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A review by bookapotamus
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik
3.0
So, aside from going to Harvard, becoming the second woman and the first Jewish woman ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, and now, a social icon ... as they say in the People Magazine 'She's just like us!" OK, maybe that's a stretch, but it DOES make me feel a little less schlubby next to all her achievements to know that I passed my driver's test on the FIRST try... but it took Justice Ginsburg FIVE times! #oneuponRBG Oh, and she played the cello! And I did too! So.. you know #samesies!
I really thought this was going to delve a little more into WHO RBG was, not just what she's done. I was hoping for some more insight into the woman, not just how she championed for gay rights, women’s rights, the poor, and many other marginalized groups - because we all already know how incredible amazing she is doing all of those things!
I felt like this book though was a bit ambitious and couldn't figure out what it wanted to be. A serious historical lesson on laws, and rulings, and backlash on important issues? A historical look at women's rights? A deep, detailed insight into how many pushups RGB can do and where she gets her collars? It was a bit all over the place in tone for my taste ... and I cringed a bit at the cutesy butchering of Biggie's song titles... (big Notorious BIG fan here!) A little too disjointed in the playful vs. serious tones... without a clear objective to be one or the other. And definitely a bit to "schticky" for my taste. #tryingtoohard
In the end I learned a bit about how she helped shape and contribute to some of the most important legal decisions in history, a few fun facts about her life, and that reading about laws and legal jargon is a perfectly acceptable alternative to Ambien. Zzzzzzz......
I really thought this was going to delve a little more into WHO RBG was, not just what she's done. I was hoping for some more insight into the woman, not just how she championed for gay rights, women’s rights, the poor, and many other marginalized groups - because we all already know how incredible amazing she is doing all of those things!
I felt like this book though was a bit ambitious and couldn't figure out what it wanted to be. A serious historical lesson on laws, and rulings, and backlash on important issues? A historical look at women's rights? A deep, detailed insight into how many pushups RGB can do and where she gets her collars? It was a bit all over the place in tone for my taste ... and I cringed a bit at the cutesy butchering of Biggie's song titles... (big Notorious BIG fan here!) A little too disjointed in the playful vs. serious tones... without a clear objective to be one or the other. And definitely a bit to "schticky" for my taste. #tryingtoohard
In the end I learned a bit about how she helped shape and contribute to some of the most important legal decisions in history, a few fun facts about her life, and that reading about laws and legal jargon is a perfectly acceptable alternative to Ambien. Zzzzzzz......