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shishirmudaliar's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
beauvisseau's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
A short but sweet argument on feminism. The author touches upon universal gender stereotypes and draws from her personal experience to back up her claims. A great and brief read for everyone unsure what feminism means and why they should be a feminist. Not difficult and quite elementary, a good recommendation if you want to be introduced to feminist thought. Moreover, it was interesting to read about her experiences being a woman in Nigeria, that is a dimension that brought me new insights. She also touches upon intersectionality, although not naming it as such, which is of great importance to a book such as this. I did, nevertheless, get a heteronormative vibe from the writing. In a newer edition, this could be expanded upon.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Sexism
_mm_'s review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Just a perfect book. I want my own copy of this one!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Death
boba_n_books's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
5.0
Great adaptation of Adichie’s TedTalk. She is such a powerful writer and encourages me to be a better human.
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Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Rape
librarymouse's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
2.5
This essay read more as a memoir than a manifesto. It focuses in on the author and her friends' lived experiences, with a heteronormative and cisnormative worldview. The examples Adichie brought up are sometimes tangible and relatable, but not universally so. This essay addresses a narrow part of what feminism exists to combat, and while narrow it is still important. The points she is making lack an intersectional lens in terms of sexuality and gender diversity. Some of her talking points border on transphobia.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape and Transphobia
kaii's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
3.5
not really what I expected! a very basic overview of the feminist ✨vibe✨ but nothing particularly concrete. I think the most interesting part of this was her specific anecdotes on sexism and her interactions with other people, particularly men. but its kind of unlikely this will teach you anything new (unless you've been living under a rock) and it's REALLY let down by the heteronormativity and transphobia.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia and Sexism
Minor: Rape
froggybooks's review against another edition
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia, Rape, and Sexism
julissadantes's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
This book goes through where every person who has dared to call themselves a feminist has experience.
She goes through the questions and arguments people always use and the fact that it comes from the point of view of a Nigerian woman just means the world, because its true, the gender problem is everywhere, but to get to see how it manifested in other places is just fascinating and eye-opening.
Of course, it's a very short book, so a lot of ideas get cut short, but is a good read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
cozylifewithabby's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
2.5
This is just okay. It is a short essay introduction to the idea of feminism. I love Adichie's single story TED talk and I think I went in with too high of expectations. This book essentially says that gender roles are a societal construct, but that society is always changing. Therefore we should all be feminists so that we can all live our best lives where we feel confident being ourselves. Good sentiment, but no real direction or inspiration.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape and Misogyny
sophieennis's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Rape