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A review by libraryjen
This Book Is Feminist: An Intersectional Primer for Feminists in Training by Jamia Wilson
challenging
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
3.0
This book is advertised as being a primer for preteens and teens about intersectional feminism. As far as a preteen audience goes, I think that's accurate, however I believe it falls far short of what a teen reader would want.
This book is more auto-biographical than anything. I really enjoyed all the quotes from famous activists at the beginning of each chapter and wish we could have gotten more stories and examples from their lives and the lives of other women besides the author. Also, the notes section really needed to be far more robust to back up all the assertions the author made. I'd like to know where the quotes she used came from and I'd like to be able to read the actual research from which she quoted statistics. Yes, I realize this is just a "primer" meant for ages 9-17, but let's not shortchange those readers! They are capable of research and critical thinking and evaluating to come to their own conclusions.
What I did really like was the broad range of subjects that the author covered, everything from education and power, to media, wellness, and innovation.
Also, the illustrations were engaging and wonderful. Overall, I'd say this is a nice intro for readers ages 9-12 who are barely getting started understanding feminism and civil rights and activism. However, readers will definitely want to continue to read and learn, this book has very little depth, it's a very broad introduction to the subject.
Disclaimer: I received a free electronic copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
This book is more auto-biographical than anything. I really enjoyed all the quotes from famous activists at the beginning of each chapter and wish we could have gotten more stories and examples from their lives and the lives of other women besides the author. Also, the notes section really needed to be far more robust to back up all the assertions the author made. I'd like to know where the quotes she used came from and I'd like to be able to read the actual research from which she quoted statistics. Yes, I realize this is just a "primer" meant for ages 9-17, but let's not shortchange those readers! They are capable of research and critical thinking and evaluating to come to their own conclusions.
What I did really like was the broad range of subjects that the author covered, everything from education and power, to media, wellness, and innovation.
Also, the illustrations were engaging and wonderful. Overall, I'd say this is a nice intro for readers ages 9-12 who are barely getting started understanding feminism and civil rights and activism. However, readers will definitely want to continue to read and learn, this book has very little depth, it's a very broad introduction to the subject.
Disclaimer: I received a free electronic copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.