How to Be a Woman in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Jun 23, 2018 Ms. McGregor rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: memoirs, humor, political, non-fic, essays, baby, audiobooks, feminism, body-image, family

I listened to the audiobook and I loved her reading voice and loved her writing until her first clunker of racism (a flippant and awful analogy using the n-word). Following this were at least a half dozen fucked up punchlines that ridiculed Asians, people with disabilities, and children in war-ravaged third world nations. This is may be the kind of feminist I could have been at the time this publication was written, unfortunately. But too much has happened in the world since then and I’ve been l ...more

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Sep 20, 2012 Anne rated it it was ok

I thought there were some worthwhile moments in this book, but mostly, I think it just proves the point that there's a lot left for contemporary feminists to write about. Moran's point of view was interesting but insufficiently suggestive. Keep writing, ladies! You have an audience! ...more

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Jul 20, 2014 Alison rated it liked it

Shelves: bookclub-reads, audio-books, books-in-2014

I'd like to actually give this book a 3 1/2 star rating. For the most part, I loved this book. It brought me back to high school when I thought I was a strident feminist... And definitely reawakened my desire to discourage this princess phase my daughter is going through... Maybe I need to teach her to say "damn you, the patriarchy!"... There were some parts I disagreed with and I think that dismissing any woman pioneers and achievement prior to the current time as basically nothing is a bit rid ...more

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Apr 26, 2015 Leah Fitzgerald rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favourites, non-fiction, audio, 2015

Listened to this as read by the author. Funny, serious, and so on point.

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Jan 04, 2013 aimee added it

Shelves: started-didn-t-finish

Don't feel like I can/should give this a star rating as I didn't finish it.

I'm sure it has lots to offer to many people, all it did for me was compel me to fetch my trusty Germaine Greer from the bookshelf and re-read. Which is in and of itself a great thing. ...more

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Jul 03, 2012 Jenny rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, non-fiction, memoir, feminist

I liked this book, it was funny and awesome. I thought it had some really good insights, I highly recommend it for people who have a sense of humor, and are women.

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