mundinova's review against another edition
4.0
Serious issues made silly, entertainment made enlightening.
One of the most amazing women in my life gave me this book as a Christmas gift. I can't believe it took me five months to get around to reading it! I had just come home from a very long and stressful day at work and wasn't in the mood for Edith Wharton. I needed something funny and distracting, hence I picked up this book.
It's a short book, so the time investment is minimal. But it's a vacation away from the real world for just a bit. It's like watching your favorite episode of 30 Rock or Parks and Rec: you'll laugh and then come away feeling an enhanced kinship for your fellow women. A soft-fuzzy that inspires you to change the world.
"He calls me into his office and closes the door . . . to promote me. He promotes me again and again. I am wild with ecstasy."
Theme: 5 stars
Writing/Prose: 4 stars
One of the most amazing women in my life gave me this book as a Christmas gift. I can't believe it took me five months to get around to reading it! I had just come home from a very long and stressful day at work and wasn't in the mood for Edith Wharton. I needed something funny and distracting, hence I picked up this book.
It's a short book, so the time investment is minimal. But it's a vacation away from the real world for just a bit. It's like watching your favorite episode of 30 Rock or Parks and Rec: you'll laugh and then come away feeling an enhanced kinship for your fellow women. A soft-fuzzy that inspires you to change the world.
"He calls me into his office and closes the door . . . to promote me. He promotes me again and again. I am wild with ecstasy."
Theme: 5 stars
Writing/Prose: 4 stars
bibliotequeish's review against another edition
4.0
A fast and funny look at a woman's ideal world.
For little things, like a equal pay being offered a job despite being pregnant not having strange delivery men trying to enter your house uninvited ("he makes no effort to come inside because that would be weird and alarming")... you know little things.
My favorite chapter was "New Literary Erotica for Women"
It had books I love, but with different endings due to equality,
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Scarlet Letter
And of course Romeo and Juliette
This book makes equality look so simple, so why is it so hard?
For little things, like a equal pay being offered a job despite being pregnant not having strange delivery men trying to enter your house uninvited ("he makes no effort to come inside because that would be weird and alarming")... you know little things.
My favorite chapter was "New Literary Erotica for Women"
It had books I love, but with different endings due to equality,
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Scarlet Letter
And of course Romeo and Juliette
This book makes equality look so simple, so why is it so hard?
brittanykayhinton's review against another edition
3.0
As you may guess from the title, this book is not *true* erotica, but is instead packed with the erotic ideas of gender equality, equal pay, and other such fantastical ideas. (Example from the “New Workplace Erotica for Feminists” section: “‘No,’ I say firmly. ‘That’s definitely won’t fit there.’ The meeting immediately moves on to where in the report the logo will fit. And no one labels me a bitch for clearly expressing my professional opinion in my area of expertise.”) I enjoyed this short little book, but it also, likely in its quest to be easily digestible and widespread, is oversimplified and less impactful than it could otherwise be. But I’m glad to leave it on my coffee table as a conversaron starter!
cat_s's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
4.25