A review by jessebosco
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
Notorious RBG was my first audiobook of the year and I enjoyed listening to it rather than sitting down with a copy and reading it. i find that I get a bit lost in footnotes and case notes when i am reading a biography and listening definitely improved the experience for me!
One of the things that I enjoyed most about this book was not only the humanization of Justice Ginsburg but also of the other justices on the court, the clerks, the process itself of working together in deliberation and not against each other. It was also a helpful reminder that the United States has come so far in such a short amount of time, but that the work is never quite complete. The side stories of the people who came after Justice Ginsburg, or clerked for her, or were quoted in the book itself, illuminated how widely the path was paved by RBG herself. It was a bit sad listening to the end points where she was still living at the time of original publication, but the decision to read it in her honor was worthwhile and taught me more about how difficult it was for many women who are still living, and relatively young at that!
I am happy that I picked this book for my first read about RBG and would recommend it to others, especially in audiobook format.
One of the things that I enjoyed most about this book was not only the humanization of Justice Ginsburg but also of the other justices on the court, the clerks, the process itself of working together in deliberation and not against each other. It was also a helpful reminder that the United States has come so far in such a short amount of time, but that the work is never quite complete. The side stories of the people who came after Justice Ginsburg, or clerked for her, or were quoted in the book itself, illuminated how widely the path was paved by RBG herself. It was a bit sad listening to the end points where she was still living at the time of original publication, but the decision to read it in her honor was worthwhile and taught me more about how difficult it was for many women who are still living, and relatively young at that!
I am happy that I picked this book for my first read about RBG and would recommend it to others, especially in audiobook format.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Terminal illness, and Cancer