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sakisreads's review against another edition
It seems SO interesting, but I am not great at working through scientific non-fiction via books. I would process the information better through podcasts. So sorry about this, because I know Lucy Cooke must have worked incredibly hard, but it wasn’t for me this time around 🥲
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, and Antisemitism
purplepenning's review
challenging
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.5
"Truth lies in diversity and transparency."
An exceptionally readable, enthusiastically funny, and necessary expansion on the "blinkered science" that has misrepresented the female of the species. From the aggressively dominant female hyena on the cover to the peaceful and cooperatively dominant female bonobos, from the murderous matriarchal meercat to the menopausal mensch of a matrilineal orca pod — the animal world is a fascinating spectrum of form and behavior that is far more interesting and diverse than the "sexist mythology" of stereotypes that have been "baked into" our studies of biology.
An exceptionally readable, enthusiastically funny, and necessary expansion on the "blinkered science" that has misrepresented the female of the species. From the aggressively dominant female hyena on the cover to the peaceful and cooperatively dominant female bonobos, from the murderous matriarchal meercat to the menopausal mensch of a matrilineal orca pod — the animal world is a fascinating spectrum of form and behavior that is far more interesting and diverse than the "sexist mythology" of stereotypes that have been "baked into" our studies of biology.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content, Animal cruelty, and Excrement
tinytrashqueen's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, and Animal death
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