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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Leído para el Guadalupe-Reinas 2023 bajo la consigna de lectura conjunta de las beforas.
A este libro le traía ganas desde que las befores lo leyeron porque lalejandra estaba risa y risa. Y, sí, todo es risas y diversión hasta que el protagonista se da de topes en la cabeza porque no encuentra cómo explicarle el matrimonio a su novia. Está bien curioso cómo en esta utopía no hay hombres y, por lo tanto, no existen el amor romántico.
De las cosas que más risa me dieron es que desde 1915, al menos, ya habían desaparecido los bolsillos de la ropa de mujeres.
A este libro le traía ganas desde que las befores lo leyeron porque lalejandra estaba risa y risa. Y, sí, todo es risas y diversión hasta que el protagonista se da de topes en la cabeza porque no encuentra cómo explicarle el matrimonio a su novia. Está bien curioso cómo en esta utopía no hay hombres y, por lo tanto, no existen el amor romántico.
De las cosas que más risa me dieron es que desde 1915, al menos, ya habían desaparecido los bolsillos de la ropa de mujeres.
Look, there are many things wrong with this book. The slight eugenicist undertones, the way it tries to question gender and gender roles but often ends up doing so at the expense of women not in Herland without digging into the underlying causes. The way it deprived women of sexual desire. I could go on. But it was also absolutely fascinating. Reading it was a wild ride.
adventurous
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The points made with this book, especially as they reflect the treatment of women at the time of its writing, but also as it relates to today's gender inequalities, were very interesting and thought provoking. There are triggers in this book, half of which I could forgive because they aren't things the author supports/advocates for. They are flaws of the main characters' world views. However, I was unable to forgive the author's blatant racism and it is for that reason I rated it lower than I otherwise would have.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault
Moderate: Rape
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
its insane to me that a book written 100+ years ago still rings so true for so many aspects of our societies. yearning for a herland myself.
(also they were lesbians in herland change my mind)
(also they were lesbians in herland change my mind)
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
A fantastic novel! I loved how it presented a feminist utopia like More might, with each chapter dedicated to a different aspect of life, while still having an engaging and foward-moving narrative. The book is a hundred years old, so the content is a little dated (were there no lesbians in Herland?), but it was still an incredibly enjoyable book.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I found that while this is a book I am glad I read, it is not one I see myself returning to. Our narrator, in his effort to catalog his experience, can be quite jumpy, and the formal language made it something of a slow book, even if more than a year takes place in the hundred or so pages.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Kurz bevor ich mit dem Lesen begann realisierte ich, dass es sich um den zweiten Band einer Trilogie handelt. Ich habe es dennoch gelesen und hatte nicht das Gefühl, dass mir irgendetwas fehlte.
Die Geschichte hat mich sehr eingenommen. Ich fand es total spannend. Mit dieser Perspektive wirft die Autorin einen ganz anderen Blick auf unsere gesellschaftlichen Strukturen und sehr interessante gesellschaftliche Fragen wurden aufgeworfen. Ein wichtiges, klassisches Werk. Band 1 und 3 kommen jetzt auf die Merkliste.
Die Geschichte hat mich sehr eingenommen. Ich fand es total spannend. Mit dieser Perspektive wirft die Autorin einen ganz anderen Blick auf unsere gesellschaftlichen Strukturen und sehr interessante gesellschaftliche Fragen wurden aufgeworfen. Ein wichtiges, klassisches Werk. Band 1 und 3 kommen jetzt auf die Merkliste.
Although I appreciate the satire, Herland doesn’t represent feminism of today’s time. Feminism is intersectional. The idea of a women dominated society is not original to Gilman either. Sultana’s Dream by Begum Rokeya was published 10 years prior among other works of fiction that delve into the same trope.