Feminasty

This is worth the audiobook, read by the author hilariously. Cannot recommend enough. Speaks deeply to me as someone who likes to laugh through their rage. Actually makes you laugh out loud. Actually informs you of things going on in society and the economy you may not be aware of.

Who's rating this 4 or 5 stars???? This is genuinely one of the most awful books I've listened to. I was so close to DNFing (which is very rare for me) but it's so short I suffered. Everything about this was annoying.

Comedic collection of essays about feminism? Yeah, I'm in. I was actually unaware of Erin Gibson prior to this book; she's apparently pretty popular as one of the personalities on a podcast named Throwing Shade. But she's got a way with words, and a sharp undercurrent of anger under the jokes, which happens to be just the way I like my political comedy.

That said, there wasn't really anything new in this book. It's the same ranting I've seen millions of times on Facebook and Twitter and online editorials. I really enjoyed her summary of the annual ob/gyn visit. I just didn't find it all that original.

She's got some amazing chapter titles - “THE TERRIFYING PROSPECT OF MIKE ‘VAGINAS ARE THE DEVIL'S MOUTH FLAPS' PENCE” for example, or “EVERYONE HAS A CHOICE . . . UNLESS YOU'RE A WOMAN AND IT'S BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU.” She sums up a lot of topics that fledgling feminists might not know many details about, from abortion rights to sexist dress codes to teen abstinence pledges. But for the well-read, politically informed feminist that I try to be, I didn't get much out of this book.

So - funny, yes. Sharp, angry wit, yes. Worth taking up space on my list when I have SO MANY other things to read? Not really.

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