A review by unfiltered_fiction
Do It Like a Woman: ... and Change the World by Caroline Criado Pérez

challenging informative slow-paced

2.0

I really struggled with this book. It has plenty of incredible and important content in the form of the various women interviewed, which is why I have given it two stars. Unfortunately the author's framing narrative and tone really frustrated me. It felt judgemental, picking at the parts of some of the interviewees that the author didn't agree with. Further, the book completely lacks any interdisciplinary nuance, which is an extreme oversight in a 21st century feminist text, to say the least. This book feels distinctly catered towards a commercial version of feminism which just doesn't sit well with me. I read this as part of a book club, and everyone felt very similarly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Abortion