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A review by mischief_in_the_library
Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne
2.0
This book was not written for a general audience. Or if it was, the author has spent too much time in academia and has forgotten that a general audience does not know what words like 'tollens' and 'cui bono' mean. There were too many citations and footnotes to not scare off even a highly educated reader - and anyone not educated in philosophy will not understand most of the frequent jargon. There were long sentences and overuse of brackets and italics that got in the way of comprehension.
However, if you're able to flip past the pages in the first few chapters that are too difficult to read, the last two or three chapters are quite readable. The cases the author referred to were interesting, and while she's mostly preaching to the choir in my reading, she brought up some interesting ideas that I had not thought about before. It was quite enjoyable to see Julia Gillard's treatment compared to Hilary Clinton.
I can't say I recommend it, but if you are a philosophy academic, you might like it!
However, if you're able to flip past the pages in the first few chapters that are too difficult to read, the last two or three chapters are quite readable. The cases the author referred to were interesting, and while she's mostly preaching to the choir in my reading, she brought up some interesting ideas that I had not thought about before. It was quite enjoyable to see Julia Gillard's treatment compared to Hilary Clinton.
I can't say I recommend it, but if you are a philosophy academic, you might like it!