How to Be a Woman

Caitlin Moran

Jul 2012 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The book that launched a feminist revolution—the hilarious memoir/manifesto from Caitlin Moran, "the UK's answer to Tina Fey, Chelsea Handler, and Lena Dunham all rolled into one" (Marie Claire).

Though they have the vote and the Pill and haven't been burned as witches since 1727, life isn't exactly a stroll down the catwalk for modern women. They are beset by uncertainties and questions: Why are they supposed to get Brazilians? Why do bras hurt? Why the incessant talk about babies? And do men secretly hate them?

Caitlin Moran interweaves provocative observations on women's lives with laugh-out-loud funny scenes from her own, from the riot of adolescence to her development as a writer, wife, and mother. With rapier wit, Moran slices right to the truth—whether it's about the workplace, strip clubs, love, fat, abortion, popular entertainment, or children—to jump-start a new conversation about feminism. With humor, insight, and verve, How to Be a Woman lays bare the reasons why female rights and empowerment are essential issues not only for women today but also for society itself.

Ratings and reviews

i listened to her on the radio . she was a guest ... interviewing her about the book...... and, base on that ...... i highly recommend all my fellow men to read this book ..... read it as if life depended on it...... it will awaken your foolishness and your charming kind manner will emerge ...... with full confident... sort of way.... well, happy reading....... oh, pssssst!!! Caitlin MOran, DONT forget to say, thanks to be to GOD , the WORD of the LORD .... in abidance for all human kind...... others wise, people will think the words is of their own and see for your self how people have express them..... reference- gospel of JOHN chap one. and rev. the new name of GOD is the WORDS..... shakespear, " whats in a name?.... that is which we call a rose by any other name ( WORD) would smell as sweet..... and last thing..... " would any religion exist if not by Words that they do..... ???? you have just solve the problem of confusion regarding the religion issue ..... oh, since a woman is going to be the presidentess ..... please tell her when she meets other leaders ..... thank you. bear with me, my name is TEDDY .

So many encouraging and relatable things. I really appreciate her voice and humor. I was a little disappointed by the extreme bias at the ends towards women who opt for surgeries and the homonormative language directed towards LGBTQIA. The rest if the book warmed my heart and ticked my feminist.

Witty, relatable and a bit silly at times. It convinced me of the power and promise of feminism and being ordinary, polite, and one of the guys.

About the author

Caitlin Moran’s debut book, How to Be a Woman, was an instant New York Times bestseller, with more than one million copies distributed worldwide. Her first novel, How to Build a Girl, received widespread acclaim, and she adapted it into a major motion picture starring Beanie Feldstein and Emma Thompson. As a twice-weekly columnist at The Times of London, Moran has won Columnist of the Year seven times. She lives in London.