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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
2.5 stars for me. Greedy was very readable, and I liked some of the insights into bisexuality and how it sometimes feels like you're not "enough" for your own community.
But oh my god, the virtue signaling. I was twitching almost immediately when the author opened with the insistence that sexuality aside, she wasn't oppressed at all...because misogyny is no longer a thing, I guess. And that set the tone for a Lot of the book, with Winston constantly deflecting from their own insights to insist that she actually knows nothing, and is super privileged, and really we should be reading works by POC authors instead - but like, you wrote a damn book! You clearly think you have something worthwhile to say, so just say it instead of apologizing every other page for taking up space.
I think Winston is out of her depth in some essays (like the one ostensibly focused on racism that spends more time putting her - also white - friend on a pedestal as the Wokest of the Woke) and the book would have been better off if they stuck to topics they had personal experience with, because those chapters were stronger. As it is, the sheer volume of performative wokeness and disclaimers were a distraction from any points being made, and I was left rolling my eyes.
But oh my god, the virtue signaling. I was twitching almost immediately when the author opened with the insistence that sexuality aside, she wasn't oppressed at all...because misogyny is no longer a thing, I guess. And that set the tone for a Lot of the book, with Winston constantly deflecting from their own insights to insist that she actually knows nothing, and is super privileged, and really we should be reading works by POC authors instead - but like, you wrote a damn book! You clearly think you have something worthwhile to say, so just say it instead of apologizing every other page for taking up space.
I think Winston is out of her depth in some essays (like the one ostensibly focused on racism that spends more time putting her - also white - friend on a pedestal as the Wokest of the Woke) and the book would have been better off if they stuck to topics they had personal experience with, because those chapters were stronger. As it is, the sheer volume of performative wokeness and disclaimers were a distraction from any points being made, and I was left rolling my eyes.
lighthearted
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fast-paced
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
I personally love a self-reflective millennial quee(r)n.
funny
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I subscribed to Jen’s Substack so I guess I liked it
Heavy on the sex with cis men, would have liked more of what the first chapter offered (intersectionality, fear of taking up space in the queer community as a bisexual, bierasure, etc) but overall it was an enjoyable and quick read with a few noteworthy thoughts that resonated with me.
Heavy on the sex with cis men, would have liked more of what the first chapter offered (intersectionality, fear of taking up space in the queer community as a bisexual, bierasure, etc) but overall it was an enjoyable and quick read with a few noteworthy thoughts that resonated with me.
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
I love this book. I never thought I'll relate to a piece of media this much, but here I am. perfectly messy and funny, extremely relatable. I'm glad I am learning from jen's mistakes before I make them.