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adam613's review against another edition
4.0
Starting off with the story of the Feminist Five's arrest on the eve of International Women's Day in 2015, Betraying Big Brother is a thorough and well-researched story written about the Feminist movement in one of the most controlled countries in the world. Leta Hong Fincher illustrates the resilience and challenges faced by some of the instrumental women fighting for equal treatment in China. Through their creativity, networks and diverse channels, their fight against the patriarchy could help change China and the world for the better.
septan's review against another edition
4.0
How do you sustain a feminist movement in the face of systematic, sexist, authoritarian oppression and state-level fragile masculinity? A chilling reminder not to take our democratic freedoms for granted.
leagueofrobots's review against another edition
4.0
Revealing account of feminism and the struggles activists face in China.
It was interesting to read this while also watching the famous Chinese dating show If You Are the One. I couldn’t help but look out for signs of a feminist awakening from the contestants or messages about traditional family straight from the Party’s mouth.
This book certainty paints a different picture to the outwardly modern face the Communist Party presents.
It was interesting to read this while also watching the famous Chinese dating show If You Are the One. I couldn’t help but look out for signs of a feminist awakening from the contestants or messages about traditional family straight from the Party’s mouth.
This book certainty paints a different picture to the outwardly modern face the Communist Party presents.
noanana's review against another edition
5.0
Very interesting book, fascinating to learn about feminism & surveillance in China, which I knew nothing about before. Quite academic at some times, but really enjoyed it! Super important contribution.
sjbshannon's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5 stars.
Incredibly informative and definitely worth a read. The main reason it isn't a 4 star read is I wish the author had expanded on some historical context, and provided more examples/cited more sources. It's still very much an important read.
Incredibly informative and definitely worth a read. The main reason it isn't a 4 star read is I wish the author had expanded on some historical context, and provided more examples/cited more sources. It's still very much an important read.