Comments on: Terrible Virtue https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/04/terrible-virtue/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Thu, 29 Mar 2018 02:26:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/04/terrible-virtue/#comment-253073 Sat, 23 Apr 2016 22:41:12 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=6211#comment-253073 In reply to Jennine G.

No, Jennine, and it was one of the failings I found in the book. There was no coverage of her belief in eugenics or her racism. I really felt like I would need non-fiction to understand her.

]]> By: Jennine G https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/04/terrible-virtue/#comment-253047 Sat, 23 Apr 2016 13:55:47 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=6211#comment-253047 I read somewhere also that she founded Planned Parenthood intending also to promote it to a specific race she thought we needed less of in the world, or at least this country. Was there any inkling of that?

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/04/terrible-virtue/#comment-252663 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 20:45:00 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=6211#comment-252663 In reply to Amanda.

No, I haven’t so thank you very much for the recommendation. I’m adding it to my TBR now. I get that authors have leeway with fiction and it’s why I like it, but this just never came together for me.

]]> By: Amanda https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/04/terrible-virtue/#comment-252604 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:57:46 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=6211#comment-252604 I got so excited when I realized you were reviewing a book about Sanger but I think I’ll have to let this pass. Have you read the Birth of the Pill? That was fantastic and she was a major focus.

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/04/terrible-virtue/#comment-252598 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 17:01:30 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=6211#comment-252598 In reply to Monika @ Lovely Bookshelf.

I was thinking the same thing, Monika- time to look for non-fiction on this woman! I get that sexual freedom may have been a big part of her life but I’m more interested in the intellectual aspects.

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/04/terrible-virtue/#comment-252597 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:58:58 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=6211#comment-252597 In reply to Tara Caudle.

It was confusing, Tara, because it is well-written but very selective about what was covered. On the one hand, it did not go into her racism and belief in eugenics but on the other it read as more negative than positive.

]]> By: Monika @ Lovely Bookshelf https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/04/terrible-virtue/#comment-252596 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:57:40 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=6211#comment-252596 Hmmm yeah, I think your last sentence sums up why I probably won’t read this one…that’s exactly what I’d want to know, too, and it sounds like this doesn’t really deliver. Maybe I’ll reach for nonfiction instead…

]]> By: Tara Caudle https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/04/terrible-virtue/#comment-252593 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 15:15:30 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=6211#comment-252593 Thanks for sharing this, Catherine; initially, I was very interested in this one, but I’m glad I held off. While I’m sure it has some merit, as you’ve highlighted, I’m feeling disappointed by the turn this one takes (or maybe doesn’t take?) in omitting some of the more intellectual aspects of her contributions to our society. Boo. 🙂

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