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5.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fantastic, mind-blowing, witty.
Have you ever considered why most goddesses are related to fertility? or if not, what was the reason? This is the book where you can find all the answers and relations from a feminist perspective. Exceptionally good and unlike many others it’s not boring on the contrary fun. It’s surprising since almost all goddesses are narrated by men, yet again nearly all of them stand against their pre-description.
From Athena to Baba Yaga, not all but the most significant goddesses have considerable space in this book. Also, even if all of the goddesses mentioned in the book, considered to be lived a hundred years ago, their stance and acts reflect a mirror to our today’s life. And how come they’re the proof that they’re beyond their times and how much we have to learn from them.
All I want to say I couldn’t stop underlining almost all sentences in the book. I learned many things like Remus is the reason the name of the city became Rome, or Athena has been born from Zeus’s headache, and many more...
'No' is a definitive term from de word go: it's one of the first words humans learn....
...But it's also one of the key things we're taught not to say from a very young age, especially if we have been brought up as girls. Girls are conditioned to be compliant, to be considerate of others' feelings; we're taught that saying no is rude. This is why a lot of women find it hard to say no in later life, and why you can find yourself agreeing to all sorts of mad shit simply because you're avoiding answering in the negative (laser-tag hen do in the outer Hebrides, anyone?).
Fantastic, mind-blowing, witty.
Have you ever considered why most goddesses are related to fertility? or if not, what was the reason? This is the book where you can find all the answers and relations from a feminist perspective. Exceptionally good and unlike many others it’s not boring on the contrary fun. It’s surprising since almost all goddesses are narrated by men, yet again nearly all of them stand against their pre-description.
From Athena to Baba Yaga, not all but the most significant goddesses have considerable space in this book. Also, even if all of the goddesses mentioned in the book, considered to be lived a hundred years ago, their stance and acts reflect a mirror to our today’s life. And how come they’re the proof that they’re beyond their times and how much we have to learn from them.
All I want to say I couldn’t stop underlining almost all sentences in the book. I learned many things like Remus is the reason the name of the city became Rome, or Athena has been born from Zeus’s headache, and many more...
'No' is a definitive term from de word go: it's one of the first words humans learn....
...But it's also one of the key things we're taught not to say from a very young age, especially if we have been brought up as girls. Girls are conditioned to be compliant, to be considerate of others' feelings; we're taught that saying no is rude. This is why a lot of women find it hard to say no in later life, and why you can find yourself agreeing to all sorts of mad shit simply because you're avoiding answering in the negative (laser-tag hen do in the outer Hebrides, anyone?).
tonijanereads's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Pretty damn awesome, actually. Designed to be read from cover to cover or to pick a goddess and learn about her. From Athena and Bastet to The Wawilak Sisters and Kali to Green Tara and Lilith and more. So much interesting knowledge the history and foundations of so many goddess we know (and some we may not).
A great read, and something I think I needed of late “Remember, no matter how bad things can seem, the world keeps turning, rolling through the seasons, and although winter is always coming, the sun also rises” (Beaivi and taking care of you your mental health)
Four stars.
A great read, and something I think I needed of late “Remember, no matter how bad things can seem, the world keeps turning, rolling through the seasons, and although winter is always coming, the sun also rises” (Beaivi and taking care of you your mental health)
Four stars.
book_cwtch's review
Individual vignettes about goddesses from around the world and history. While it got a little repetitive, the feminist tones were excellent.