Mel’s Reviews > Bog Queen > Status Update

There is something magical about the emotional and professional politics of these women thrown together by proximity and fate and specialty. I’m going to be sad to leave them behind. Also, panicking and bringing a bag of oranges to an end of term party is so charmingly relatable.

Also, the question of “how often do men think about the Roman Empire?” Is dumb and annoying and gendered for no reason. I am a woman and I think of the Roman Empire regularly. Usually within the context of how much I dislike them for what they did to Iron Age Britannic peoples and how their expansion opened up the doors for Christianity to creep in. Boooooooo.

The environmentalists defending the peat are one dimensional and moralistic to a fault. The evil corporation is a painting of every evil corporation. It’s maddening that both characterizations are 100% accurate. This is exactly how it would be in reality.