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I've come to the conclusion that, while I enjoy Ms Moran's HUMOR, I actually don't agree with her on almost everything. The strongest chapters are those about actual personal experiences that Ms Moran has had (and she ONLY tells about her experience, without drawing a lot of annoying conclusions about what everyone ELSE is doing and feeling): pregnancy, childbirth, abortion. And the prologue made me laugh out loud. The rest of the book was pretty much a wordy slog for me. (When I finished, I fis
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I couldn't bring myself to finish this one. I was really excited to read it - I'm a feminist, and almost the same age as Caitlin. I am frustrated by the fact that the college students I teach refuse to identify with feminism, or indeed to admit that sexism exists. But this book... I just couldn't.
The biggest issue to me was the language. Look, I'm not a prude. I don't mind a curse word or two, and I don't really care if you want to talk frankly about sex etc. But to be honest she struck me as on ...more
The biggest issue to me was the language. Look, I'm not a prude. I don't mind a curse word or two, and I don't really care if you want to talk frankly about sex etc. But to be honest she struck me as on ...more
LOVED the bits about feminism, was bored by the endless bits about names for female body parts, laughed several times, the end.
Oh yeah, my fav was how she talks about how we view overeating as completely separate and far worse from all other vices, and why exactly that might be. Also how she loves Germaine Greer but also admits she's bonkers. Heart! ...more
Oh yeah, my fav was how she talks about how we view overeating as completely separate and far worse from all other vices, and why exactly that might be. Also how she loves Germaine Greer but also admits she's bonkers. Heart! ...more
Heard the author on Talk of the Nation.
Hilarious and filthy take on the feminist issues no one talks about ($600 handbags + Brazilian waxes).
Hilarious and filthy take on the feminist issues no one talks about ($600 handbags + Brazilian waxes).
lovelovelovelovelovelovelove required reading for all ladies, all day erryday.
Mar 12, 2012
Marleen
marked it as dnf
Aug 02, 2012
Anne
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Meghan
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Amy W
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