Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (520 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316348406 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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One moment you're snorting from laughter, trying to avoid all the weird looks you're getting on the train. It's the best kind of memoir, and it shows that Lindy West still has a lot more to say-and that we should all keep listening."Bitch Media"Lindy West did not set out to be a feminist warrior against the forces that wish to silence and hurt women for doing things that men take for grantedSomeone has to fight the misogynists, after all, and West is well-situated for the front lines, lacing her blunt sense of humor with a surprising amount of nuanced empathy, even for those out there who are the ugliest to women."Salon"From her early stories to the hot-off-the-press pages of Shrill, there is one ever-present, never exhausted hallmark of West's writing, and that is its unwavering heart. It's hilarious, biting and wise."The Huffington Post"A compilation of powerful and brave essays about coming
Martina CLARK said the book is hilariously funny and I immediately worried because I wasn’t sure how. If Shrill isn’t already on your summer reading list, you may need to shift your priorities. I mean, the book has been out for a week, so, seriously, get on it.When I attended Lindy West’s first reading on her book tour for Shrill last week, she mentioned that she wanted “think piec. LOVED IT Paris A. This book is hysterical and also very thought-provoking. She asks the question, "So, what do you do when you're too big, in a world where bigness is cast not only as aesthetically objectionable, but also as a moral failing?" She tells her story – that of a big woman with a big mouth who doesn'. Yes, I recommend! Rudy P I bought this book after reading a positive review. I'm glad I did. I was a bit wary after finishing the first chapter and wasn't familiar with the author from Jezebel or Stranger, so her writing was a new experience for me. Ms. West is refreshingly honest about, well, everything. Loved her take on
Lindy West is a Seattle-based writer, editor, and performer whose work focuses on pop culture, social justice, humor, and body image. She also was listed as "Internet's Most Fascinating of 2015" by Cosmopolitan, and helped launch the viral #ShoutYourAbortion hashtag in defense of women's reproductive rights.. She's currently a culture writer for GQ magazine and GQ and a weekly columnist at The Guardian, as well as the founder
From a painfully shy childhood in which she tried, unsuccessfully, to hide her big body and even bigger opinions; to her public war with stand-up comedians over rape jokes; to her struggle to convince herself, and then the world, that fat people have value; to her accidental activism and never-ending battle royale with Internet trolls, Lindy narrates her life with a blend of humor and pathos that manages to make a trip to the abortion clinic funny and wring tears out of a story about diarrhea. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2016 STRANGER GENIUS AWARD FOR LITERATUREShrill is an uproarious memoir, a feminist rallying cry in a world that thinks gender politics are tedious and that women, especially feminists, can't be funny. Coming of age in a culture that demands women be as s