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Too Much: How Victorian Constraints Still Bind Women Today by Rachel Vorona Cote
3 reviews
ksmith952's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
2.5
The premise of the book is fascinating and there are some moments of good points and well-researched observations. However, much of the book revolves around the author’s personal history rather than to the topic set out in the title. While the author has her own journey, as do we all, that’s not what I want to learn. The book would have been half the size but twice the interest l to me had Ms. Cote dispensed with the autobiography.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Vomit, and Death of parent
mxpringle's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Death of parent
toofondofbooks_'s review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
I want to start off by saying that I highlighted so many passages in this book and annotated more in this book than I have in any other books I've read this year. The concept of being a "too much" woman is something that resonates deeply with me and throughout the book I just continued to nod, uncap my highlighter, and mark this book up. I had minor disagreements with a couple of Cote's points, but nothing so intense that it affected the book's overall impact. For the most part, this kept me engaged, but it lost me sometimes when it talked about media- particularly classics that I am not familiar with. However, that's completely a me thing and has nothing to do with the content itself.
I really enjoyed how personal this book turned out to be. Cotes shares a lot of personal stories that many would shy away from, but she confronts them seemingly without trepidation. I liked the way she was able to weave her own experiences with the experiences of female characters from classic lit and contemporary media, while also providing well researched historical context.
Also, this book taught me that Lewis Carroll was a total creep.
I really enjoyed how personal this book turned out to be. Cotes shares a lot of personal stories that many would shy away from, but she confronts them seemingly without trepidation. I liked the way she was able to weave her own experiences with the experiences of female characters from classic lit and contemporary media, while also providing well researched historical context.
Also, this book taught me that Lewis Carroll was a total creep.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Self harm, Violence, Blood, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Rape and Pregnancy
Minor: Incest
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