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A review by rebeccazh
Figuring by Maria Popova
Did not finish book.
I really appreciate what Popova is trying to do with this book. Her prose is beautiful and lyrical, and it was fascinating to read about the overlooked/invisible feminist undertones to familiar stories of historical figures. It is also fascinating to see the interconnected, rich and queer web that Popova is weaving. I especially enjoyed the chapters on Hawthorne/Melville, Sophia and the woman she loved (whose name I can't remember right now).
However, the amount of detail is bogging down the book and it is very hard to keep track of the massive amounts of sometimes irrelevant details about a large cast of indistinct characters -- I took a few days break and promptly forgot everything about everyone and couldn't get into the chapter again. This book is maybe for another time.
However, the amount of detail is bogging down the book and it is very hard to keep track of the massive amounts of sometimes irrelevant details about a large cast of indistinct characters -- I took a few days break and promptly forgot everything about everyone and couldn't get into the chapter again. This book is maybe for another time.