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Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'
The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History by Kassia St. Clair
2 reviews
jijirich's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
2.5
I really liked the author's book on color, and I loved The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World, but this book didn't quite hook me. I did learn enough to be glad I read it, but I am mostly glad to be done.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Suicide, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, and Fire/Fire injury
foxo_cube's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
relaxing
fast-paced
3.5
A nice book, probably best for reading casually or dipping in and out of (I sit and read loads at once, which didn't detract from the experience, but it had that sort of feel to it). I'd probably rate it more like 3.5, but I'll round up.
The book is split into sections based on cultures/time periods, more or less, and collate a few stories within them. It doesn't delve terribly deep, so if you're extra knowledgeable about textile history, you'd probably know a good deal of it, and it has a tendency to repeat itself occasionally on basic points (hence why I think it's sort of written to be dipped into instead of binge-read), but there's some really interesting stuff in there. It's certainly given me some more things to read more into, and I like that sort of thing.
The writing itself is pleasant to read, and uses fabric-related turns of phrase often, which was pretty cute. I would recommend it to anyone with some interest in the subject matter, either as a jumping point for further reading if you're inclined that way, or just to learn a little more about some of the more notable historical uses and methods of textiles and textile creation.
The book is split into sections based on cultures/time periods, more or less, and collate a few stories within them. It doesn't delve terribly deep, so if you're extra knowledgeable about textile history, you'd probably know a good deal of it, and it has a tendency to repeat itself occasionally on basic points (hence why I think it's sort of written to be dipped into instead of binge-read), but there's some really interesting stuff in there. It's certainly given me some more things to read more into, and I like that sort of thing.
The writing itself is pleasant to read, and uses fabric-related turns of phrase often, which was pretty cute. I would recommend it to anyone with some interest in the subject matter, either as a jumping point for further reading if you're inclined that way, or just to learn a little more about some of the more notable historical uses and methods of textiles and textile creation.
Moderate: Slavery and Colonisation
Minor: Misogyny, War, and Classism
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