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A review by luftschlosseule
Betty Bites Back: Stories to Scare the Patriarchy by Demitria Lunetta, Mindy McGinnis, Kate Karyus Quinn
4.0
trigger warnings
sexual assault
gaslighting
emotional abuse
abusive relationship
self harm
mental illness
trauma
mutilaton
kidnapping
pedophilia
gore
transphobia
domestic violence
A teenager discovering her house is haunted, finding the diary of a girl murdered on the property fourty years ago. Another being attacked in the woods and feeling her body change. A woman asking for surgery to attach teeth to her vagina. A daughter having her DNA checked and finding out she has a biologial family she never knew about.
The short stories and poems in this anthology cover a wide range of topics, all centering on women and their problems. Yes, these are stories to scare the patriarchy by portraing women as complex human beings, but on the other hand, I'd say these stories are not only for feminists because they're simply about women being human and trying to survive, to learn.
We have a great mix of unique stories that capture the imagination of the reader and tales that speak to you if you have experienced some kind of gendered bullshit. They say we hear you. You are not alone.
I guess what I want to say that this book does two things:
- it's feminist
- but it's also a collection of gripping narratives. It's not something where you sit there and like the premise but wish it would have been executed better. It works. It makes you want more.
I wish I'd had this collection as a teenager instead of the sexist stuff I read because it was all I could get my hands on. It makes me realise that there might be a reason I usually feel left out and misfit, and that it's not to do with me, but the stories I am told.
I recieved a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
sexual assault
gaslighting
emotional abuse
abusive relationship
self harm
mental illness
trauma
mutilaton
kidnapping
pedophilia
gore
transphobia
domestic violence
A teenager discovering her house is haunted, finding the diary of a girl murdered on the property fourty years ago. Another being attacked in the woods and feeling her body change. A woman asking for surgery to attach teeth to her vagina. A daughter having her DNA checked and finding out she has a biologial family she never knew about.
The short stories and poems in this anthology cover a wide range of topics, all centering on women and their problems. Yes, these are stories to scare the patriarchy by portraing women as complex human beings, but on the other hand, I'd say these stories are not only for feminists because they're simply about women being human and trying to survive, to learn.
We have a great mix of unique stories that capture the imagination of the reader and tales that speak to you if you have experienced some kind of gendered bullshit. They say we hear you. You are not alone.
I guess what I want to say that this book does two things:
- it's feminist
- but it's also a collection of gripping narratives. It's not something where you sit there and like the premise but wish it would have been executed better. It works. It makes you want more.
I wish I'd had this collection as a teenager instead of the sexist stuff I read because it was all I could get my hands on. It makes me realise that there might be a reason I usually feel left out and misfit, and that it's not to do with me, but the stories I am told.
I recieved a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.