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A review by chirson
The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley
4.0
Very readable and fun, almost making you feel like you're having a conversation with the author, who sure knows how to spin a yarn. The most famous essay (We have always fought) actually didn't live up to the hype for me (my own fault: I expected it to be more informative and comprehensive, but it was more of a calling cry with personal anecdotes - interesting and well-written, but not what I wanted; I liked the llamas though).
The personal medical horror stories were terrifying on multiple levels, not least of which - the idea that no doctor caught the fairly telling symptoms for what they were... And the entire lack-of-insurance aspect of it. (And to think that our politicians keep talking about privatising more of the health services. Dreadfulness.)
But the sad thing is, while the author's personality and style made me want to read her fiction, reading about the thought process and the details of Hurley's actual books made me think they're really far from my kind of thing :( Too grim too dark too military too something... But I'm willing to be convinced otherwise and may give her a try at some later point.
The personal medical horror stories were terrifying on multiple levels, not least of which - the idea that no doctor caught the fairly telling symptoms for what they were... And the entire lack-of-insurance aspect of it. (And to think that our politicians keep talking about privatising more of the health services. Dreadfulness.)
But the sad thing is, while the author's personality and style made me want to read her fiction, reading about the thought process and the details of Hurley's actual books made me think they're really far from my kind of thing :( Too grim too dark too military too something... But I'm willing to be convinced otherwise and may give her a try at some later point.