A review by sbookreader
In Praise of Difficult Women: Life Lessons from 29 Heroines Who Dared to Break the Rules by Karen Karbo
1.0
Well. This aged poorly. It opened with a tribute to J.K. Rowling, who has since come forth as an unrepentant TERF outspokenly against any kind of truly intersectional feminism.
“Okay,” I thought. “That wasn’t widely known at the time of publication. I’ll skip that chapter.”
What then followed were several examples of extremely white USAmerican hometown heroes, in which the author sets her Difficult Women ™️ against other, presumably lesser women, who have different life experiences and goals. Because we all know the best way to achieve true equality is to tear down other people who don’t meet our own lofty standards.
Gave up at chapter 4. If there are gems of wisdom in later chapters, I do not regret missing them.
“Okay,” I thought. “That wasn’t widely known at the time of publication. I’ll skip that chapter.”
What then followed were several examples of extremely white USAmerican hometown heroes, in which the author sets her Difficult Women ™️ against other, presumably lesser women, who have different life experiences and goals. Because we all know the best way to achieve true equality is to tear down other people who don’t meet our own lofty standards.
Gave up at chapter 4. If there are gems of wisdom in later chapters, I do not regret missing them.