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jassmine's review against another edition
3.0
I really loved Strömquist's previous book [b:Fruit Of Knowledge: The Vulva vs. The Patriarchy|36321848|Fruit of Knowledge The Vulva vs. the Patriarchy|Liv Strömquist|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1527702324l/36321848._SX50_.jpg|42699187] which started a whole line of questioning in my life, but when I started this one... two years ago now? (I think it had to be at the beginning of 2022...) I accidentally DNFed it.
I finally found the time to get back to it now and finished the book this time and... it's just not as good as Fruit of Knowledge, really nowhere near as good. As I'm writing this review I finished the comic almost month ago and I remember... nothing much. I think the main problem of this book is that it doesn't have a clear message - I feel like non-fic funny feminist comics kind of need that? It felt to me like the author was trying to work out her opinions on love and just put that process on paper, but without any sort of closure. On one hand, it's fine, love is something we don't really understand. But on the other hand, I did feel like she wanted to say something, but didn't quite have the nerve to actually say it. Or maybe she didn't find her answer after all.
Sorry, this is really messy, what I mean to say is: it felt kind of shattered and pointless. It had some great parts though - I especially enjoyed the bits on [a:H.D.|26807|H.D.|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1477748341p2/26807.jpg] and it really made me want to read some of her books (I read a few of her poems in an anthology).
But overall, this was kind of disappointing honestly. It did made me think about some things while I was reading this, but nothing really sticked, so I guess the book isn't very successful. 3,5⭐ for the humour.
I finally found the time to get back to it now and finished the book this time and... it's just not as good as Fruit of Knowledge, really nowhere near as good. As I'm writing this review I finished the comic almost month ago and I remember... nothing much. I think the main problem of this book is that it doesn't have a clear message - I feel like non-fic funny feminist comics kind of need that? It felt to me like the author was trying to work out her opinions on love and just put that process on paper, but without any sort of closure. On one hand, it's fine, love is something we don't really understand. But on the other hand, I did feel like she wanted to say something, but didn't quite have the nerve to actually say it. Or maybe she didn't find her answer after all.
Sorry, this is really messy, what I mean to say is: it felt kind of shattered and pointless. It had some great parts though - I especially enjoyed the bits on [a:H.D.|26807|H.D.|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1477748341p2/26807.jpg] and it really made me want to read some of her books (I read a few of her poems in an anthology).
But overall, this was kind of disappointing honestly. It did made me think about some things while I was reading this, but nothing really sticked, so I guess the book isn't very successful. 3,5⭐ for the humour.
rafaverdan's review against another edition
5.0
Um excelente formato para uma análise sociológica para quem normalmente só lê romances.
cova's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
mehrnoush's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5