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You have to buy this for every woman you know!
Reading this is like having a hilarious, boozy late-night chat with your best friend.
It is a funny, thought-provoking and intelligent look at what it rea... READ MORE
Laugh and Learn
It's not quite what it says on the tin. Yes, there's tips on how to embrace your inner feminist but Moran opens her heart and let's you see her at her wors... READ MORE
Caitlin is Wonderful
Quite simply, this hilarious book beautifully expressed a whole wealth of opinion on the most pressing issues we women face and have faced throughout histo... READ MORE
How to be a Woman
Caitlin Moran is just brilliant. She has always been a favourite of mine to read, and so I was ridiculously excited to hear she had a book coming out.
I w... READ MORE
I absolutely adore this book
This is feminism made funny in grand style. I can't remember when I have so longed for people to read a book. At the very least they'll feel mightily cheer... READ MORE
The perfect read for the modern feminist
I'm only going to say this once: I am a feminist! There, I said it. And you know what? I'm proud of it! Why should women worry about declaring themselves a... READ MORE
Brilliant
This book is fantastic - honest, hilariously funny and very intelligently written. Caitlin has a fantastic style of writing.
The only negative I will say ... READ MORE
Laugh till your face falls off - and think too...
I loved everything about this book. It is thoughtful (and thought-provoking), searingly honest, touching, funny and inspirational. It should be on the Nati... READ MORE
Sister's are doing it for themselves!
An hilarious and sometimes serious look at feminism and being a woman today.
Caitin Moran says all the things you'd though but never really expressed out ... READ MORE
Synopsis
Selected by Emma Watson for her feminist book club `Our Shared Shelf'
It's a good time to be a woman: we have the vote and the Pill, and we haven't been burnt as witches since 1727. However, a few nagging questions do remain...
Why are we supposed to get Brazilians? Should we use Botox? Do men secretly hate us? And why does everyone ask you when you're going to have a baby?
Part memoir, part rant, Caitlin answers the questions that every modern woman is asking.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Ebury Publishing
- ISBN: 9780091940744
- Number of pages: 336
- Dimensions: 198 x 126 x 20 mm
- Weight: 229g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allHow to be a Woman
I loved this book, Caitlin Moran has produced an immensely amusing work that looks at her own experiences growing up and finding herself while combining it... READ MORE
Well worth reading
A very interesting take on feminism in the 21st Century.
It was written in a very light hearted and fun way, although it covered some very difficult subje... READ MORE
Refreshing
It's open and refreshing, all my friends are borrowing it now!
Brilliant!
This is a laugh out loud book that touches your life. Every page uncovers another observation about life as a woman that makes you nod or sigh in agreement... READ MORE
Absolutely awful ...
... this must be one of the worst books I have ever read. It is just a rant about nothing. It isn't interesting or funny. How people have found it funny an... READ MORE
Interesting and intelligent
Caitlin Moran has reinvented feminism. Instead of the typical rants we hear from Germaine Greer, Caitlin Moran has highlighted the problems that women expe... READ MORE
brilliant!
great book - for laugh, but also a food for thought!
FEMINISIM and why i DONT hate this word anymore.
Do not be fooled by this book's title! With an unsubtle groan and a squinted look, I recieved this book after hearing that it was "all about feminisim". No... READ MORE
Very refreshing
Ballsy, funny, clever and interesting.
Had me laughing out loud and exploring new ideas. Good to read a feminist book that's is not anti males. Well done C... READ MORE
hilarious, poignant, interesting
A must for every woman. Sorry to be cliche and start with that, but after reading this book, that's what my first thought was. I was brought up in a home w... READ MORE
Pleasantly Surprised
I picked up this book without really realising that it was basically a work of feminism - and what an enjoyable read it was! I found the narrative both hum... READ MORE
Leading the big pants revolution
I hadn’t heard of Caitlin Moran until a pal on Twitter suggested I pick up a copy of How to Be a Woman. Intrigued by its feminist agenda, I duly shelled ou... READ MORE
How to be a Woman
Couldn't Put It Down
I loved the honesty and wit with which Moran approached a subject that isnt uaually associated with humour. You can relate to so many of the situations in ... READ MORE
Everyone should read this book, woman or man!
Moran is honest, funny and teaches womankind their worth in today's world. Don't be daunted by the word feminism, it is totally re-invented in this book an... READ MORE
Best book I've read for a long time
I was lucky enough to get a pre-release copy of this book. I devoured it within 48 hours and have been passing it around my best friends ever since.
Part ... READ MORE
Brilliant didn't want it to stop.
I think the last book I laughed out loud so much to was Round Ireland with a Fridge. This was completely and utterly side splitingly hilarious throughout, ... READ MORE
life changing, funny and highly recommended
I loved this book. I read it in about 3 days (no mean feat for a full time working mum of 2 with a deranged beagle and husband who sometimes seems to be pa... READ MORE
Really entertaining
Don't judge a book by it's cover. This book made me laugh a lot. Loved the chapter on pole dancing and role models.
Great read.
Loved this book. Made me feel less mad and alone. Glad to know that other women construct whole fantasy relationships in their heads. Thought it was just m... READ MORE
Funny, and thought-provoking
This book had me rolling in laughter from the start. Her raw, honest experiences of adolescence were hilarious, my favourite parts of the book. It is rude ... READ MORE
Loved it!
I loved this book, it made me laugh (very loud), it made me cry and it made me think. When i had finished it i missed it, I wanted to read more, definitely... READ MORE
Excellent
The way Moran reflects on controversial experiences such as periods, discovering masturbation, pregnancy and abortion are both brutally honest and at times... READ MORE
I wish I had read this when I was a teenager
Everything that ever mortified me about being a teenager and young woman is in this book. Those things happened someone else too and it's really not so bad... READ MORE
So disappointed
I am so disappointed with this book. I heard Moran talking on Fearne Cotton's podcast "Happy Place" and thought she sounded like a really cool gal so I bou... READ MORE
Absolutely Incredible
Caitlin Moran is an excellent author, and really portrays the struggles of being a woman in society while really helping us see the brighter, funnier, and ... READ MORE