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yasminesumman's review against another edition
slow-paced
0.25
Incredibly boring pink-washed feminism
anavtelana's review against another edition
3.0
I received an audio ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased opinion.
So I just finished listening to this audiobook and it was a fairly pleasant experience.
I really liked that the author of the book was the one who read it out loud, because it feels like she is talking to you personally. As I said, I enjoyed reading this book and I found the topics that were talked about very interesting. Nevertheless, I felt like it superficially touched on many different themes, but she didn't seem to completely dive into them. Because of that, I think I would have liked this book much more if I had read it some years ago, when I didn't know what I do now about feminism, because this felt kind of repetitive, like listening to something that I had already heard. Buuuut also, precisely because of this aspect, I think this book could be amazing for some people as an introduction to feminism! Did I agree with everything she said? Not really, but I think that it was for the most part a pretty good read.
* One thing that I realised after I finished the book was that some people were saying Florence Given, the author, plagiarised part of the book or, at least, was hugely inspired by Chidera Eggerue - a woman of color - and her work "What a Time to Be Alone". And apparently Florence failed to give credit. I don't know enough about the situation and I haven't read Chidera's book, so I can't be certain that this is true. But if it is, I think Florence, as she herself acknowledges in her book that she has many privileges as a non-disabled, cis, white woman, should apologise and use her huge platform to amplify the voices of other women or non binary people that aren't as privileged.
** Okay, now I feel bad because maybe that was too harsh. I usually don't comment on those kind of things but I thought it was definitely important to point that out. Hopefully Florence will be able to learn from this and act on all the wonderful things she talked about in her book <3
So I just finished listening to this audiobook and it was a fairly pleasant experience.
I really liked that the author of the book was the one who read it out loud, because it feels like she is talking to you personally. As I said, I enjoyed reading this book and I found the topics that were talked about very interesting. Nevertheless, I felt like it superficially touched on many different themes, but she didn't seem to completely dive into them. Because of that, I think I would have liked this book much more if I had read it some years ago, when I didn't know what I do now about feminism, because this felt kind of repetitive, like listening to something that I had already heard. Buuuut also, precisely because of this aspect, I think this book could be amazing for some people as an introduction to feminism! Did I agree with everything she said? Not really, but I think that it was for the most part a pretty good read.
* One thing that I realised after I finished the book was that some people were saying Florence Given, the author, plagiarised part of the book or, at least, was hugely inspired by Chidera Eggerue - a woman of color - and her work "What a Time to Be Alone". And apparently Florence failed to give credit. I don't know enough about the situation and I haven't read Chidera's book, so I can't be certain that this is true. But if it is, I think Florence, as she herself acknowledges in her book that she has many privileges as a non-disabled, cis, white woman, should apologise and use her huge platform to amplify the voices of other women or non binary people that aren't as privileged.
** Okay, now I feel bad because maybe that was too harsh. I usually don't comment on those kind of things but I thought it was definitely important to point that out. Hopefully Florence will be able to learn from this and act on all the wonderful things she talked about in her book <3
thatgeekcalledmo's review against another edition
3.0
DNF page 122-
It’s okay for a basic intro into feminism. Would recommend for teenagers or people just getting into feminist works. But this is very basic and surface level. A lot of the stuff is pretty repetitive and common feminist talking points that I’ve heard plenty of times over with nothing really new added to it. 3 stars because there’s not necessarily anything wrong about the book but it’s just not for me personally. I kinda wished the book deep dived into some of the topics it brought up or feminist history or studies/statistics to give it some more meat but it is what it is.
It’s okay for a basic intro into feminism. Would recommend for teenagers or people just getting into feminist works. But this is very basic and surface level. A lot of the stuff is pretty repetitive and common feminist talking points that I’ve heard plenty of times over with nothing really new added to it. 3 stars because there’s not necessarily anything wrong about the book but it’s just not for me personally. I kinda wished the book deep dived into some of the topics it brought up or feminist history or studies/statistics to give it some more meat but it is what it is.
angel_rose's review against another edition
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
kailinguo's review against another edition
3.0
I feel like this book has a lot of good messaging, but at the same time some of her opinions can be so deeply entrenched in rebelling against the patriarchal view of the world that it effectively removes women’s agency from the consideration entirely. To say that a thing is bad because it’s part of the patriarchy and therefore we must shun it, is giving the patriarchy altogether too much credit. They don’t own marriage as a concept just because of her perception of marriage being historically used as a way to possess women? Not to say that’s not valid, she has some history of trauma and that’s influenced her perception of the world too. Idk.
sarahjx's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Biphobia and Fatphobia
the_reading_italian's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Fantastic book! Had me doing a lot of self reflection, and I really enjoyed a lot of the anecdotes. I think this is an important read for everyone, no matter their identity/gender/orientation. It was eye opening in a lot of ways, and a very enjoyable read!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault