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mad_taylh's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
"We stand at a mind-bendingly fascinating moment in US history where we can begin to assess the full impact- positive, negative, and otherwise- of hundreds of years of the economic, political, scientific, and cultural dominance of cis men. Many of them- and forgive me if this is news to you- turn out to be horrible."
zefancifulreader's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
medium-paced
4.0
This is a solid book.
Its structure is fun and witty while talking about the literal horror of living in North America as a women/trans/non-binary person (focusing on the states).
General Notes/Thoughts:
- CONTENT WARNINGS across the board. If anything even remotely shitty has happened to you or a loved one, it’s mentioned. I have tried to list as many as possible below.
- The “A Few Things I Have Learned about Illness in America” Section was SO real that I cried.
- Horror autotoxicus was fascinating to learn about.
- “A Partial Recounting of My Current Anxieties” is the perfect snapshot of ME in 2020/2021.
- I didn’t fully agree with all her takes on fight/flight responses in regard to rape culture but it was definitely food for thought!!
- Her film analysis of horror as a genre was awesome.
- I often worry when I read feminist works by white women that I will encounter TERF energy. I was OVERJOYED that there was none to be found here!
In conclusion, Anne Elizabeth Moore has reminded me of what an awful (in all senses of the word) world we live in. I am grateful.
Its structure is fun and witty while talking about the literal horror of living in North America as a women/trans/non-binary person (focusing on the states).
General Notes/Thoughts:
- CONTENT WARNINGS across the board. If anything even remotely shitty has happened to you or a loved one, it’s mentioned. I have tried to list as many as possible below.
- The “A Few Things I Have Learned about Illness in America” Section was SO real that I cried.
- Horror autotoxicus was fascinating to learn about.
- “A Partial Recounting of My Current Anxieties” is the perfect snapshot of ME in 2020/2021.
- I didn’t fully agree with all her takes on fight/flight responses in regard to rape culture but it was definitely food for thought!!
- Her film analysis of horror as a genre was awesome.
- I often worry when I read feminist works by white women that I will encounter TERF energy. I was OVERJOYED that there was none to be found here!
In conclusion, Anne Elizabeth Moore has reminded me of what an awful (in all senses of the word) world we live in. I am grateful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Ableism, Body horror, Terminal illness, and Violence
Moderate: Abortion, Rape, Sexual assault, Cancer, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infertility, Xenophobia, Self harm, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Torture, Suicide, Trafficking, Sexism, Transphobia, and Vomit
kpeps's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
4.75
This book was an interesting look at what it means to have a body in today’s society. There were certain essays that worked better for me than others, but overall this work was great and I would absolutely recommend it to others!
django018's review against another edition
challenging
informative
tense
4.75
My favorite essays from this work are Comsumpcyon, Cultural Imperative, and the Metaphysics of Compost