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A review by lucymight
The Word for Woman is Wilderness by Abi Andrews

3.0

The Word for Woman is Wilderness | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - -

If “wilderness” is feminine and womanly, if nature and all things wild have been consistently othered and associated with women, then how can a woman go forth and conquer it? This is what 19-year-old Erin sets out to discover.

This book feels like snow in a meadow, a crisp clear sky. It zooms in very closely on things and also out very, very far. It is told in short parts that move quickly and are thoughtful. I was interested in the parts about women and society, and the way other cultures view gender, death and the passage of time.

I found I was more interested in what was happening to Erin rather than some of the more scientific theory (talking about cells and Darwin makes my brain switch off unfortunately) but I would recommend this book to anyone who likes feminism and climate change fiction. I’ve never read anything like it before! The word I will use is “innovative.”