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Great Title for an Average Feminist Essay Collection

Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

September 7, 2019 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I downloaded this essay collection a year ago when I attended a work training, and felt like I was being over-explained to by the men presenting a class (I asked a few questions, so it might have also simply been that I was one of the only ones that seemed engage enough to pay attention and hence they directed everything directly to me).  I finally ended up reading it in February/March time frame because I was feeling slightly ignored by a different set of men […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: essay collection, feminism, Men Explain Things to Me, Rebecca Solnit

Jen K's CBR11 Review No:65 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: essay collection, feminism, Men Explain Things to Me, Rebecca Solnit ·
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Then you shoulda put a ring on it (or not)

All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister

September 3, 2019 by cosbrarian 3 Comments

#cbr11bingo – Not My Wheelhouse My usual reading is children and teen fiction or comic books, so I figured adult non-fiction would be a good opposite for me.  But in order to get through that I did pick a subject I am interested in. I have been quite single for most of my life, and lately I’ve been feeling particularly odd-woman out amongst my throngs of married friends and acquaintances.  I tried Kate Bolick’s Spinster and sort of hated it.  But this one held more promise […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr11bingo, feminism, non fiction, Rebecca Traister, single life, Women's History, women's issues, women's studies

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:59 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr11bingo, feminism, non fiction, Rebecca Traister, single life, Women's History, women's issues, women's studies ·
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Trapped in Our Generation

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino

August 28, 2019 by Jake 1 Comment

I’ve been following Jia Tolentino’s work since her time at Jezebel. Her New Yorker pieces are always must reads for me, even when they cover subjects I’m not interested in. She’s one of the few writers I’ve made the effort to see in person, catching her while on tour promoting this book. We chatted about our mutual love of Ellen Raskin’s The Westing Game, which she had written about a few months earlier. It’s taken me awhile to understand why exactly I like her work, especially considering I don’t […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: essays, feminism, internet, Jia Tolentino, Trick Mirror

Jake's CBR11 Review No:86 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: essays, feminism, internet, Jia Tolentino, Trick Mirror ·
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Still No Kids For Me, Thank You

Why Have Kids by Jessica Valenti

August 27, 2019 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I first became aware of Jessica Valenti back around undergrad when I started reading a few feminist blogs, Feministing being one of them.  Feministing was never my favorite one – it was more like reading a collection of news, reporting on lots of different things with multiple posts a day while other blogs had fewer articles but more in depth analysis of those topics. I don’t remember if Valenti stood out to me, or if she even posted that much or was more involved in […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: feminism, Jessica Valenti, Motherhood, why have kids

Jen K's CBR11 Review No:51 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: feminism, Jessica Valenti, Motherhood, why have kids ·
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(Bingo: Pajiba) All shall fade into the whiteness of death

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

August 19, 2019 by sistercoyote 8 Comments

I was keenly intrigued upon reading both the Pajiba post about this one and I think also possibly Big Idea on Scalzi’s website but I’m not certain about that. I just know I saw a fair amount of press and was very interested in reading James’ take on an epic fantasy world beginning from an African perspective. “Children cannot help how they are born, they had no choice in it. Choosing to be a fool, though . . .” (Kindle loc 1020) Unfortunately, I am […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, African setting, bingo: Pajiba, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Dark Fantasy, everybody lies, feminism, Fiction, first of a series, Grimdark, lgbt, magic, not for me, read POC, sistercoyote

sistercoyote's CBR11 Review No:21 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, African setting, bingo: Pajiba, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Dark Fantasy, everybody lies, feminism, Fiction, first of a series, Grimdark, lgbt, magic, not for me, read POC, sistercoyote ·
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Nasty Women Anthem & Memoir

Feminasty: The Complicated Woman's Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death by Erin Gibson

August 10, 2019 by teresaelectro 4 Comments

Jen and I read Erin Gibson’s fantastic book for the Two Heads Are Better Than One bingo square. Teresa: I’ve been a big fan of Erin Gibson from her podcast, Throwing Shade. I also attended her LA Festival of Books panel where she promoted this book. I was delighted beyond measure and regret holding off on a signed book. The audiobook version though was such a fun ride. Part feminist history, part humorous memoir, this book is a great way to discuss the darkest timeline […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, #memoir, cbr11bingo, comedy, Erin gibson, Feminasty, feminism, humor, nasty women, patriarchy, podcast, podcast host, throwing shade, two heads are better than one, Women's History

teresaelectro's CBR11 Review No:9 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, #memoir, cbr11bingo, comedy, Erin gibson, Feminasty, feminism, humor, nasty women, patriarchy, podcast, podcast host, throwing shade, two heads are better than one, Women's History ·
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