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A review by tenar
The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona Eltahawy
challenging
dark
inspiring
fast-paced
2.75
Not all of the footnotes seem to point to real data or evidence. For example, the claim about the life expectancy of trans women of color in the US does not seem to be substantiated in any of the three links in the footnotes. It was also only really intersectional in lip-service. But the parts that were the author’s personal experience are powerful, and I appreciated her radical takes on how to fight the patriarchy.
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Police brutality
Minor: Torture and Religious bigotry