Reviews with content warning for Eating disorder - Mer än en kvinna

Unfortunately, there are so many TERFs in the UK that unless a feminist speaker is actively inclusive of trans women, I assume she is a TERF. That was my vibe on this book and it made it tough to get through. The parts that weren't heavy on gender essentialism were funny :/

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emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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3.5

I went into this knowing I wasn't the target demographic, since it's about being a middle aged woman, but because I like Caitlin Moran it was still pretty entertaining. I'm sure like many people my age, How To Be A Woman was the first book about feminism I read and in comparison this one felt less radical, probably because I've read a such diverse range of feminist voices since then. I enjoyed it more as a memoir than as a manifesto because there were quite a few chapters which didn't really resonate with me. For example, her discussions of heterosexual marriage and raising children don't align with my life. I really like her writing style though and it still felt worth the read. There were some tender, funny moments and she writes really movingly about her daughter's eating disorder.

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