themadhapa's review

5.0

Este libro está lleno de mujeres interesantes de muchos países. Aprende mucho!

Det her en helt igennem fantastisk bog, der burde læses af alle! Den indeholder 100 fortællinger af 100 helt exceptionelle seje kvinder, og den giver virkelig et positivt boost til ens hverdag. Kvinderne, som er repræsenteret i bogen, er spredt bredt gennem tiden, rent geografisk, erhvervsmæssigt, og der er historier om litterære forbilleder, innovative kvinder indenfor videnskaben, sportskvinder, aktivister, politikere - og generelt bare kvinder, det tør gå benhårdt efter det, de drømmer om - uanset konsekvenserne.

Kvinderne er både kendte og ukendte, og for at nævne nogle af de kendte, så læste jeg blandt andet om Astrid Lindgren, Brontë søstrene, Coco Chanel, Frida Kahlo, Hillary Clinton, Jane Austen, Michelle Obama, Maya Angelou, Virginia Woolf og Yoko Ono. De er alle sammen forskellige og fra forskellige tidsperioder, men de er så beundringsværdige alle sammen på hver deres måde. Jeg har kun rosende ord om denne bog - og jeg anbefaler dig på det varmeste at læse den!

""Jeg er helt bevidst om farerne. Jeg gør det, fordi jeg vil gøre det. Kvinder skal forsøge at gøre de samme ting, som mænd har forsøgt. Hvis de mislykkes, skal deres mislykkede forsøg tjene som en udfordring for andre."" - citat.

For at gøre hele herligheden endnu bedre, så er der 60 forskellige kunstnere fra verden over, der har portrætteret kvinderne i bogen. Tegningerne er derfor forskellige, og de er tilpasset de omtalte kvinder, så de passer til deres helt særlige fortælling. Bogen er noget særligt, og det, at der også er et lille portræt og et citat fra den omtalte kvinde, var bare prikken over i'et. "Godnathistorier for rebelske piger" er helt perfekt, og den har givet mig en varm følelses indeni, der brænder, og minder mig om, at kvinder kan nå deres drømme - uanset hvor store de er.

I'm smitten with this clever and beautiful book. It is unique and full of visual goodness. Though written for young girls, I learned so much about women I've never heard of and it inspired me to look some of them up to learn more about them. I was a bit confused about two of the entries being about pirates and wondered how they are positive role models. But I suppose one of the points of the book is to show that through history, women have managed to succeed in areas that are traditionally thought of as men's "careers". I highly recommend it.

What an inspiring book! I didn’t realize how much I needed to read this book until I started reading it. I am about to strike out on my own on a new venture, and it’s a bit scary to leave relative security for a big risk. But, after reading about all these incredible women and girls, I KNOW I can do it and the fear is gone. This is a must read for everyone who identifies as a woman or a girl.

Beautiful book with brief biographies of 100 women, each written in the style of a fairy tale and accompanied by a gorgeous illustration. Appropriate for all ages - which means many biographies omit information. However, the attentive/older reader will be able to read between the lines.

This book is interesting and enjoyable and well deserves the level of attention and praise it has received so far. The collection of subjects appear carefully chosen, with attention to diversity in age, eras and ethnicities.

I also loved the decision to pair each entry with art from a different woman artist - what a bold and clever decision. It has added to the richness of the book, with such a variety of styles and colours on display.

As an older reader, I feel that the bedtime-story format of the entries can lead to an unsatisfying read. Some of these women have had long and amazing lives and a single page just can't do it justice. The "once upon a time" framework and simplification can almost appear as bowdlerization. I would have appreciated a reading list that could point older readers to more in-depth information on the subjects.

I found my go-to gift for friends and family with young children (any child, as this shouldn't be something considered only for girls).
This was a fun discovery: a collection of short biographies of great women in history, essentially written in traditional fairytale format. Think: "Once upon a time, there lived an artist named Frida (Kahlo)..." What is especially notable about this book is that its publication is due entirely to donations via crowd-funding. Backers from more than 70 countries donated a record-breaking total, reaching over one million dollars!
This book begs to be read aloud to young ones (or listened to, during your commute to work).
--Sara Z.

I was excited for this book but was disappointed in terms of who they left out (it was very US-centric) and what they ignored in terms of the women they heralded (ex: Helen Keller contributed to pro-eugenics discussions; Coco Chanel was also a Nazi agent).

There are so many brilliant women to celebrate. I don’t know if it was poor research or a rewriting of history, but several of the women they chose did harmful things. I guess that makes them rebels, but not the kind I would choose to see as icons.

Excellent book that should be on every child’s bookshelf.

styri roky dozadu by som neprecitala ani jednu knihu, no v ten moment co sa mi dostala do ruk tato knizna seria som mohla byt medzinarodne najrychlejsia citatelka. realne som tieto dve knihy pozierala.