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Too Much: How Victorian Constraints Still Bind Women Today by Rachel Vorona Cote
4 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
xxlua's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
2.5
i had such high hopes for this book and i wound up pretty disappointed. i had gone in expecting a piece of feminist nonfiction, exploring how societal expectations from the victorian era still impact us today. instead most chapters were written more like a memoir. it felt like the author used this book to process her trauma and mental illness and sometimes justify her own shitty behavior.
each chapter points were made and ideas were thrown out and they were never tied together in any thought provoking or insightful way.
the author references a lot of victorian and present day literature, oftentimes with spoilers to a lot of works i havent gotten to read yet.
the chapter “cheat” frustrated me the most. no points were made. the authors behavior is not an example of a woman being “too much” - its the example of a woman being a manipulative shitty person & taking ZERO accountability for it.
the greatest win here goes to whoever designed the cover - well done on that
each chapter points were made and ideas were thrown out and they were never tied together in any thought provoking or insightful way.
the author references a lot of victorian and present day literature, oftentimes with spoilers to a lot of works i havent gotten to read yet.
the chapter “cheat” frustrated me the most. no points were made. the authors behavior is not an example of a woman being “too much” - its the example of a woman being a manipulative shitty person & taking ZERO accountability for it.
the greatest win here goes to whoever designed the cover - well done on that
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
somerfieldmollie's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Infidelity, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
george_tte's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
2.25
I had thought from the description that this would be an academic study of gender-based constraints from the Victorian era and their effects on the expectations on women in modern times. However, it was instead a mix of memoir, academic study of Victorian literature, and a bit lighter on the study of Victorian gendered expectations that I would've liked. It was still a thought-provoking read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Fatphobia