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mariah_oshields's review against another edition
4.0
So I had to read this for my studies of a graphic novels class. This has been my first ever graphic novel I have ever read, and I think this was a very good one to start with. It isn't set up like your normal graphic novel. It is set up more like a picture book in my eyes.
I was super hesitant reading this because right on the cover, it says that its a Feminist comic, and I know that is a super touchy subject for many people. But once I started reading it, I noticed I was able to really relate with this comic, even though I don't consider myself a feminist. Overall it was a very fast and enjoyable read, one that I have already recommended to many of my friends and family.
I was super hesitant reading this because right on the cover, it says that its a Feminist comic, and I know that is a super touchy subject for many people. But once I started reading it, I noticed I was able to really relate with this comic, even though I don't consider myself a feminist. Overall it was a very fast and enjoyable read, one that I have already recommended to many of my friends and family.
unwisely's review against another edition
3.0
So this is less a novel than a series of novellas or vignettes, as the author discovers her own feminism and activism. It was a quick, pleasant read, and maybe could introduce someone to basic concepts in a way they could receive? There were a couple things that were very not American (since she's French), but it was overall pretty relatable.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
I've never been so annoyed by a font in a comic book. It's a remarkably poor choice, and I'm disappointed that the author, the editors, and the press let the book go out looking like this. It does the entire book a huge disservice. Also, the page numbers are in the gutter of the book, instead of the outside corners, where they'd be easier to read. Whoever designed the layout for this book needs to take another online course on publishing because most high school zines copied at Staples are put together better than this Seven Stories book.
The stories vary in quality. I enjoyed the stories where Emma focused on world events more than her daily routine comics. But the more mommy blog aspects, in addition to the aforementioned amateur design problems made this book a chore to read.
I recommend it for privileged white mommies who like loopy cursive and whining more than the feminism promised on the cover.
The stories vary in quality. I enjoyed the stories where Emma focused on world events more than her daily routine comics. But the more mommy blog aspects, in addition to the aforementioned amateur design problems made this book a chore to read.
I recommend it for privileged white mommies who like loopy cursive and whining more than the feminism promised on the cover.
kacktus's review against another edition
3.0
Not anything too groundbreaking, but still nice. I really, really like the artstyle, even though it isn’t super refined.
nuttyxander's review against another edition
3.0
Parts of this are really good, but it's a really uneven collection.
nonsensesinger's review against another edition
3.0
The Mental Load by EMMA has a lot of disparate elements. The main theme of these chapters is feminism and living in a world where less is expected of women on a daily basis, where they are free with their bodies and respected, treated like equals. The author uses a number of stories and almost fictional parables to get that point across including a futuristic story in which her future daughter lives in a world where women are always topless but wants to wear a bra, she tells the stories of her friends whose husbands and partners expect them to think of every possible outcome and run household chores themselves, she talks about episiotomies and how they are used to speed childbirth and usher women out of hospitals sooner while traumatizing them. So much of this book were points or takes I had never heard...even in other feminist, semi or fully autobiographical work such as 'Kid Gloves' by Lucy Knisley. I recommend this book in that it brings up points and hypothetical realities that very well illustrate it's thesis. There are parts of this book that, while immensely thought provoking, do NOT feed into the thesis such as several stories about immigrants being roughed up and kicked out of their homes by police in France and other tangents that, while making a point the world needs to hear...do not jive with her fictional future bra wearing daughter. The drawings are very simple, very stylized and all plopped and potted on a white page in a very simplistic way. This is not a book to read for the art, it is a book to read for the thought.
colleendixon's review against another edition
3.0
We perform a complex balancing act every day, stuck between commands to stand up for ourselves and accusations of hysteria when we do.
bookwormmoo's review against another edition
4.0
I did like this a lot, it was fun and interesting and probably more readable for the lovely anti-feminists out there than any feminist lit, but it was definitely a bit too superficial and France-centric than I wanted - the last chapter when the author complains about France’s parental leave laws and comparing them to other European countries I was cracking up the US is just like go fuck yourself.