luceeefur's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
I grew up in the 90s so a lot of what was covered in this book were things I knew about but that I didn't fully comprehend due to my young age, and I appreciated the application of the modern feminist lens to a lot of these events/people/cultural movements.
caitlyn888's review
3.0
I was a child in the 90s but didn't come of age until the early 2000s, so many of the topics covered are events that I've been retroactively learning about. But it was enjoyable to read about certain 90s staples that I'm pretty familiar with - Monica Lewinsky, "Roseanne," the Spice Girls, Lisa Frank - and better understand how women were "bitchified" as the book says, or how capitalism packaged feminism aka "Girl Power!" into trinkets girls could buy.
This book leans very heteronormative, and even though the author does try to diversify her subjects by including passages about "Living Single," TLC, and Anita Hill, it still skews predominantly white in its focus. I would've been interested to read about Selena Quintanilla, the backlash lesbian celebrities received, or female rappers like Lil' Kim and Missy Elliott, who literally used the word "bitch" as a term of empowerment.
This book leans very heteronormative, and even though the author does try to diversify her subjects by including passages about "Living Single," TLC, and Anita Hill, it still skews predominantly white in its focus. I would've been interested to read about Selena Quintanilla, the backlash lesbian celebrities received, or female rappers like Lil' Kim and Missy Elliott, who literally used the word "bitch" as a term of empowerment.
onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition
funny
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny