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spellboundchapters's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
2.0
I didn't really learn anything new... I wanna say it's a good book to those who don't know anything (or very little), but again, reading her Wikipedia page takes less time. 😅
One of the things that disappointed me the most was that the authors spent more time showing us all the different men she had affairs with than any of her activist work. But not a word about the women she had affairs with, of course. 🙃 We have a total of ONE page mentioning her bisexuality, and even then, she's kissing another woman whilst being bare chested in a room full of men... Frida Kahlo wasn't even mentioned once? (I know that there are no proofs about them being lovers but still, it's one of the greatest mysteries surrounding Josephine's life after all haha).
Even during WW2, we have pages and pages of her doing different shows for the troops but no information about the kind of information she was providing to the French army nor how she did it.
I felt extremely uncomfortable during the beginning of the book seeing how black people were being portrayed. They basically all have the same features (even Josephine is not differentiable in some strips) and sometimes look like monkeys... I don't know how things like that can still be published nowadays (this book is from 2016).
One of the things that disappointed me the most was that the authors spent more time showing us all the different men she had affairs with than any of her activist work. But not a word about the women she had affairs with, of course. 🙃 We have a total of ONE page mentioning her bisexuality, and even then, she's kissing another woman whilst being bare chested in a room full of men... Frida Kahlo wasn't even mentioned once? (I know that there are no proofs about them being lovers but still, it's one of the greatest mysteries surrounding Josephine's life after all haha).
Even during WW2, we have pages and pages of her doing different shows for the troops but no information about the kind of information she was providing to the French army nor how she did it.
I felt extremely uncomfortable during the beginning of the book seeing how black people were being portrayed. They basically all have the same features (even Josephine is not differentiable in some strips) and sometimes look like monkeys... I don't know how things like that can still be published nowadays (this book is from 2016).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Minor: Infertility
derelictvessel's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
I was saddened that this book did not touch on her bisexuality
Content Warnings
Minor: Infertility and Infidelity
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