However, a few nagging questions do remain...Why are we supposed to get Brazilians? Should you get Botox? Do men secretly hate us? What should you call your vagina? Why does your bra hurt? And why does everyone ask you when you're going to have a baby? Part memoir, part rant, Caitlin Moran answers these questions and more in "How To Be A Woman" - following her from her terrible 13th birthday ('I am 13 stone, have no friends, and boys throw gravel at me when they see me') through adolescence, the workplace, strip-clubs, love, fat, abortion, TopShop, motherhood and beyond.
Why Read - A friend was reading this book and it looked amusing, so she passed it onto me.
Part Memoir, Part Rant is the best way to describe this book, with a hint of feminism. We follow her where she takes certain topics related to chapters of her life and rants about them in a feministic style. She does not hold back in her opinions or her honesty in regards to issues most women would feel uncomfortable in discussing. Her writing is amusing, and full of quips which make you laugh out loud. Her honesty makes her both relatable and raw. The way she talks, not holding anything back makes her unpolished and realistic which is nice to see in a memoir - sometimes people gloss over the nitty gritty.
I think this is a book most woman should read and explore, it makes you think about whats really important in life, and what that is compared to what other people perceive our lives should be like. Its a refreshing read into the realties of being a woman, and how this translates into feminism. It is also modern and current which brings the idea of feminism to the current times and how that relates to women now, instead of how feminism is usually portrayed.
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