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chronologically_charlie 's review for:
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
by Caroline Criado Pérez
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
The whole time I was listening to this audiobook, I had a suspicious feeling that something wasn't right. Yeah, of course, the data (or therefore lack of data) pointing towards a world built for men is startling, but the lack of perspective this book had was even more so upsetting. I kept waiting to hear something - anything! - about trans women and I was left with nothing.
Additionally, the writing itself is fine, but the message it portrays isn't groundbreaking. I lost interest a few times and had to drag myself back into the thick of it - mostly because I felt as though I wasn't learning. As a woman, and a feminist (and a teacher, and a scientist, and a white person), I am very privileged when it comes to learning about such topics.
Would I recommend this book to anyone? To be perfectly honest, the people who I spend most of my time with are in the same boat as myself. They wouldn't really get too much from the education side, and the writing aspect is hardly enough to keep someone entertained. I would recommend it as a "beginner" book, something for people who are interested in the subjects of feminism and women's rights - perhaps my students or creepy men at bars that don't know how to take no as an answer. Though, I would be wary, considering the fact that it certainly isn't intersectional feminism.
Additionally, the writing itself is fine, but the message it portrays isn't groundbreaking. I lost interest a few times and had to drag myself back into the thick of it - mostly because I felt as though I wasn't learning. As a woman, and a feminist (and a teacher, and a scientist, and a white person), I am very privileged when it comes to learning about such topics.
Would I recommend this book to anyone? To be perfectly honest, the people who I spend most of my time with are in the same boat as myself. They wouldn't really get too much from the education side, and the writing aspect is hardly enough to keep someone entertained. I would recommend it as a "beginner" book, something for people who are interested in the subjects of feminism and women's rights - perhaps my students or creepy men at bars that don't know how to take no as an answer. Though, I would be wary, considering the fact that it certainly isn't intersectional feminism.