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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
Moran is pretty funny. She perfectly evades being that type of try-hard funny... and her writing is impeccable. I could read stories written by her forever I think.
Once again a book by Caitlin Moran was hard to rate. How to build a girl was an easy 5 stars for me but then again it was a fiction book. I actually enjoyed that this book was rather chaotic in it's was of changing subjects quickly and feeling a little rambly. Reminded me of myself and that's always fun. It was intriguing and interesting to get into her head a bit but not a new favorite non fiction. Think my rating is around 3.7 stars.
Caitlin Moran's Moranthology is my book of seconds. It has been my second Moran book, each of which were read on trips to the UK. Moranthology was read on my second trip to the UK.
Moran is a journalist and Moranthology is a compilation of her articles and thoughts on a whole range of issues, including social, pop-culture, feminism and politics.
Although between my two trips this year, I've spent nearly six weeks in the UK, there is still so much about British culture in which I'm clueless. I know that many things Moran writes about go right over my head. I did a silent cheer every time I "got" something, that I would have been clueless about prior to my vacations or dating my Brit.
There were some pop-culture things that I didn't get because there are shows, Dr. Who for example, that I don't watch. I skimmed that chapter. However, I got tears from laughing so hard over her dissection and tear-down of Downton Abbey. Downton Abbey is one of my favorite shows, but Moran makes some very valid points for it being a shoddy melodrama.
She has a great comedic writing style, but not all of her articles are funny. Moran lived a very financially disadvantaged childhood with her father on disability and her family scrapping by on public assistance. Her past is often a theme in her writing. One of her stand-out chapters is a very frank rant about why blaming the poor and cutting social services is not an acceptable or moral solution in modern society. As someone who has been fortunate to lead a very privileged life, it was a hard look at how the other half lives and a reminder to show compassion. Her words stuck with me.
Moran comes across as very likable and as someone that would be fun to hang out with in a pub. She's quirky, proudly shows her flaws and has the ability to laugh at herself. This makes her very accessible to readers, I only wish that I understood more of her references.
Please visit my blog for more reviews and trip reports from my trip to the UK!!!
Moran is a journalist and Moranthology is a compilation of her articles and thoughts on a whole range of issues, including social, pop-culture, feminism and politics.
Although between my two trips this year, I've spent nearly six weeks in the UK, there is still so much about British culture in which I'm clueless. I know that many things Moran writes about go right over my head. I did a silent cheer every time I "got" something, that I would have been clueless about prior to my vacations or dating my Brit.
There were some pop-culture things that I didn't get because there are shows, Dr. Who for example, that I don't watch. I skimmed that chapter. However, I got tears from laughing so hard over her dissection and tear-down of Downton Abbey. Downton Abbey is one of my favorite shows, but Moran makes some very valid points for it being a shoddy melodrama.
She has a great comedic writing style, but not all of her articles are funny. Moran lived a very financially disadvantaged childhood with her father on disability and her family scrapping by on public assistance. Her past is often a theme in her writing. One of her stand-out chapters is a very frank rant about why blaming the poor and cutting social services is not an acceptable or moral solution in modern society. As someone who has been fortunate to lead a very privileged life, it was a hard look at how the other half lives and a reminder to show compassion. Her words stuck with me.
Moran comes across as very likable and as someone that would be fun to hang out with in a pub. She's quirky, proudly shows her flaws and has the ability to laugh at herself. This makes her very accessible to readers, I only wish that I understood more of her references.
Please visit my blog for more reviews and trip reports from my trip to the UK!!!
I desperately wish that I had Caitlin Moran in my life as a young-awkward-large-haired-journalist in the making. I'm glad I found her now, but dear lord, if I'd had access to her smashing wit, fearless confessional style and painless insertions of personal opinion to bolster me in the man's world of journalism I would have felt less like a piece of kelp trying to stay put in a vast, churning sea and more like a firmly suctioned starfish, chilling on my rock.
Full of her previously published articles and columns, this anthology (aha!) is a gem for journalism junkies, music fans or people who enjoy a fantastic laugh.
Full of her previously published articles and columns, this anthology (aha!) is a gem for journalism junkies, music fans or people who enjoy a fantastic laugh.
This book upset me. Because I learned that the gray streak in Caitlin Moran's hair is FAKE. Also, there are SO MANY errors in this book, it makes me crazy. I know I'm too tightly wound about errors in books, but there are just so many in this thing, was ANYONE proofing it? Aside from understandable typos, Moran constantly called Christopher Eccleston, Christopher Ecclestone, and Peter Davison, Peter Davidson. Baaaaarf.
But I can't hate too much because I do so love her.
But I can't hate too much because I do so love her.
some good stuff, some bad stuff. rather grating and self-important in parts, plus the occasional half-baked idea masquerading as 'feminism' i.e. "men do this. women do the opposite. i am speaking for all women."
some genuinely lovely/moving essays though, plus bits which made me hoot with laughter. a mixed bag, fo'sho!
some genuinely lovely/moving essays though, plus bits which made me hoot with laughter. a mixed bag, fo'sho!
Loved Caitlin Moran's essay collection How To Be A Woman, but this feels like a much lighter version of the same thing, since these are reprinted newspaper columns and they're all much shorter than the essays there. There are certainly some fun things in here, like the drooling Downton Abbey recaps and Moran's piece about interviewing / hanging out with Keith Richards and Paul McCartney (oh, some of her questions for them are embarrassing and awkward), and she's still insightful and opinionated, which is a great combination. But there's nothing with the strong impact of her other non-fiction book, and I'd recommend starting with that book as a meal, and saving this one for dessert.
In short, this is a collection of Caitlin Moran's finest work.
Funny, often poignant and out of this world, Moran writes with humour and tenderness about everything cultural and current - trips with Lady Gaga to David Cameron to her support for the Welfare State and our libraries.
reading this collection of her work, Moran gives so much of herself to her readers you almost feel you could be catching up with a best friend. She says it like it is without coating, with sugar or otherwise.
How to be a Woman was a fantastic read, but Moranthology is a fast-paced journey through the landmarks of modern times and a particularly brilliant and unglamourous account of a seemingly glamourous career.
Funny, often poignant and out of this world, Moran writes with humour and tenderness about everything cultural and current - trips with Lady Gaga to David Cameron to her support for the Welfare State and our libraries.
reading this collection of her work, Moran gives so much of herself to her readers you almost feel you could be catching up with a best friend. She says it like it is without coating, with sugar or otherwise.
How to be a Woman was a fantastic read, but Moranthology is a fast-paced journey through the landmarks of modern times and a particularly brilliant and unglamourous account of a seemingly glamourous career.
Some good serious ones, many laugh-out-loud funny, but in the end just a bunch of articles on pop culture.
Quotes to come
Quotes to come
informative
medium-paced