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Finding Feminisme: Sometimes Finding Feminism Will Set You Free
Caring, compassionate, devoted male nurse Gabriel Foster has lost everything that has ever mattered to him, forever, as he is falsely accused of raping two of his patients. Now huddled in the dark shadows of feminism awaiting his trial, Gabriel proves that sometimes Finding Feminism, rather than facts, will set you free.
Quotes From Finding Feminisme
“It is you Gabriel. Feminism is you. It has always been you. You went looking for feminism when all you had to do was look in the mirror.”
"It was not that Gabriel had lived and then died. It was as if Gabriel had never been alive."
"Pratt could see in his mind’s eye, a team of four huddled in their open plan pod smoothing out soundbites so that the masses continued to regale in their unconsciousness."
"This is the currency that people are into now. They love the spectacle. They love the thrill of unsubstantiated, ’he said/she said’ stuff. They want to see it play out. They will punish me if I do not allow the spectacle to play out."
“Everyday we all walk around with pieces of information… which can have an infinite value to the right person in the right context. Very few of us know the value of the information…we hold as our own. Occasionally, a person gains information which they themselves do not know that they have….Such a person has the unlikely potential of being both innocent and dangerous at the same time.”
“Chelsea lifted her eyes from the computer screen and took in a long look at Gabriel. He had been in the office twice now but she now was meeting him for the first time. She took in his bloodshot blue eyes. She glanced over at his sagging shoulders. She noted the way that he bobbed his head up occasionally and then let it drop down into a resting pose. It was as if he had his own head on some invisible puppet string. A strong jolt lifted his head for a moment of optimism and future focus while a relaxed invisible string sent his head plunging into a desolate resting posture……. He did not want a get out of jail free card. He was the most innocent person in the room, she concluded.”
"It was true that she only dated guys who looked like movie stars with their ripped bodies and exposed six packs. In her loins though, when she got back home sweaty and smelling of smoke from a weekend clubbing adventure, she would do anything to come back to someone with character. Chelsea had always known that in the small early morning hours, it was character which she lusted for."
Quotes From Finding Feminisme
“It is you Gabriel. Feminism is you. It has always been you. You went looking for feminism when all you had to do was look in the mirror.”
"It was not that Gabriel had lived and then died. It was as if Gabriel had never been alive."
"Pratt could see in his mind’s eye, a team of four huddled in their open plan pod smoothing out soundbites so that the masses continued to regale in their unconsciousness."
"This is the currency that people are into now. They love the spectacle. They love the thrill of unsubstantiated, ’he said/she said’ stuff. They want to see it play out. They will punish me if I do not allow the spectacle to play out."
“Everyday we all walk around with pieces of information… which can have an infinite value to the right person in the right context. Very few of us know the value of the information…we hold as our own. Occasionally, a person gains information which they themselves do not know that they have….Such a person has the unlikely potential of being both innocent and dangerous at the same time.”
“Chelsea lifted her eyes from the computer screen and took in a long look at Gabriel. He had been in the office twice now but she now was meeting him for the first time. She took in his bloodshot blue eyes. She glanced over at his sagging shoulders. She noted the way that he bobbed his head up occasionally and then let it drop down into a resting pose. It was as if he had his own head on some invisible puppet string. A strong jolt lifted his head for a moment of optimism and future focus while a relaxed invisible string sent his head plunging into a desolate resting posture……. He did not want a get out of jail free card. He was the most innocent person in the room, she concluded.”
"It was true that she only dated guys who looked like movie stars with their ripped bodies and exposed six packs. In her loins though, when she got back home sweaty and smelling of smoke from a weekend clubbing adventure, she would do anything to come back to someone with character. Chelsea had always known that in the small early morning hours, it was character which she lusted for."
174 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 19, 2016
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June 13, 2016
Engaging tale
Finding Feminisme deals with a case of reverse discrimination. Gabriel, the main character, is accused of a crime he claims he did not commit. When we first meet him, he is hospitalized after attempting to kill himself. He is volatile and his behavior is erratic. The fascinating part of the story is not knowing who to believe: the somewhat unreliable narrator, Gabriel, or the string of strange characters he has to deal with, including his first lawyer and the manipulative psychiatrist. Everyone is urging him to confess. This section reminds me of Franz Kafka's masterpiece, The Trial.
As the story goes on, more pieces of the puzzle fall into place, and a second theme arises: the terrible destructive power of discrimination combined with corruption. In this case, it seems many women were willing to accuse Gabriel of the crime, rape, based on his gender, male. Further, he faces criticism for being a male in a traditionally female field, nursing.
As the case develops, a new lawyer takes over, mostly for the publicity. Gabriel goes along, feeling he's lost control over his world.
The ending seems somewhat patched up, given Gabriel's earlier levels of frustration, disappointment, and despair.
Women do not come out well in this book, and there seems to be a clear resentment of the powers women have been given as a result of the rise of feminist beliefs, though Gabriel's problems arose because of corruption rather than equality.
Finding Feminisme deals with a case of reverse discrimination. Gabriel, the main character, is accused of a crime he claims he did not commit. When we first meet him, he is hospitalized after attempting to kill himself. He is volatile and his behavior is erratic. The fascinating part of the story is not knowing who to believe: the somewhat unreliable narrator, Gabriel, or the string of strange characters he has to deal with, including his first lawyer and the manipulative psychiatrist. Everyone is urging him to confess. This section reminds me of Franz Kafka's masterpiece, The Trial.
As the story goes on, more pieces of the puzzle fall into place, and a second theme arises: the terrible destructive power of discrimination combined with corruption. In this case, it seems many women were willing to accuse Gabriel of the crime, rape, based on his gender, male. Further, he faces criticism for being a male in a traditionally female field, nursing.
As the case develops, a new lawyer takes over, mostly for the publicity. Gabriel goes along, feeling he's lost control over his world.
The ending seems somewhat patched up, given Gabriel's earlier levels of frustration, disappointment, and despair.
Women do not come out well in this book, and there seems to be a clear resentment of the powers women have been given as a result of the rise of feminist beliefs, though Gabriel's problems arose because of corruption rather than equality.
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