Kali J Desautels

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Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity. I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books. A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been “super married” to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids. My first book – How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!) I have tried a podcast – it’s still on Apple and Google Podcasts – but writing is where my heart is. My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit. I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually. Welcome to my thoughts. Sit down. Stay a while. Enjoy a cup of coffee!

Midway Musings – The Handmaid’s Tale

I am halfway through The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. My thoughts so far are that, while written in 1985, as a satire, the laws that are being passed and are attempting to be passed in the world at the moment make the Republic of Gilead seem not as far fetched as one would have hoped. It is a reminder that feminism is a necessity and that as soon as we start to feel that feminism is no longer needed and that we have gained all our rights, we begin to lose them. This book demonstrates that both men and women lose out when women are treated as inferior. #thehandmaidstale #margaretatwood #canadianlit #canadianauthor #republicofgilead #womensrights #feminism #feminist #feministliterature #feministlit #readersofinstagram #reading #reader #read #book #books #booksbooksandmorebooks #bibliophile #bookclub #booklovers #booknerd #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #kalidesautelsreads 

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