Main Dish - The Female Brain (featured novel)
Dirty Rice
Spoonful Rating - 4 spoons
Drink - Diet Lemonade
Dessert - Tiramisu
The Female Brain is a complex and delicate muscle. Unlike no other body part, the brain is the control center that navigates the high traffic pathways of millions and millions of neurons. This muscle decides what to eat, when to get up, how to dress, who and how long to speak to someone, where to go, and most often, what and how to feel about any given situation.
In the Female Brain, the neuroscientist explores the multi-facet muscle that is the center of gravity for women but with one angle --- disclosing the perception that the female brain is inferior to its male counterpart; and, on the contrary, the female brain is a dynamic, complex powerhouse during the 7 stages of the female brain growth development.
One theme that permeates consistently through the book is, the female brain is not smaller, inferior, nor dysfunctional in comparison to the male brain but it is multitasking ability to compartmentalize differentiates the power, strength, and longevity of one of the female's largest muscles.
Two (2) sides of the same coin interest me most, including 1) Hormones in the female brain regulate more than 75% of the emotions, feeling, thoughts, and perception for women, and this unique characteristic plays an important role in how women relate to others and understand their environment, especially when it comes to relationships (both good and bad); and, 2) Every stage of the female brain growth development has a distinct yet essential clue to understanding who and what makes a women different.
Each woman needs to examine herself and know what makes her unique, and no book can tell you this. Growing to know who we are as individuals can be a lifelong course with no syllabus, extra credit, or re-takes. The female brain is the most diverse muscle --- learn to appreciate the delicacies that lies within at the expense of developing oneself.
Bon Appetit !
Dirty Rice
1 box of Basmati Rice (yielding 6-8 people)
1 lb ground meat (preferences differ - turkey, beef, pork, etc.)
1 lge. onion
2-3 green onions
1 ripe tomato
1 12-oz. can of sweet corn
Dash of salt/pepper/basil/Italian seasonings
Prepare rice as directed on box (set aside upon completion). Mix ground meat, diced vegetables, can of corn, and spices. Stir vigorously for 6 minutes. Cook on medium fire for approx. 12-15 min. and serve hot over rice.
Sounds like an interesting book. While I usually question most angles that pander to the larger reading demographic (women, that is), I appreciate a refreshingly new, scientific take on the whole "men vs. women" dynamic. Of course, as a man, I beg to differ that the female brain is the "most diverse" muscle (lol)!!!
ReplyDeletePerhaps you may actually read (or listen to) the author's new bestseller entitled, "The Male Brain" I am reviewing this one now, and maybe we can do a review together --- one from a female and male perspective. What do you think?
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