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A review by gussurireads
Smash the Patriarchy by Marta Breen
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
2.0
It reads like baby's first feminist book. Which, you know, it's fine if you're looking for a quick, sort of funny, easy on the eyes book to introduce someone to some ideas of feminism and some of the women involved in the movement throughout the years. Although at times, these women are little more than names dropped in a long list of names, at which point you're expected to look them up elsewhere.
Some women get the spotlight while others don't, which I guess was somewhat ok back when the book was published originally in 2021, but should've been revised and edited for the English translation in 2023 (yes, I'm talking about JK Rowling and Hillary Clinton, for example).
And like other reviews mentioned already, this book fails to live up to its' title and premise: it does not teach you at all about dismantling the patriarchy, serving more as a platform to denounce sexist individuals throughout the ages more than explaining the ways which the patriarchy affects all kinds of people, and what we can do to help change this status quo.
Some women get the spotlight while others don't, which I guess was somewhat ok back when the book was published originally in 2021, but should've been revised and edited for the English translation in 2023 (yes, I'm talking about JK Rowling and Hillary Clinton, for example).
And like other reviews mentioned already, this book fails to live up to its' title and premise: it does not teach you at all about dismantling the patriarchy, serving more as a platform to denounce sexist individuals throughout the ages more than explaining the ways which the patriarchy affects all kinds of people, and what we can do to help change this status quo.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide, Sexism, and Abortion