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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.
hanreadsstuff's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
2.75
This was just OK. Repetitive and written from a place of such privilege that I don't think the author was anywhere near analysing her blind spots.
This book should have been written by someone who was closer to the issue.
This book should have been written by someone who was closer to the issue.
meswaney830's review against another edition
If you aren't already knowledgeable of the sexism and racism that takes place within healthcare system I think it's a book I would recommend. For me personally though I already knew the information that was being presented, so I wasn' really taking anything new away from the book.
christie_esau's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 - an extremely important arena in which to consider racism. I wish, however, this book had been published prior to COVID-19 as it felt at times too specifically oriented around the pandemic rather than women's health racism generally. Nonetheless, a valuable resource.
faliiza's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Enraging. Especially the first hand experiences.