Hypothesis: In the Lake of the Woods, p. 170

Here are her frustrations with this novel:

• The main character is deeply troubled, and his wife is long-suffering.
• His campaign manager is a walking cliché of everything that was wrong with male entitlement before the #metoo movement (He constantly makes sexist remarks about the  main character’s wife in front of the husband and the wife and no one tells him to shut up)
• My Lai is dealt with in a very blunt manner.

Here are the reasons self is glad she is still reading:

• My Lai is dealt with in a very blunt manner.
• She is reminded of The Nuremberg Principles (NOT fake news)
• The hypothesis chapters — brilliant chapters, just brilliant. When O’Brien is in Kath’s head, it’s clear he is no mysogynist, and his feeling for the landscape is intense. Also, Kath being lost and thinking rationally about her situation and struggling to become un-lost all by herself is heartbreaking. First rule of nature: As soon as one is lost, stop moving, take shelter, and wait to be found. (Self is far from the outdoorsy type so she can see herself getting considerably more lost, just as Kath does in the novel)

Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.