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A review by andreiaoh
Gender: A Graphic Guide by Meg-John Barker
informative
fast-paced
3.5
obviously, this is an introductory text and as someone who has delved deeper into other books looking at gender, this covers a lot of what i already know and understand. nonetheless, i think this is very valuable! considering its breadth, it surprisngly goes into a decent amount of depth within each chapter and subsection, even more impressive given its short length.
the illustrations werent my favourite, however i appreciate that as an introductory text it provides some break between long passages that may be otherwise monotonous. it also helps to better explain some of the concepts and models discussed and overall makes the topics covered quite easy to understand. i also enjoyed the way the the book prompted the reader to think about our own biases and understandings rather than relying on the narrative provided by the author.
despite all of its many positives, there was something about this that failed to hold my interest; maybe it was the illustration, the tone of the text/writing itself, or something entirely different that i cant pinpoint.
the illustrations werent my favourite, however i appreciate that as an introductory text it provides some break between long passages that may be otherwise monotonous. it also helps to better explain some of the concepts and models discussed and overall makes the topics covered quite easy to understand. i also enjoyed the way the the book prompted the reader to think about our own biases and understandings rather than relying on the narrative provided by the author.
despite all of its many positives, there was something about this that failed to hold my interest; maybe it was the illustration, the tone of the text/writing itself, or something entirely different that i cant pinpoint.