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Was wir Frauen wollen by Isabel Allende

13 reviews

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

emotional funny informative medium-paced

2.75

the soul of a woman is part memoir, part feminism treatise, and while an interesting enough read, imo it doesnt offer anything new. allende's feminist passions in her childhood and adolescence yrs are relatable and oft true yet hilarious, however the section in regards to real-world facts, figures and statistics often read like a simple regurgitation. this isnt a decent enough book, but there are better offerings for those looking for a book specifically abt feminism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Death and Abandonment

gvstyris's review against another edition

funny informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

I am not ready to pass the torch and hopefully I never will be. I want to light the torches of our daughters and granddaughters with mine. They will have to live for us, as we lived for our mothers, and carry on with the work we didn't have time to finish. 

This was my first time reading Allende, funnily enough, and I'm not quite sure she knew what she wanted to do with Mujeres del alma mía. It's something of a feminist manifesto and a slightly unserious memoir combined, and I enjoyed my time reading it enough to devour it one sitting. I can't say that I've gained much from the experience, though -- beyond an increased appreciation of Allende's career and drive.

My spur-of-the-moment purchase of this novel also unfortunately led to me reading the English translation, which undeniably changed my reading experience. If nothing else, I will say that I'm now more eager than ever to get my hands on a copy of El Viento Conoce Mi Nombre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Abortion, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Rape

jdrosario_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

i’ve never really read many non fiction, but this one is absolutely amazing. it’s brutally honest, it doesn’t skate over any fundamental truths of the book. it talks about women’s sexuality, promiscuity, misogyn, feminism (obviously), machoism, rebellion, age, sexual violence and torture of women, reproducitge rights and gender identity. it’s so informative but somehow keeps a witty humour to it, i highly highly recommend!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Misogyny

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, Slavery, Sexism, Violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Trafficking, Rape, Child death, Sexual harassment, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Incest

imlfox's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Misogyny

bookswithbront's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

Reading this felt like talking to a very cool, progressive grandmother: winding and rambling and not always aligned with how I see the world, but ultimately full of beautiful insight. I think this is a book I’ll want to revisit when I’m older, too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Abortion

Moderate: Pregnancy, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual violence, Incest, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Slavery

dreiwolken's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death, Misogyny, Rape, and Violence

caroline_rt's review

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

I like that worldwide numbers, statistics and facts were presented in an easily understandable way and also non-western circumstances were described. It is  very inspiring that a woman from an “older“ generation & from a  conservative country like Chile is fighting for feminism her whole life. The book gives away motivation to keep standing up for oneself and other women even though it often is frustrating.

What I did not like: Some statements were surprisingly conservative and did not really fit to the rest, e.g. feeling sorry for a man who cannot handle his girlfriend‘s  interest in sexual psychology, or reproducing narratives about women (being sensitive/empathic, able to love unconditionally or aiming to protect their children at all cost which was presented as kind of „life goal“). In general, the book is written out of an hetero cis perspective only and might therefore not be very relatable for LGBTQIA+ persons.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Violence, Abortion, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

clarabooksit's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Abortion

Minor: Trafficking, Death, Murder, Grief, and Domestic abuse

gem114's review against another edition

funny informative slow-paced

2.5

I wish I could rate this book in two parts. The first half was a very interesting memoir about Isabel Allende's life and upbringing. The second half, however, felt like a knock-off of the Vagina Monologues re-written as a textbook. At one point, she even mentioned the Vagina Monologues, and I had to roll my eyes because of how obvious it had been that the monologues inspired much of what she was writing about. I realize that sounds harsh, but it was pretty disappointing compared to the first half of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Rape and Abortion

Minor: Blood, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Violence, and War

sammantha's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Abortion, Grief, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, and War