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polyhymnea's review against another edition
hopeful
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4.5
Amazing work for people who want to get into feminism, a bit too light on men in the analysis but its important that Penny acknowledges that sex relations are labour relations and thats very much worth in the current feminist landscape!
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4.0
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Eestikeelne tõlge on kohutav ja toimetamine olematu.
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ashleyholstrom's review against another edition
“Sexual Revolution is Laurie Penny’s radical work of literary journalism; it concerns current sociopolitical climates and the ways that feminism can save the world.”
Reviewed for Foreword Reviews.
Reviewed for Foreword Reviews.
bobthebookerer's review against another edition
4.0
I've read a few books by Laurie Penny before, and this one does not disappoint.
Armed with a razor-sharp critique of our current political situation, and its roots in the past, Penny focuses on how issues of consent, exploitation and security are complicated and problematised by the political and economic structures we are in. For example, Penny details how abuse and assault often goes unreported or un(der)-punished because of certain double standards, i.e. how we are led to wonder what will happen to a man's career if he commits assault, and to see it as a mere 'mistake', but how their victims' actions are presented as evidence of their guilt and/or complicity.
This is a powerful and vital book, and Penny argues powerfully against the 'accepted' notions of how we as a society let certain people get away with certain actions.
I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Armed with a razor-sharp critique of our current political situation, and its roots in the past, Penny focuses on how issues of consent, exploitation and security are complicated and problematised by the political and economic structures we are in. For example, Penny details how abuse and assault often goes unreported or un(der)-punished because of certain double standards, i.e. how we are led to wonder what will happen to a man's career if he commits assault, and to see it as a mere 'mistake', but how their victims' actions are presented as evidence of their guilt and/or complicity.
This is a powerful and vital book, and Penny argues powerfully against the 'accepted' notions of how we as a society let certain people get away with certain actions.
I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.