Reviews

Feminists Don't Wear Pink and Other Lies: Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them by Scarlett Curtis

popczyk's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

lousnewchapter's review against another edition

5.0

"At a time when we are too often being reminded of what divides us, there is common ground to be found when we share our stories" - Emma Watson

I have been calling myself as a feminist for quite a while now, I can't pin point the exact moment when but after I truly realised what the movement was really about (and not the negativity that can sometimes surround it in the media) that was when I decided.
However I've recently been thinking that I know very little about feminism which is why I set out to do some extra reading on it and came across this particular book.
Now this book isn't a textbook telling you every little thing you need to know about the movement and how to be a feminist and overloading you with facts and information (although there is a history section towards the end which is very interesting!). It's a collection of essays from several incredible women describing what femisim means to them and each sharing their stories. This book is very powerful and just shows you how differently people can connect with feminism. It was a great starting point for me on my feminism educational journey.
I found this book very eye opening and would highly reccomend to all feminists or anyone who just wants to find out more about it.

alenezela99's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

lolajayne_'s review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

amu_pdf's review against another edition

1.0

Maybe I’m just a misandrist instead of a feminist but I was just not impressed with the essays included in this book. They were overall very boring. Most of the the authors came across as not caring about feminism until it benefited them and nearly every single author did not once mention anything about intersectionality. There was one particular essay which was basically telling women it was their responsibility to make sure men view women as people instead of providing ways men can educate themselves. One author also said her feminist icon is JK Rowling? Which is an insane icon to have and honestly once I read that essay I gave up on trying to like the book.

emasvingerova's review against another edition

3.0

Trochu mě mrzely překlepy kterých je v knize překvapivě hodně, některé "eseje" bych za eseje úplně nepovažovala, ale některé mě potěšily, mile překvapily a inspirovaly. Taková ideální knížka která se dá číst i ke knize jiné. :))

abbyinthebooks's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

nieve24's review

4.0

Has lots of interesting ideas and perspectives from a wide range of people about what feminism means to them. I found this really interesting and thought provoking and was an enjoyable and educational quick read

lou_christie's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

saucepanlyd's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced