Reviews

The Book of Jezebel: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Lady Things by Kate Harding, Anna Holmes, Amanda Hess

ejdecoster's review

3.0

Funny, interesting, and covers a lot more ground than I anticipated. I do wish they'd sacrificed perhaps some of that breadth for depth, and their coverage of people, events, and issues was more appealing than their coverage of random words ("unfriend").

Also, why a section on Barnard and none of the other Seven Sisters? There was a bit on the Seven Sisters themselves but no other individual school was name-dropped, even though at 3-4 Mount Holyoke alumnae were named, and 1-2 Smith names were highlighted.

thebookwormadventures's review

2.0

The informational portion was great - I loved the snippets of biography, etc. But I just have to say, I severely disliked the tone of the book. Snark can be funny, and I have a sense of humor, but seriously WE GET IT. We know you hate Republicans and pro-lifers and all things "conservative". SHUT UP ALREADY. I don't think I've ever been so irritated by a book, and I would've just put it down, except I cannot NOT finish a book.
Rant over.

blondereader's review

sad medium-paced

0.25

Too atheistic.

abookishaffair's review

4.0

If you like the Jezebel site, you'll like this book! Feminism FTW!

saintboleyn's review

3.0

An unusual amount of typos, but it passed the time well enough.

librarianryan's review

5.0

I did not know what to expect when I requested this book. It is an encyclopedia of lady things like the title suggests. However, it was entertaining and interesting to read it cover to cover. Okay, I did skim through a few entries, but it is rife with information about people, things, modern and classic definitions. This is a book clueless men should read.