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cle_mrl's review against another edition
intéressant, j’aurais aimé plus de théorie
meme_too2's review against another edition
5.0
This book is full of paintings and photographs depicting women reading with a short explanation for each piece of art. I do believe women who read are dangerous. Isn't it wonderful?!!
When my mother was a little girl, her father thought she was wasting time whenever she was caught reading. She loved to read, so she learned to knit and read at the same time, which was acceptable to him. I've never known anyone who could do this before and was always proud of her determination to figure out how to get her reading done.
When my mother was a little girl, her father thought she was wasting time whenever she was caught reading. She loved to read, so she learned to knit and read at the same time, which was acceptable to him. I've never known anyone who could do this before and was always proud of her determination to figure out how to get her reading done.
xsleepyshadows's review against another edition
I flipped through this for the art (didn't read so no rating).
missleiton's review against another edition
2.0
"¿Viven peligrosamente las mujeres? ¿Viven más peligrosamente que los hombres que escriben? ¿Viven más peligrosamente que las mujeres que se dedican a otras profesiones que podríamos calificar también de riesgo? ¿vivieron peligrosamente en otros tiempos o esto se mantiene hasta hoy? ¿Corren las mujeres escritoras el mismo peligro en las distintas partes del mundo?"
El enfoque no es original, pero siempre está bien descubrir nuevas escritoras que revolucionaron a su manera la literatura o el papel de la mujer escritora dentro de ella. Eso sí, me ha parecido un poco hipócrita (aunque seguramente no es algo voluntario, sino fruto de una larga tradición de la que ni nos damos cuenta) el hecho de que reivindique la importancia y supervivencia de las mujeres en un mundo de hombres pero se centre casi exclusivamente en escritoras blancas, occidentales y de un estatus social que, a pesar de que no lo tenían fácil por ser mujeres, les permitía escribir, aunque fuera en privado. Solo el último apartado del libro está dedicado a mujeres que no eran inglesas, norteamericanas o alemanas, y siempre se habla de ellas con un discurso claramente occidental y, en este caso, masculino.
Me ha gustado el contenido del libro, las historias sobre las diferentes escritoras de las que se habla, pero no me ha gustado ese intento de reivindicar un discurso femenino pero solo occidental y de cierta clase social. El error de siempre de creer que por ser parte de una minoría (mujeres) no discriminamos dentro de ese grupo (mujeres no occidentales o de otra clase social). Es el único fallo que le he encontrado.
Eso sí, si se busca una lectura sobre el papel de la mujer occidental dentro del mundo de la literatura, me ha parecido muy ameno y acertado.
El enfoque no es original, pero siempre está bien descubrir nuevas escritoras que revolucionaron a su manera la literatura o el papel de la mujer escritora dentro de ella. Eso sí, me ha parecido un poco hipócrita (aunque seguramente no es algo voluntario, sino fruto de una larga tradición de la que ni nos damos cuenta) el hecho de que reivindique la importancia y supervivencia de las mujeres en un mundo de hombres pero se centre casi exclusivamente en escritoras blancas, occidentales y de un estatus social que, a pesar de que no lo tenían fácil por ser mujeres, les permitía escribir, aunque fuera en privado. Solo el último apartado del libro está dedicado a mujeres que no eran inglesas, norteamericanas o alemanas, y siempre se habla de ellas con un discurso claramente occidental y, en este caso, masculino.
Me ha gustado el contenido del libro, las historias sobre las diferentes escritoras de las que se habla, pero no me ha gustado ese intento de reivindicar un discurso femenino pero solo occidental y de cierta clase social. El error de siempre de creer que por ser parte de una minoría (mujeres) no discriminamos dentro de ese grupo (mujeres no occidentales o de otra clase social). Es el único fallo que le he encontrado.
Eso sí, si se busca una lectura sobre el papel de la mujer occidental dentro del mundo de la literatura, me ha parecido muy ameno y acertado.
wildwolverine's review against another edition
4.0
I read this book because I am a woman reader, and I like the idea that I'm dangerous. In truth, this book proposed some intriguing arguments about how reading for a woman is subversive from the pose to the text itself. The paintings presented in this book challenged the notions of female beauty, propriety, and intelligence, thoroughly engaging me with every page.
Sometimes I disagreed with the interpretations made by Bollmann, but rather than detract from the book's message, I argue with it. It's rare that what a book lacks can be just as engaging as what it contains. It's easy to wax philosophical with this book because it forces the reader to examine her own reading habits and compare them to the readers presented in the paintings.
The reason I gave this book four stars instead of five is for a more egregious error. This book is not very large, and there are hundreds of paintings and photographs of women reading. Obviously, not all of them could be listed here. However, I was frustrated with the lack of some key artists. For example, Mary Cassatt is a famous American painter (more famous than some of the other Bohemians included) who was not added to this collection. Furthermore, the collection didn't include any art from East Asia, and I know there are tons of Japanese prints of women reading, which would've been fascinating to analyze. Since this book didn't market itself as a European or Western art book, I was taken aback by the total lack of art from other cultures.
Again, that lack challenges the reader to think of what's missing and why, but this serves as a detriment instead of as a selling point.
Sometimes I disagreed with the interpretations made by Bollmann, but rather than detract from the book's message, I argue with it. It's rare that what a book lacks can be just as engaging as what it contains. It's easy to wax philosophical with this book because it forces the reader to examine her own reading habits and compare them to the readers presented in the paintings.
The reason I gave this book four stars instead of five is for a more egregious error. This book is not very large, and there are hundreds of paintings and photographs of women reading. Obviously, not all of them could be listed here. However, I was frustrated with the lack of some key artists. For example, Mary Cassatt is a famous American painter (more famous than some of the other Bohemians included) who was not added to this collection. Furthermore, the collection didn't include any art from East Asia, and I know there are tons of Japanese prints of women reading, which would've been fascinating to analyze. Since this book didn't market itself as a European or Western art book, I was taken aback by the total lack of art from other cultures.
Again, that lack challenges the reader to think of what's missing and why, but this serves as a detriment instead of as a selling point.
readings_musings2002's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0