How to Be a Woman
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| Author | Caitlin Moran |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Published | June 16, 2011 |
| Publisher | Ebury Press |
| Awards | Galaxy National Book Awards, Irish Book Award |
| ISBN | 978-0091940744 |
How to Be a Woman is a 2011 non-fiction memoir by British writer Caitlin Moran. The book documents Moran's early life (from teens until mid-thirties) including her views on feminism. As of July 2014, it had sold over a million copies.[1]
Table of contents
Prologue: The Worst Birthday Ever
Chapter 1: I Start Bleeding!
Chapter 2: I Become Furry!
Chapter 3: I Don't Know What to Call My Breasts!
Chapter 4: I Am a Feminist!
Chapter 5: I Need a Bra!
Chapter 6: I Am Fat!
Chapter 7: I Encounter Some Sexism!
Chapter 8: I Am in Love!
Chapter 9: I Go Lap-dancing!
Chapter 10: I Get Married!
Chapter 11: I Get into Fashion!
Chapter 12: Why You Should Have Children
Chapter 13: Why You Shouldn't Have Children
Chapter 14: Role Models and What We Do with Them
Chapter 15: Abortion
Chapter 16: Intervention
Critical response
Emma Brockes of the New York Times described the work as "a book that needed to be written".[2] Miranda Sawyer of The Guardian called the book "a joy" and "a triumph". [3] Peggy Orenstein of Slate gave the book a favorable review, writing "she is, in equal measure, intellectual, rebel and goofball."[4] The Independent wrote, "it would be almost unkind to call this an important book, because what it is mostly is engaging, brave and consistently, cleverly, naughtily funny, but actually it is important that we talk about this stuff."[5] NPR spoke positively of How to Be a Woman, describing her as in the vein of the late Nora Ephron. [6] The Telegraph, while praising the book, noted "The book has not, however, met with universal approval. [Germaine] Greer, whom Moran idolises as “Goddess Greer” but none the less disagrees with on a number of issues, has accused Moran of setting up a 'straw woman' version of herself to argue with, and of skimping on her homework."[7] Time called How to Be a Woman "hugely lovable" but "problematically narrow."[8]
Awards
- 2011 Galaxy National Book Awards, Book of the Year
- 2011 Galaxy National Book Awards, Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year
- 2011 Irish Book Award, Listeners Choice category, How to Be A Woman
Nominations
- Goodreads Choice Awards Best Humor
References
- ↑ Crocker, Lizzie (September 29, 2014). "Join Caitlin Moran’s Riotous Feminist Revolution". The Daily Beast. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ↑ Brockes, Emma (2012-07-26). "These Stilettos Are Not Made for Walking, Nor Is the Thong". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ↑ Sawyer, Miranda (2011-06-25). "How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ↑ Orenstein, Peggy (2012-07-15). "They Don't Make Feminists This Outrageous Anymore". Slate (magazine). Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ↑ "How To Be a Woman, By Caitlin Moran". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ↑ Corrigan, Maureen. "A Little Advice On 'How To Be A Woman'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ↑ "Ceri Radford on Caitlin Moran". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ↑ Gibson, Megan. "Review: In Her First Novel, Caitlin Moran Explains How To Build a Girl". TIME.com. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
Bibliography
- Moran, Caitlin (2012). How to Be a Woman (paperback ed.). London: Ebury Press. ISBN 978-0-091-94074-4.