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barefootsierra's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
singalana's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
I have mixed feelings about this book. On the other hand, it was funny and poignant but also vulgar and kind of pointless? Perhaps the negative feelings I had were just internalised misogyny where women aren’t allowed to be gross.
How to Be a Woman is a collection of essay-type writings - causeries, if you will, about the different aspects of being a woman, getting boobs and periods and pubic hair, dating, having sex and getting our hearts broken, having kids or not having kids, growing old and looking good while doing it.
Moran draws from personal experience and is surprisingly candid while doing so, giving us almost TMI vibes. But her text is very readable (even though I hate that word), and at times, she does a deep dive into the subject and raises good points about womanhood and all the expectations surrounding it.
I guess you could consider this book an approachable yet somewhat shocking introduction to feminism. This offers peer support to women, but it might prove enlightening reading to men.
Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
tlholmes's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Graphic: Abortion and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism
Minor: Pregnancy
georgiesutton's review against another edition
3.75
This is an entertaining memoir, but it is super dated now especially as a possibly feminist book. There are several uses of slurs and sentences that make you cringe (and not in a funny way) particularly regarding race and disability.
Graphic: Abortion and Pregnancy
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
nataliect13's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol
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