Reviews

Eve Was Shamed: How British Justice is Failing Women by Helena Kennedy

roisin_killen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

seventhswan's review against another edition

3.0

"The symbol of justice may be a woman, but why should we settle for symbols?"

This book was more academic/dense than I expected, and a little dated now - neither of those things are the fault of the author, just different from what I was expecting. It comprehensively covers the 20th-century history of women in the criminal justice system in a variety of roles - lawyer, judge, victim and defendant - and illustrates the impact of misogyny throughout without being preachy. Occasionally I felt there were too many descriptions of very similar cases, which while illustrating how widespread these issues are almost became a bit sensationalised. However, the key messages were sound and I would still recommend this to anyone of any gender with an interest in justice and the law.

georgiatust's review against another edition

5.0

'The law mirrors society with all its imperfections and it therefore reflects the subordination of women, even today'

ephedawn's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

3.0

cegibbs29's review against another edition

informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

missmelia's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

4.0

isd678's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

bloodonthetracks's review against another edition

4.0

A really insightful look at sexism in the British justice system.

alexsian29's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

kaceyymair's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

3.25