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jenhurst's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed seeing a book talk about how Covid disproportionately affects women, particularly WOC. But I don’t think the book did the best job or selling it’s point. There was moments where I wasn’t sure who the target audiences were. I expected it to be more like Unwell women, but talking about the gap in healthcare but I felt like it didn’t do that as was promised. It just read like a basic feminist book. Most of the points became repetitive after awhile as well.
tender_onion's review
informative
medium-paced
3.5
With the exception of quoting others, the language chosen by the author is cisheteronormative, and almost exclusively describes experiences of cisgender women.
This was a bit of a let down for a book that was otherwise intersectional, as it failed to share/reflect on how many of the topics discussed also impact trans people, and not just people who were assigned female at birth (including trans men, trans women, nonbinary folks, two-spirit people, agender people, gender nonconforming folks, and everyone else whose gender resides outside of the gender binary).
This was a bit of a let down for a book that was otherwise intersectional, as it failed to share/reflect on how many of the topics discussed also impact trans people, and not just people who were assigned female at birth (including trans men, trans women, nonbinary folks, two-spirit people, agender people, gender nonconforming folks, and everyone else whose gender resides outside of the gender binary).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Violence, Medical content, Miscarriage, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Child death, Medical trauma, Rape, Suicide attempt, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Racism, Sexual violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Police brutality, Fatphobia, Gun violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic
elles_books's review
3.0
The title and description is a bit misleading and the book barely scratches the surface of women's struggles in the healthcare system, but still worth the read - especially if you aren't familiar with the topic and/or a man.
Still annoyed that the largest chapter of the book emphasised "how am i supposed to be expected to care for my children since the pandemic closed down childcare facilities?" as if you didn't make a conscious choice to have children and the role of a parent is to... care for them? I understand in the context of working parents, having to take time off etc, and women being more likely to be the stay-at-home parent and returning to a 1950s-esque-housewife-while-the man-goes-to-work scenario, but it just felt a little weird. Like yeah, you chose to have children and now you have to care for your child? Shocking concept i know.
Still annoyed that the largest chapter of the book emphasised "how am i supposed to be expected to care for my children since the pandemic closed down childcare facilities?" as if you didn't make a conscious choice to have children and the role of a parent is to... care for them? I understand in the context of working parents, having to take time off etc, and women being more likely to be the stay-at-home parent and returning to a 1950s-esque-housewife-while-the man-goes-to-work scenario, but it just felt a little weird. Like yeah, you chose to have children and now you have to care for your child? Shocking concept i know.
baronet_coins's review
informative
3.75
A fairly good book, though I think Dobbs changing the landscape of the US makes it a little out of date.
gabrielle_erin's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting and so, so relevant. As a woman who has been continually dismissed and manipulated in the Australian health care system, I strongly related to the issues Hossain raises. I do think if Hossain focused on exploring the depth of some particular issues rather than the breadth, perhaps her arguments would have been stronger, but all in all, a very important read.
ionaash's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 ⭐️ ( the first 7 chapters were 3.5-4⭐️)
This book started off really strong and I found it so fascinating. As a woman who has waited 14 years for Endometriosis diagnosis and surgery reading this book in my recovery period hit close to home and really sparked my feminine rage.
However chapter 8 it went very downhill. The blatant privilege exhibited in that chapter really got under my skin and I found the book never recovered. Everything after that felt very repetitive and it served no greater purpose to the book.
This book started off really strong and I found it so fascinating. As a woman who has waited 14 years for Endometriosis diagnosis and surgery reading this book in my recovery period hit close to home and really sparked my feminine rage.
However chapter 8 it went very downhill. The blatant privilege exhibited in that chapter really got under my skin and I found the book never recovered. Everything after that felt very repetitive and it served no greater purpose to the book.