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A review by 0ivy0
A History of the World in 21 Women: A Personal Selection by Jenni Murray
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
2.5
This book contains 21 mini biographies of famous cis-women with different backgrounds, from different countries and periods of time.
As interesting as the concept sounds, I felt that I leant more about the Author than the women and that there was too much of a focus on the home life of some women (male partners, children and parents etc) - although some discussion is needed, we didn't need that much focus.
There were multiple discussions of SA and rape, including some with graphic detail with no warning in advance.
I also felt that some of the included women performed hateful/shocking acts that the author overlooked despite the feminist nature of the book
As interesting as the concept sounds, I felt that I leant more about the Author than the women and that there was too much of a focus on the home life of some women (male partners, children and parents etc) - although some discussion is needed, we didn't need that much focus.
There were multiple discussions of SA and rape, including some with graphic detail with no warning in advance.
I also felt that some of the included women performed hateful/shocking acts that the author overlooked despite the feminist nature of the book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Sexual assault