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monstergirlreading's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
lraeskat's review against another edition
4.0
Probably 3.5 stars but closer to 4 so that’s what I went with. Interesting information throughout, some I knew already and some that was new. Would be worth an updated version already only five years after being published.
generalalarm's review against another edition
3.0
Mixed feelings on this one. I very much like the narratives of women’s lives woven throughout the book. The conclusion, with its concrete policy recommendations was also quite solid. But the structure of each chapter left me feeling a bit lost and the numerous statistics to reaffirm generally accepted societal ills felt repetitive. While the case for why women are unhappy is made fairly well, this doesn’t seem to be news. I would have liked to see more personal accounts of how women find happiness despite challenges, more in-depth discussion of potential policy solutions, and practical steps we can take toward achieving this.
pixiereadsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book. Jill Filipovic advances a view of feminism and the Constitutional right to the pursuit of happiness that rings clear. even when I disagreed with her on the finer details of certain issues, her message stayed clear: Women, and indeed Americans in general, deserve happiness, and deserve a government that is willing to support and foster that happiness in all facets of life.
kellylizbeth's review against another edition
3.0
The H-Spot articulated and fact-checked many of my own observations about life as an independent single woman. That solidarity is comforting--the outlook for feminists, at least in the short term, is less so.
katie_osterhage's review against another edition
4.0
If you never took an intro to gender studies class and wish you had, this book would be a great jumping off point. It covers (accessibly, and not dryly) many of the concepts, studies, and books of the early waves of feminism, while tying them to present-day studies and experiences about gender in the US.
focaccia7's review against another edition
4.0
Wholistic, intersectional, and very well researched. It was fanscinating to learn how history has created the current situation for women and why some norms are so difficult to change.
I wish there had been a little more hope shining through, and I wish there were more specific calls to action beyond just changing policy at the highest levels. I wanted something I could do right now to start chipping away at the change we need.
I wish there had been a little more hope shining through, and I wish there were more specific calls to action beyond just changing policy at the highest levels. I wanted something I could do right now to start chipping away at the change we need.