The Female Persuasion
2018 • 480 pages
Ratings12
Average rating3.8
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Ratings12
Average rating3.8
A college student finds her perspectives transformed by a mentor activist at the center of the women's movement who challenges her to discover herself in ways that take her far from the traditional life she envisioned.
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Excellent coming of age story, that touches heavily on internal and external womanhood - what that means and how to fully grow in to it.
On another note, I really loved the topic surrounding women using their outside voice. This stuck with me.
This is a bit tricky for me to objectively review, because it without question falls directly into one of my favorite genres: the bildungsroman. Novels focused on the intellectual, physical, and emotional development of everyday people.
Having said that, this is one did what I'm always hoping my books will do. It took me out of myself, and left me thinking about its world while living my life.
So its not perfect. Some stretches kind of drag, and some of the characters pop a bit more than others. None of that matters in the end, when the world of feminists, professors, and mentors seen in The Female Persuasion is as vital as it is.
