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A review by lavieee
Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
As many have mentioned before, the worst part avout this book is that there is not more of it.
The book tackles some rather compex topics in what I feel is an accessible and easy to understand way. The vocabulary isn't overly complex, each idea is very well developed and explained. You don't need to know the greek poems that come up through the book for the comparison and explanations to make sense. Mary Beard does an excellent job of explaining the struggle of womeb to reach and stay in power.
The book tackles some rather compex topics in what I feel is an accessible and easy to understand way. The vocabulary isn't overly complex, each idea is very well developed and explained. You don't need to know the greek poems that come up through the book for the comparison and explanations to make sense. Mary Beard does an excellent job of explaining the struggle of womeb to reach and stay in power.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual violence