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This is not the book I thought it would be. I expected this to be about the tension between what she wants and does and what she thinks she should being wanting and doing. I thought this was going to be about the challenges of maintaining feminists principles while negotiating the pressures of society and pop culture. For example, I like James Bond, and MZB's The Mists of Avalon, I w ...more
This is not the book I thought it would be. I expected this to be about the tension between what she wants and does and what she thinks she should being wanting and doing. I thought this was going to be about the challenges of maintaining feminists principles while negotiating the pressures of society and pop culture. For example, I like James Bond, and MZB's The Mists of Avalon, I w ...more
4.5 stars
I've been wanting to read this for at least a year, and though it is now slightly dated - it came out in 2014 - it's worth reading. Some parts were difficult for me because she makes a lot of cultural allusions, and in some cases I had not read/seen the works in question, but that is ok. There are many others that I had, and really only one section of the book contains this multitude of literary references.
The most important section of the book, for me, was about the intersection of race and ge ...more
The most important section of the book, for me, was about the intersection of race and ge ...more
I was turned on to this book (and author) by her essay "How to be Friends with Another Woman". That essay is perfect and incredibly insightful. My girls and I have already started to implement a few that we missed in our daily lives (example, give your girls work - men do it, why shouldn't we?). It's still my favorite essay in this book but the other essays all got an emotional reaction out of me. Sometimes I was so angry, I wanted to punch someone in the throat. Sometimes I wanted to cry. Somet
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A mixed bag of essays, but the good ones really hit it out of the park and outnumber the lesser. I would especially recommend men to read it.
Amazeballs. Must read. I just finished this, and, alas, cannot be articulate about it right now.
Very well written
Sep 18, 2014
Kate
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