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A review by ghfryer
How To Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
5.0
I will preface this review by stating that I'd listened to an interview with Caitlin Moran on NPR and was utterly enchanted by her honesty.
I loved this book. Not because I agreed with every sentiment (I didnt), but because she gave voice and permission to the notion that there are as many didn't kinds of feminists as there are women on the planet. And, that we are each entitled to our own opinions. We don't have to be a sisterhood, always agree, or shame each other for moments of weakness.
This book was like having a wine bingeing dinner with my dad's favorite free spirited auntie. The same one that my repressed mom would've hated.
Moran gives us all permission to let our freak flags fly, as long as we don't repress another in that effort.
Reviewing the bad reviews of this book I find myself feeling sorry for those readers who just didn't allow themselves the open mindedness to enjoy this uplifting anthem to the modern feminist. They got stuck on a few distasteful word choices and weren't able to enjoy it as a whole.
I highly recommend this read to anyone venturing into the Strident Feminist field of thought, if for no other reason than a different perspective. Enjoy.
I loved this book. Not because I agreed with every sentiment (I didnt), but because she gave voice and permission to the notion that there are as many didn't kinds of feminists as there are women on the planet. And, that we are each entitled to our own opinions. We don't have to be a sisterhood, always agree, or shame each other for moments of weakness.
This book was like having a wine bingeing dinner with my dad's favorite free spirited auntie. The same one that my repressed mom would've hated.
Moran gives us all permission to let our freak flags fly, as long as we don't repress another in that effort.
Reviewing the bad reviews of this book I find myself feeling sorry for those readers who just didn't allow themselves the open mindedness to enjoy this uplifting anthem to the modern feminist. They got stuck on a few distasteful word choices and weren't able to enjoy it as a whole.
I highly recommend this read to anyone venturing into the Strident Feminist field of thought, if for no other reason than a different perspective. Enjoy.