, Lucy, and the insufferable Eustace sailing toward the edge of the world alongside King Caspian, offering plenty of wonder and lore-building along the way, even if Aslan's habit of swooping in to clean up every mess grows tiresome rather quickly. The post The Voyage of the Dawn Treader… ## [Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) – Movie Review](https://roarsandechoes.com/2026/07/31/spider-man-brand-new-day-2026-movie-review/) _2026-07-31 · Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes · Roars and Echoes_ Director Destin Daniel Cretton brings Peter Parker back to his roots in this emotionally grounded fourth MCU Spider-Man entry, pairing Tom Holland with Jon Bernthal's Punisher for one of the franchise's most entertaining and unexpectedly mature installments yet. The post Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) – Movie Review appeared first on Roars and Echoes . ## ["Wisdom is the slow education of the self"](https://matriarchyreport.substack.com/p/wisdom-is-the-slow-education-of-the) _2026-07-29 · Allison Lichter · Matriarchy Report_ Debbie Millman on using AI after 40. Plus, a roundup of research about menopause, and how to make PTA funds stretch farther. ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wcip2HFprI2B) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [5 Spider-Man Comics Worth Reading Before (or After) Brand New Day](https://roarsandechoes.com/2026/07/28/5-spider-man-comics-worth-reading-before-or-after-brand-new-day/) _2026-07-28 · Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes · Roars and Echoes_ Excited for Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)? Here are 5 accessible Spider-Man comics (from classic to modern) worth picking up before or after the movie. The post 5 Spider-Man Comics Worth Reading Before (or After) Brand New Day appeared first on Roars and Echoes . ## [The Odyssey by Homer – Book Review](https://roarsandechoes.com/2026/07/25/the-odyssey-by-homer-book-review/) _2026-07-25 · Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes · Roars and Echoes_ The Odyssey by Homer is a thrilling and endlessly inventive epic that follows the prideful, cunning Odysseus through a gauntlet of terrifying creatures, divine interventions, and impossible odds as he fights his way back home across a sea that seems determined to swallow him whole. The post The Odyssey by Homer – Book Review appeared first on Roars and Echoes . ## [What would happen if we centered life? My favorite place in NYC and the case for joy.](https://matriarchyreport.substack.com/p/the-case-for-wonder-as-resistance) _2026-07-23 · Lane Anderson · Matriarchy Report_ Wonder is resistance. ## [Samurai Champloo (2004-2005) – Anime TV Series Review](https://roarsandechoes.com/2026/07/18/samurai-champloo-2004-2005-anime-tv-series-review/) _2026-07-18 · Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes · Roars and Echoes_ Samurai Champloo (2004-2005) is a brilliantly character-driven anime that fuses the soul of hip hop with the discipline of samurai traditions into something wholly original, following a trio of mismatched travellers across feudal Japan in a journey that is as entertaining as it is unexpectedly moving. The post Samurai Champloo (2004-2005) – Anime TV Series Review appeared first on Roars and Echoes… ## [What Does It Really Mean to be "Equal"?](https://matriarchyreport.substack.com/p/what-does-it-really-mean-to-be-equal) _2026-07-15 · Allison Lichter · Matriarchy Report_ As in: “I don’t want to do more around the house just because I was born with a vagina.” ## [The Iliad by Homer – Book Review](https://roarsandechoes.com/2026/07/11/the-iliad-by-homer-book-review/) _2026-07-11 · Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes · Roars and Echoes_ The Iliad by Homer is a breathtaking and viscerally entertaining epic that plunges readers into the brutal heart of the Trojan War, where gods meddle as freely as soldiers bleed, and where the line between divine will and human folly is so thin it is almost impossible to tell them apart. The post The Iliad by Homer – Book Review appeared first on Roars and Echoes . ## [TV has a male narcissism problem. Is "The Bear" the latest victim?](https://matriarchyreport.substack.com/p/will-the-bear-be-able-to-overcome) _2026-07-08 · Lane Anderson · Matriarchy Report_ The "vulnerable narcissist" male protagonist is a problem. Does Hollywood get it? ## ["We’re just high school girls trying to have fun and play a sport we all love.”](https://matriarchyreport.substack.com/p/were-just-high-school-girls-trying) _2026-07-01 · Allison Lichter · Matriarchy Report_ Celebrating Pride, protecting trans rights, and naming what we love ## [How to get the postnup that Belle Burden should have had](https://matriarchyreport.substack.com/p/how-to-get-the-postnup-that-belle) _2026-06-24 · Lane Anderson · Matriarchy Report_ Yes, you can get a postnup (or prenup) and probably should--for peace of mind and even the strength of your marriage. 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