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A review by kiiwiisii
Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women by Elizabeth Wurtzel
1.0
This book is literally so awful I only finished it because I try not to write reviews about books I don't finish. What a mess of nasty, judgmental self-centered opinions absolutely nobody asked for. Wurtzel literally blames women for their own murders, uses the n word at least twice, and degrades and offends almost every person she describes.
Other than being disgustingly offensive and ignorant, it just wasn't well-written. The concept doesn't match up to the title, every section reads like lengthy individual tabloid articles re-using the same references and very close phrasing if not verbatim to make conflicting points. Any time I tried to find merit in Wurtzel's argument, her commentary was so condescending and self-important it was cringe-worthy. Even chapters covering topics I have an interest in (Sylvia Plath, Hilary Clinton) were so long-winded and vindictive with no authority to fall back on that they were difficult to read. I will say it was interesting that she made the comparison between Hillary as First Lady and Ivanna Trump. Wurtzel frequently used the word "we" especially to refer to what "we" believe or know or want, and I struggled to figure out who exactly she imagined she was addressing. My conclusion is that she must have believed she was making relevant pop culture commentary. She used the word feminism many, many times, but she is very clearly working under her own definition here. Definitely not any that I am familiar with.
I have no idea what this book had to do with difficult women so much as just this particular one.
Other than being disgustingly offensive and ignorant, it just wasn't well-written. The concept doesn't match up to the title, every section reads like lengthy individual tabloid articles re-using the same references and very close phrasing if not verbatim to make conflicting points. Any time I tried to find merit in Wurtzel's argument, her commentary was so condescending and self-important it was cringe-worthy. Even chapters covering topics I have an interest in (Sylvia Plath, Hilary Clinton) were so long-winded and vindictive with no authority to fall back on that they were difficult to read. I will say it was interesting that she made the comparison between Hillary as First Lady and Ivanna Trump. Wurtzel frequently used the word "we" especially to refer to what "we" believe or know or want, and I struggled to figure out who exactly she imagined she was addressing. My conclusion is that she must have believed she was making relevant pop culture commentary. She used the word feminism many, many times, but she is very clearly working under her own definition here. Definitely not any that I am familiar with.
I have no idea what this book had to do with difficult women so much as just this particular one.