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marieketron's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Definitely an interesting read on a topic I hadn’t really considered before, but I sometimes wish the author would ask a few more follow up questions to the patterns she’s noticing. Also pretty heteronormative of course
carlaafmelo's review against another edition
5.0
One of the most interesting books I've ever read! It gives us an comprehensive and deep insight on the contemporary situation of women in China whilst also providing a good historical explanation to why things are as they are.
Another interesting feature of this book is related to how the author establishes a close contact with several different Chinese women, narrating their 'real-life' stories and accomplishments. Rapidly, you will see yourself invested in each of their individual stories, rooting for them, while also being able to understand the core issues in Chinese women movement nowadays: gender imbalance, gender inequality in employment, marital status and so on.
A great book that I reccommend to anyone, whether they are interested in feminish and/or gender studies or just a citizen worried with social inequality.
Another interesting feature of this book is related to how the author establishes a close contact with several different Chinese women, narrating their 'real-life' stories and accomplishments. Rapidly, you will see yourself invested in each of their individual stories, rooting for them, while also being able to understand the core issues in Chinese women movement nowadays: gender imbalance, gender inequality in employment, marital status and so on.
A great book that I reccommend to anyone, whether they are interested in feminish and/or gender studies or just a citizen worried with social inequality.
lmdo's review
4.0
I found this to be a fun and easy read; it makes sense that Lake writes for the Economist. This book is a series of long-form magazine articles. Would recommend if you're interested in dating/relationships/marriage, China and the intersection of the two.
Post-reading the book, I stumbled upon the criticisms of this book in not properly acknowledging the work of another author on the same topic. The main thing that I noticed though is that both authors are Anglo-Saxon voices writing about the topic from what can only ever be an outsider perspective...
Post-reading the book, I stumbled upon the criticisms of this book in not properly acknowledging the work of another author on the same topic. The main thing that I noticed though is that both authors are Anglo-Saxon voices writing about the topic from what can only ever be an outsider perspective...
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