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The First Stone: Some Questions about Sex and Power by Helen Garner

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challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

I loved this book no love how Garner writes. She has clear sight and can explain her thoughts and ideas with power. I did not agree with a lot of what she said and the book felt dated as feminism has moved on since then. However the book was thought provoking and resulted in long and energetic discussions with our adult daughter who is also a feminist and is a domestic violence lawyer. Most enjoyable and quick to read. 
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annieg's review against another edition

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challenging fast-paced

5.0

This book is challenging - there's a-lot in here that as a modern feminist makes me want to shake her and some strange expectations of victims. And I would indicate trigger warnings for sexual assault and harassment victim / survivors. But this is an interesting window into the different generations of feminism and how sexism, misogyny, sex and power are viewed by different waves. There are some interesting reflections of class and privilege and some excellent refusals to accept women as meek and passive victims. There's also a thorough discussion / reflection of how often men misunderstand women's anger. That rarely is the small incident on public transport what the reaction is about, it's the everyday, ongoing humiliations, that are so constant and frequent that it's hard to differentiate what is and isn't harmful. It's a short book but one that takes a lot of time to process.
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