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rachelini's review
4.0
This was great. A discussion of the 4 biggest selling albums by women in Canada, feminism, and the author's teenage experience of these artists.
cordee's review
5.0
Setting aside the fact that the author is a personal friend of mine, We Oughta Know is one of my favourite books on the topic of pop culture analysis. Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Alanis Morissette and Sarah McLachlan are four female Canadian musicians who are extremely successful, yet polarizing. People either love them or hate them and the media had a lot to do with that narrative. The author provides an insightful examination of gender politics and music in the 90s especially with regard to how the media shaped perceptions of these four women and how their audiences related to them. Warner's stye is engaging and she digs deeply into her personal experiences to illustrate her point.
bookworm42's review
4.0
Andrea Warner is definitely someone I would like to have a beer with; her funny, intelligent wit shows through these pages. Through reading this book I was reminded of my own experiences with Canadian music and women in general. Jagged Little Pill was the first CD I bought so I have a heart for her specifically but it forced a perspective I had never considered before. Being introduced to a new preservative is never a bad thing, nor was the new music I was introduced to through the Appendixes.
clanktrees's review
5.0
Didn't expect the dad grief stuff or the much - appreciated chapters on the history and state of women in music and feminism in music. The writer is super relatable and likeable, and I love all the takedowns of historical misogynist reviews. Super enjoyable and satisfying.
thematthewmurray's review
3.0
A lot more about the personal experiences of Warner than I expected. Plus, the second appendix is literally 90% reprints of text that appeared earlier in the book. Seems as though it's just there to pad out the page count of this fairly slim volume.
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