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How to Be a Woman
- Narrated by: Caitlin Moran
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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1913 - Suffragette throws herself under the King's horse. 1969 - Feminists storm Miss World. Now - Caitlin Moran rewrites The Female Eunuch from a bar stool and demands to know why pants are getting smaller. There's never been a better 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 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.
Caitlin Moran had literally no friends in 1990, and so had plenty of time to write her first novel, The Chronicles of Narmo, at the age of fifteen. At sixteen she joined music weekly Melody Maker and at eighteen briefly presented the pop show Naked City on Channel 4. Following this precocious start she then put in eighteen solid years as a columnist on the Times - both as a TV critic and also in the most-read part of the paper, the satirical celebrity column "Celebrity Watch".
The eldest of eight children, home-educated in a council house in Wolverhampton, Caitlin read lots of books about feminism - mainly in an attempt to be able to prove to her brother, Eddie, that she was scientifically better than him. Caitlin isn't really her name. She was christened "Catherine". But she saw 'Caitlin' in a Jilly Cooper novel when she was 13 and thought it looked exciting. That's why she pronounces it incorrectly: "Catlin". It causes trouble for everyone.
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- Valerie Browne
- 28-12-17
She’s brilliant
I’m so glad she narrated it - loved every moment of the book, laughed and cried
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- Janice
- 08-04-13
Wow - what an amazing book
I bought this on a whim and started listening abstractly - but then she really grabbed my attention and I couldn't stop listening with my full attention. To say that Caitlin writes with honesty and from the heart makes it sound dull and predictable - this book really wasn't. I laughed a lot (yes - including on crowded tube trains!) and cried a bit too (unheard of for me!) I really really liked this book and would have given it 10 stars if I could. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
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- Rev. Clarke
- 07-04-13
Funny, honest & worth listening to.
Caitlin Moran tells us the story of her life, particularly moments relating to her developing understanding of and beliefs about feminism. Informative, relate-able (I'm male, so that should count in the book's favour) and constantly funny, I would recommend this to most people.
The only flaws are that some areas of her life or topics could have been gone into in more detail, and feel distinctly brushed over, which only sticks out because of the unabashed honestly of the rest of the book.
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- Ms. H. R. Wilson
- 03-12-20
I simply love Caitlin Moran
Clever, witty, self aware, human aware .. a delight to have walked the dogs to over recent weeks. Reaffirmed what being a woman is, has been & can be. Hurrah for CM ♥️
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- mummy Kate
- 12-06-16
laugh out loud
this book made me giggle, and the odd bits that my husband heard made him laugh out loud too. it's also thought provoking and sweet in some parts. Definitely worth a listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-06-17
Caitlin Moran is my hero
Just amazing. This was such an enjoyable listen, and I am so glad that Caitlin Moran read it herself! I will definitely re-listen and would recommend it to women, and men, everywhere. I have learnt a lot from this book and my eyes have been opened, very insightful indeed.
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- Ms. M. Considine
- 11-11-12
Serious issues tackled through humour
Moran tackles the problem of the perception of feminism today and its relavance. This book is witty, joyful, tough and honest.
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- Rootie
- 02-01-14
Couldn't finish this......
Would you ever listen to anything by Caitlin Moran again?
No.
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This book had amazing reviews so I looked forward to listening but it really wasn't my thing. I didn't like the sexual references and language. I'm not a prude, it just really didn't grab my interest. I'm sure I'm in the minority but that's how I felt.
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- Anna S.
- 24-04-15
Fantastic
I started reading the paperback version but effecting a long daily commute with travel sickness put paid to that... Then I had to get over my first issue - I had been reading her voice in a broad Irish accent. There wet the first days worth of listening.
But here - I cried at least three times. The overwhelming, quiet explanation of how hard it actually is to be a woman now, and how mean we are to each other, unintentionally... And how failure is something put upon us with others expectations and crushes us...
But this book is lifting. Lilting and shifting and warm. And the tale is an assuredly positive one - it is hard but once we start thinking about things logically - politely - we can all cope just fine.
I have a two year old daughter, who I am of course adamant will not have to deal with patriarchal bull... Her father will be reading this book immediately. All strong, self aware men should read this book.
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- Hayley Reviews
- 04-11-17
Real, enlightening and Funny
Wow every woman should read/listen to this :) it’s an enlightening, real and in some parts funny, sad. Loved it will miss listening to Caitlin
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