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A review by emcdonnell
When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney
3.0
This book was good in that I do feel I have learned a lot about the female rulers of Egypt as well as the history of the Egyptian dynasty in general. The author wrote in a way that was accurate and compelling, which kept me from falling asleep like I would when reading school history books.
However, this book is extremely problematic in that it shoves feminism down your throat while simultaneously being extremely sexist in the assumptions about it makes about women (and mens opinions of them!) Additionally, the random political jargon and commentary regarding current politicians was unnecessary and distracting from the content. In attempting to be witty and relatable, the author just managed to piss me off by expressing unrelated opinions on hot button politicians.
However, this book is extremely problematic in that it shoves feminism down your throat while simultaneously being extremely sexist in the assumptions about it makes about women (and mens opinions of them!) Additionally, the random political jargon and commentary regarding current politicians was unnecessary and distracting from the content. In attempting to be witty and relatable, the author just managed to piss me off by expressing unrelated opinions on hot button politicians.