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A review by kaikai1618
Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
5.0
Since I'm seeing the movie trailers going around for the adaptation to this book, I wanted to revisit my old review from 2018 in 2021. This book found me at a good place in my life when I didn't understand feminism and didn't identify with the label even while my gender identity was female. Books like this are great because they make important concepts more digestible for younger audiences. This was a book that really affected my view of feminism and the kind of power I held when I identified as a woman. I was more empowered by this book than I'd been in by any in a long time.
2018 Review:
I simply love this book. This is definitely the most inspiring book I've read in a while, if not the most inspiring. This book officially made me a feminist.
It's been so long since I've been into the spirt of a book where I'm pumping my fist, and I'm participating in the moment with the book.
EVERYTHING WAS FANTASTIC I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!
I the way this was written was so easy to get into, and the pacing I think was really good. It wasn't way too fast, but it went at the pace of a strong walk. It felt powerful and like everything was purposeful. It addressed so many issues that girls face, and the way that serious issues can be overlooked or misunderstood. Certain boys are treated as being untouchable and are passed for all their inexcusable behavior. We also see how girls need to bypass social and racial boundaries. In the end we are all people with struggles.
But I never got bored. Instead, I felt energized and proud as a girl. To speak out. To fight. To be.
If there was something this book captured perfectly it was spirit.
After reading this I feel like I've learned more about daily struggles of girls and women. I also feel like I really got something from this book, and that I am extremely proud to be a MOXIE GIRL.
What a great book for people everywhere. I want millions of teenagers to read this.
MOXIE GIRLS FIGHT BACK!
Read this book, it's absolutely brilliant.
I'm going to go on some feminist blogs from the Author's Note now.
2018 Review:
I simply love this book. This is definitely the most inspiring book I've read in a while, if not the most inspiring. This book officially made me a feminist.
It's been so long since I've been into the spirt of a book where I'm pumping my fist, and I'm participating in the moment with the book.
EVERYTHING WAS FANTASTIC I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!
I the way this was written was so easy to get into, and the pacing I think was really good. It wasn't way too fast, but it went at the pace of a strong walk. It felt powerful and like everything was purposeful. It addressed so many issues that girls face, and the way that serious issues can be overlooked or misunderstood. Certain boys are treated as being untouchable and are passed for all their inexcusable behavior. We also see how girls need to bypass social and racial boundaries. In the end we are all people with struggles.
But I never got bored. Instead, I felt energized and proud as a girl. To speak out. To fight. To be.
If there was something this book captured perfectly it was spirit.
After reading this I feel like I've learned more about daily struggles of girls and women. I also feel like I really got something from this book, and that I am extremely proud to be a MOXIE GIRL.
What a great book for people everywhere. I want millions of teenagers to read this.
MOXIE GIRLS FIGHT BACK!
Read this book, it's absolutely brilliant.
I'm going to go on some feminist blogs from the Author's Note now.