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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
It reads like baby's first feminist book. Which, you know, it's fine if you're looking for a quick, sort of funny, easy on the eyes book to introduce someone to some ideas of feminism and some of the women involved in the movement throughout the years. Although at times, these women are little more than names dropped in a long list of names, at which point you're expected to look them up elsewhere.
Some women get the spotlight while others don't, which I guess was somewhat ok back when the book was published originally in 2021, but should've been revised and edited for the English translation in 2023 (yes, I'm talking about JK Rowling and Hillary Clinton, for example).
And like other reviews mentioned already, this book fails to live up to its' title and premise: it does not teach you at all about dismantling the patriarchy, serving more as a platform to denounce sexist individuals throughout the ages more than explaining the ways which the patriarchy affects all kinds of people, and what we can do to help change this status quo.
Some women get the spotlight while others don't, which I guess was somewhat ok back when the book was published originally in 2021, but should've been revised and edited for the English translation in 2023 (yes, I'm talking about JK Rowling and Hillary Clinton, for example).
And like other reviews mentioned already, this book fails to live up to its' title and premise: it does not teach you at all about dismantling the patriarchy, serving more as a platform to denounce sexist individuals throughout the ages more than explaining the ways which the patriarchy affects all kinds of people, and what we can do to help change this status quo.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism, Suicide, Abortion
It's actually pretty good, but there's too much nudity for it to be appropriate for my classroom library, and I didn't decide to finish reading it just for my own pleasure.
I think young people today need to learn about the patriarchy, and this book will get them part way there. It was very westernized and centered in whiteness, even though some women of color were quoted. I wish there would have been a section on matrilineal cultures, often non-western, indigenous. I wish there were some ways that young people could smash the patriarchy in their own lives. 3.5
funny
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fast-paced
En lättöverskådlig och frustrerande men samtidigt lustig promenad genom sexismens historia. Bilderna är en lagom blandning skönhet och humor. Kan lätt rekommendera den för de flesta från ca 12 år uppåt, speciellt om man inte är särskilt insatt i feminismens historia.
#NetGalleyArc This was a fun, quick read. A great way to learn some history and to discuss the problems of our world.
emotional
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fast-paced
I wanted to like this more than I did. I think it's a mixture of a) this is a great book for someone learning about feminism (I am well above this level) and b) the structure. It does a great job at squeezing plenty in such a short book, but I do also find the chapters ending abruptly where I want more information.
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted