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gabeisnotanangel 's review for:
The Secret History of Wonder Woman
by Jill Lepore
I get this was an academic writing for a general audience but there were some serious issues with how she used her material. First, she writes pieces of this like it's a gossip column with lots of innuendos. I suspect she wanted to spice up Marston's unusual living arrangements. Second, she almost slurs a lot of people and she does it on some scant evidence. I am sure Sanger was no saint but Lepore frankly brutalizes her and honestly I am not convinced she need as much Sanger as she used. Yes, yes, Olive is Sanger's niece but she didn't need to pull her into the story as much as she did. She clearly WANTED Sanger in this tale to again spice things up. Third, she just doesn't do as much with the material as promised.
There were certainly interesting bits to this story, and I found myself wanting to dig deeper. Overall though Lepore's choppy writing style and frankly disappointing lack of analysis made this a seriously disappointing read.
There were certainly interesting bits to this story, and I found myself wanting to dig deeper. Overall though Lepore's choppy writing style and frankly disappointing lack of analysis made this a seriously disappointing read.