A review by mansireanna
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer

informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

A book that just has no substance when you get down to it. It plays with interesting ideas, and has some really honestly great sections (Cory and Z’s storylines were by far the best bit of the book imo) but the glue holding it all together, Greer and Faith and even feminism just lacks the bit and interest to sustain the novel. There’s truly a good book in here somewhere but it’s not really the story we got, which is a shame. As I said I did genuinely like bits of this quite a lot, but I left the whole thing feeling hollow and empty and kinda wondering what the point was. Oh well, there are other books out there that tackle similar themes but done better. If you liked the ideas of this but wanted more intersectionality I would recommend Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera, which I didn’t even love that much but which at least felt coherent and honest.