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kaehess's review
4.0
Smash- I mostly enjoyed this! Though this is unsurprising as I am a sucker for gendered perspectives in history. Lots of information, both humorous and serious with some uncomfortable sections that tackle more heavy topics. The last few chapters that talked about sexuality were particularly interesting to read, especially the brief discussion of lesbianism as feeding into Freudian castration anxiety. As it should.
lola1229's review against another edition
Well-researched and well-written; but I just didn’t have the emotional bandwidth to finish. The world is burning down around me, and I don’t have an outlet for the rage this book was giving me.
eamcmahon3's review
1.0
Really didn't like this one. It was written in 1988 and it reads like it. There are consistent themes of western supremacy that rubbed me the wrong way. It also comes across extremely misandrist.
halle_elizabeth's review
2.25
2.25/5 Stars
I was SO EXCITED about this book when I saw it on TikTok. I watched such great review videos, read amazing reviews on Goodreads, & picked it for Women’s History Month. I thought this was going to be a collection of stories about women in history, examples: a chapter on midwives like Martha Ballard, authors like Jane Austen, etc, etc. I thought it was going to be a book full of stories.
This book was soooo repetitive & ANGRY in tone. There were stories here & there I found very interesting & did learn a lot. However, I feel like most of the book was “hate men because of ___” or “men did us wrong by ___”. This book was feminist but also was mostly tearing apart men & I don’t like that. I think there is a way to learn about our injustices as women that isn’t so slanderous of men. This book made me angry to read because of how poorly woman have been treated throughout history. I also got frustrated on multiple occasions because of how repetitive the book was.
This book just wasn’t what I thought it was going to be at all & I don’t know if that’s because of reviews I saw or what.
Overall I feel like there is definitely better books to learn about the forgotten history of women & I hope to find a great one. I would not recommend this book.
colleenclementine's review against another edition
2.0
i've been delinquent on reviewing my books - and its because i have not liked any of them lately
i had the highest of high hopes for this book. i love women's history and the title is so gripping but i'm sorry to say it was such a let down. maybe i went into it with the wrong idea, but this book had so little about actual historic figures and a lot more general information. it was also incredibly graphic
i'm disappointed. i expected this book to be about the feats of women throughout history, but it felt like all i was listening to was (mainly bad) things that happened to women throughout history instead. not uplifting, graphic and kind of sad.
i had the highest of high hopes for this book. i love women's history and the title is so gripping but i'm sorry to say it was such a let down. maybe i went into it with the wrong idea, but this book had so little about actual historic figures and a lot more general information. it was also incredibly graphic
i'm disappointed. i expected this book to be about the feats of women throughout history, but it felt like all i was listening to was (mainly bad) things that happened to women throughout history instead. not uplifting, graphic and kind of sad.