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3.2 AVERAGE
3.2 AVERAGE
I don’t like giving books so little stars, but I was expecting this book to lift up women and it mostly tore them down. The author rambled too much I thought, and I ended up skimming quite a bit of it. What’s the point of tearing down women in pop culture? Maybe I’m missing the theme of this boom that ties everything together, but I didn’t like it.
DNF. This author rambles so much I’m not even sure what her point is. Could have been good but unfortunately fell very very short.
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challenging
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informative
inspiring
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This book had a good premise but really fell flat for me. The author just rants on and on about various cultural references from the 90s involving controversial women and never really comes around to an actual meaningful point. I might have appreciated it more if I was older when the events talked about happened... but maybe not. I'll admit... I also didn't get through the last 100 pages.
Where to start? Regarding the other reviews, I have to say that the stream-of-consciousness writing didn't bother me (in fact I liked it) and I also found a lot of sarcasm that might have been construed as affirmations. She does have a habit of exposing something through the eyes of society followed by her own views, which might be confusing for some. However, she does go on a bit on each subject and it does become a bit tiresome. Instead of an essay about the way society regards "difficult" women (aka "bitches"), it is more a list of her own personal oppinions, a written account of her venting, a journal of her thoughts, ideas and frustrations. She's a good writer though, and it is a real shame that the editing of this book was practically non-existent : from factual inaccuracies to constant typos, not to mention the rambling paragraphs, it looks like they could have done a better job at cleaning this up a bit. As a draft, this book shows great potential, but it needs much more work. Regarding the "feminism" of the book, there are some good points BUT it is mainly a very white, very upper class kind of feminism, which was also disappointing. Another thing that I found annoying was the author's obsession with a woman's allure, with her sex power, obsessing over aspects of sexuality and sensuality but in the most superficial of ways. And she seemed to think that her view of the subject was avant-guarde, when in fact she's just valuing the same old standards of beauty.
Indeed, as other reviews have described, she also ends up putting women down, instead of "celebrating difficult women", she celebrates some, criticises others and judges all, nitpicking at every little aspect of their beings while offering her reader her own opinions. Some of these opinions are actually quite astute and insightful, but her "celebration" feels more dependent on her personal views than on any feminist theories or other objective point of origin.
To sum up: there are some interesting gems in the book, it's just a shame they are so well hidden.
Indeed, as other reviews have described, she also ends up putting women down, instead of "celebrating difficult women", she celebrates some, criticises others and judges all, nitpicking at every little aspect of their beings while offering her reader her own opinions. Some of these opinions are actually quite astute and insightful, but her "celebration" feels more dependent on her personal views than on any feminist theories or other objective point of origin.
To sum up: there are some interesting gems in the book, it's just a shame they are so well hidden.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
I read this book in high school and got so many useful quotes out of it. Very feminist, VERY good. I wish I had my own copy!!!
I feel like I deserve a medal for actually finishing this book; I have never tried so hard to read something in my life. It was basically 400 pages of hypocritical drivel, where much of the time I had no idea what point she was trying to get at. If I could give this book 0 stars, I would.