Title: How To Be a WomanAuthor: Caitlin Moran
Genre: Nonfiction, Memoir, Feminist, Coming-of-Age,
Plot: Modern woman has made considerable strides since witch burnings and getting the vote but they still have murky waters to navigate today. Many of the looming objects in those murky waters include waxings, ill-fitting bras, careers and whether or not they should have children.
With a touch of hilarity, plenty of hard earned self-experience and wisdom, Caitlin Moran gives her decided opinion on first world women's issues, concerns and difficulties as well as sharing her own experiences growing up, becoming a woman, wife, mother and writer.
Likes/Dislikes: I got this from our local library as a blind date {so fun} and was wary. I don't consider myself a feminist and look at feminists suspiciously. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Moran and I agreed on a lot of points - most particularly that it isn't man verses woman, everyone just needs to be polite to each other. However, I very strongly oppose her views on abortion. I'm Catholic and a mother; I could never ever abort my baby and it breaks my heart to read accounts of abortions. Those poor sweet babies. And chapter two was very shocking. Avoid if possible. Overall, I enjoyed the book. It was very funny and interesting. Lady Gaga is not a good role model btw.
Rating: PG-18 and up, mature audiences only {graphic masturbation, lots of drugs and drinking, lots of talk of sex, a fairly graphic abortion, and a lot of foul language}. Proceed with caution.
Date Review Written: February 4th, 2017
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