joans 's review for:

The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore

3.0

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I wish this had been better. I had high hopes, but The Secret History of Wonder Woman was a bit of a slog. I learned some fascinating tidbits (for example, that the creators Wonder Woman and Planned Parenthood were related and shared founding philosophies and then underwent parallel evolutions.) The best parts of the book were toward the end, where Lapore explored how Wonder Woman and feminism changed together. Overall, I think this is probably only worth reading if you really like Wonder Woman, care about feminism, don't know a lot about comics, and have some extra time on your hands.