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Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China by Leta Hong Fincher
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challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
This was incredibly depressing. Somehow, I had been under the impression that Chinese patriarchy was a little more passive than this, but nope! The activists described/interviewed here are giving up comfort and stability to push back against active repression, persecution, and harassment by the Chinese government. The things they went through during and after their imprisonment are not things I'm soon likely to forget. Whether or not you work on Women, Gender, Sexuality & History like I do, you should read this book.
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
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