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A review by xxlua
Too Much: How Victorian Constraints Still Bind Women Today by Rachel Vorona Cote
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
2.5
i had such high hopes for this book and i wound up pretty disappointed. i had gone in expecting a piece of feminist nonfiction, exploring how societal expectations from the victorian era still impact us today. instead most chapters were written more like a memoir. it felt like the author used this book to process her trauma and mental illness and sometimes justify her own shitty behavior.
each chapter points were made and ideas were thrown out and they were never tied together in any thought provoking or insightful way.
the author references a lot of victorian and present day literature, oftentimes with spoilers to a lot of works i havent gotten to read yet.
the chapter “cheat” frustrated me the most. no points were made. the authors behavior is not an example of a woman being “too much” - its the example of a woman being a manipulative shitty person & taking ZERO accountability for it.
the greatest win here goes to whoever designed the cover - well done on that
each chapter points were made and ideas were thrown out and they were never tied together in any thought provoking or insightful way.
the author references a lot of victorian and present day literature, oftentimes with spoilers to a lot of works i havent gotten to read yet.
the chapter “cheat” frustrated me the most. no points were made. the authors behavior is not an example of a woman being “too much” - its the example of a woman being a manipulative shitty person & taking ZERO accountability for it.
the greatest win here goes to whoever designed the cover - well done on that
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt