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A review by big__al
Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I really lovde Dhaliwal's other book of a similar style, Cylopedia Exotica, so I decided to pick up Woman World. While, as a non-binary person, I find books like this require the reader to hold a little gender essentialism to carry them through, I did still enjoy this book. Dhaliwal's characters are so charming and recognizable, and I really like they way she shows many small moments making up a larger community and time. It's clever way to point at larger systems at work in our lives, and Dhaliwal also manages to be fun a light-hearted while doing it.
This book is confident and direct about the blurriness of womanhood and I really would have liked to see that pushed a little further towards the blurriness of sex/gender in general? But then again, someone like me would think that! Narratives like this need to exist because somewhere there is a woman who needs it, regardless of the world she is experiencing now.
If you liked Woman World, definitely read Cycolopedia Exotica!
This book is confident and direct about the blurriness of womanhood and I really would have liked to see that pushed a little further towards the blurriness of sex/gender in general? But then again, someone like me would think that! Narratives like this need to exist because somewhere there is a woman who needs it, regardless of the world she is experiencing now.
If you liked Woman World, definitely read Cycolopedia Exotica!