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authoramandasin's review against another edition
3.0
Dryer than the Sahara Desert but I had to read this for my master class. If you’re into the history of feminism and certain authors who find it fascinating then by all means read this badass text.
adamz24's review against another edition
4.0
Moi is totally brilliant. This book remains really valuable, and is really one of the most interesting of the common lit crit texts. Let's face it, lit crit is very often complete and utter twaddle.
I'm not being very coherent, so I'll end with the claim that this book is indispensible, and the clarification that this book is about a lot of things I haven't mentioned here.
I'm not being very coherent, so I'll end with the claim that this book is indispensible, and the clarification that this book is about a lot of things I haven't mentioned here.
bookedupblog's review against another edition
5.0
This was a great companion for my Gender and Text graduate classes. I wish I hadn't rented it from Chegg so I could have highlighted and written notes in the margins! If you are looking for a good companion to feminist texts or an overview of the big ideas and names in regard to feminist literature, this is your one stop shop!
laurarevelesg's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.75
"Feminism is not simply about rejecting power, but about transforming the existing power structures –and in the process, transforming the very concept of power itself"
Fue muy interesante entender cómo ha evolucionado el feminismo en la literatura y las limitaciones que cada aproximación ha tenido.
Fue muy interesante entender cómo ha evolucionado el feminismo en la literatura y las limitaciones que cada aproximación ha tenido.
franzis_buecher's review against another edition
4.0
This was at times really challenging to read but I learned so much while reading. I read this for uni and it made me reflect on how I haven't really invested much time in theory like this other than when I did research for term papers. It thus inspired me to want to read more feminist theory in the future, not only because I believe it will help me academically, but also because it will help me understand myself and my own position in this world.
Regarding the structure of this book, I wish the introduction had been published as an essay outside of this work since it did not feel like an introduction to me and almost made me put down the book. I also am glad that I read the 2002 edition with the new afterword, since the original text was published in 1985 and I was thus curious to see how Moi viewed her book in retrospect. As she also points out, it starts with a focus on literary theory and then shifts towards an analysis of more philosophical and psychoanalytic feminist theory, while still being concerned with 'writing' etc. Moi analyses and subsequently criticizes the main Anglo-American and French theorists of her time, which serves as a good introduction to any of those theorists, such as Kate Millet, Elaine Showalter, Luce Irigaray or Julia Kristeva. I did not know many of these theorists before, so this was the first time I read about their theories in such detail. However, I do think one needs to keep in mind, as with all books, that the discussion of these theorists is influenced by Moi's own views and position in the field.
Regarding the structure of this book, I wish the introduction had been published as an essay outside of this work since it did not feel like an introduction to me and almost made me put down the book. I also am glad that I read the 2002 edition with the new afterword, since the original text was published in 1985 and I was thus curious to see how Moi viewed her book in retrospect. As she also points out, it starts with a focus on literary theory and then shifts towards an analysis of more philosophical and psychoanalytic feminist theory, while still being concerned with 'writing' etc. Moi analyses and subsequently criticizes the main Anglo-American and French theorists of her time, which serves as a good introduction to any of those theorists, such as Kate Millet, Elaine Showalter, Luce Irigaray or Julia Kristeva. I did not know many of these theorists before, so this was the first time I read about their theories in such detail. However, I do think one needs to keep in mind, as with all books, that the discussion of these theorists is influenced by Moi's own views and position in the field.
tsundoku281's review against another edition
4.0
Only read parts for my gender essay but highly thought-provoking!
balancinghistorybooks's review
3.0
Not read in full due to only being able to source this as a four-hour library loan. Still, an interesting tome. More thoughts to follow.
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