A review by qnawal97
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer

3.0

Actual Rating: 3.5/5
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This book had been sitting on my shelf for quite some time so I finally decided to read and I'm glad I read when I did. Part of this story takes place in the protagonist's (Greer) time working at a foundation and because I started working at a non-profit within the last year so I could relate to some of their internal and external struggles. At the same time, it was different because there was the element of capitalism. I thought that in the beginning of the book, it felt like I was reading a memoir that eventually turned into fiction so that was hard for me to get used to. I really didn't feel for Greer's character; it was very much white feminism vibes but they kind of addressed that at the end when

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Zee and Greer had their confrontation

. I almost kind of wished that Zee was the main character instead LOL and I found Cory's storyline interesting as well. At times though I didn't really understand the purpose or meaning to the storylines within this book. That being said, I think their were some great quotes throughout, I think Faith Frank's character was very similar to many figures who've been working in social justice movement spaces, especially in contemporary times, and I liked the pace of the book and the shift in perspectives of different characters.