Much different than the movie North Country which is partially based on this book. I liked the movie, as a movie it's very good but you cannot say it Much different than the movie North Country which is partially based on this book. I liked the movie, as a movie it's very good but you cannot say it is a direct translation of the book or what really happened. The problem with reality is that it sometimes gets a bit dull. The middle section of the book detailing the endless trials these women go through was a bit much for me. If you're a student or lover of all things latigious you'll probably really enjoy the book.
What the women in the mines in Eveleth went through was horrible but I think the trials they went through were even more horrible. That's the American justice system for you....more
Very dated but there's some relevant information here. A lot of what is talked about was rare back then and commonplace today. For instance, news mediVery dated but there's some relevant information here. A lot of what is talked about was rare back then and commonplace today. For instance, news media using clips from Hollywood movies to emphasize a story. I just saw a report on shark attacks that used a scene from "Jaws". A lot of the media reports on things that the mother corporation owns. I remember CNN doing a whole series of segments about Harry Potter, the movie and the books. At the end of the report they'd have to include the fact that Warner Brothers produced the Harry Potter movies.
This book doesn't even conceive of something like FOX News, a cable news outlet with a clear ideology. Unthinkable at the time but a sad reality today. Infotainment is also common today and was just emerging at the time.
Worth a look but I wish Postman would create an updated edition of this book. It's an issue that doesn't get a lot of press. Gee, I wonder why....more
Pretty good adventure book about a couple crossing the Atlantic (from Spain to Costa Rica) in a rowboat. I'm a fan of survival books, the type where tPretty good adventure book about a couple crossing the Atlantic (from Spain to Costa Rica) in a rowboat. I'm a fan of survival books, the type where the survivor doesn't put themselves in the situation. Think Adrift: 76 Days Lost At Sea by Steven Callahan. In this book however, the adventurers put themselves in a survival situation, they aim to cross the Atlantic in a rowboat. After a while, I was convinced, okay they go through two hurricanes, a tropical storm, they are true adventurists and survivors.
Their luck, or lack of it, meant that they had many stories to tell from their journey from Spain to Costa Rica. This is a good non-fiction book for people who aren't big fans of non-fiction. I'll say it again though --- non fiction can be much more interesting than a lot of fiction. More people should definitely take a look at non-fiction adventure/survival stories. ...more
Read it while on vacation in Mexico. This is a very interesting read. There are some pretty disturbing passages in this book. It's a well constructed Read it while on vacation in Mexico. This is a very interesting read. There are some pretty disturbing passages in this book. It's a well constructed essay on the problems of the US-Mexico border....more
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