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Egalia's Daughters: A Satire of the Sexes by Gerd Brantenberg

kojo0o's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0


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sabraw's review against another edition

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challenging funny informative inspiring reflective

5.0

invisibleninjacat's review against another edition

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5.0

Excellent reread! This is still one of my favorite feminist books.

starkov's review against another edition

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5.0

"Alla ni som kommit hit idag för att se en riktig pornografisk show kommer bli grymt besvikna. Det är inget sexuellt uppror ni ska få bevittna. Det är ett uppror mot en skriande ekonomisk orättvisa. Och för att vi är fattiga och osjälvständiga tvingas vi att bli sexdjur åt er. Vår tillvaro reduceras till sex. Därför började upproret som ett uppror mot vårt sexuella förtryck. [...] Men om vi drömmer drömmen om ett annat samhälle än detta, då kan ni alltid kalla den pervers och frustrerad. Vi är perversa och frustrerade därför att ni perverterar och frustrerar oss."

I denna bok har samhället som vi lever i har tagits och vänts bak och fram. Kvinnorna ses som det bättre könet, och männen måste anpassa sig efter kvinnornas behov. Språket har även anpassats efter en kvinnlig norm. Dam kan ju inte prata som om de manliga kvinniskorna var normen, det skulle vara skrattretande. Denna bok är en riktig tankeställare, och jag tycker att alla borde läsa den. Kvinnor på grund av att de kan känna igen sig i männens situationer i boken, och män på grund av att de behöver förstå hur präglat vårt samhälle är av deras normer.

canislatrans's review against another edition

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3.0

"Satire" the right word -- the author lays out a well-realized world mirroring common gender roles, dress, and most interestingly, language. Something of a product of its times, in places -- it might help to know a little about the feminist movement of the 60s and 70s -- but not much dated for all of that, and rather grimly funny throughout.

the_book_tale's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Egalia’s Daughters is genuinely one of the weirdness novels I have ever read. I picked it up as it was a gift and I am a connoisseur of feminist fiction/dystopia. It was definitely in a feminist novel, but made its point in a way no other novel I’ve read ever had. The story takes place in a society similar to ours except women have been the dominant gender for all of history. Men stay at home and raise the children while women work. Men wear makeup and worry about dressing up every day while it is not a concern for women. Men are generally treated very poorly and often don’t get to make choices about their life. The story itself is about a group of men who are fighting to change their society and bring about equality for men. The book tackles many issues faced in the past by women in the real world such as the fight for employment, birth control, rights in a marriage, and even more, but it does it from the perspective of men being the ones oppressed. The story was very compelling, and I absolutely loved the way it ended. My only complaint was that h never felt really attached to any of the characters. Other than that Egalia’s Daughters was a very good and extremely fascinating read. Anyone who read feminist fiction should definitely pick up this hidden gem. 

solenekeleroux's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5


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sofiehaluzan's review against another edition

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challenging funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

agne_sab's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5

o0eileen0o's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0