Woman: An Intimate Geography
by Natalie Angier
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Book Reviews of Woman: An Intimate Geography
Book Review: Fabulous
Summary: 5 Stars
One of my very favorite books. Love Angier's science writing in the New York Times and can't recommend this book enough. If high school biology had been this fun, we'd all be scientists. Angier deconstructs the myths, explains the truths, and does it all with beautiful writing and a racy kick. A woman or want to understand one better? Read it.Book Review: Wish I'd known!
Summary: 5 Stars
About a third of the way into the book I told my husband "I wish I'd read this 30 years ago! It's well written, the science is written in lay terms, and, yes, sometimes it is political in that she states what she believes about women's issues. I found it enlightening and have bought copies for my daughters.Book Review: A book both women AND men should read
Summary: 4 Stars
Angier ties together, in a highly readable manner, the complexities of the human body very, very well all the while never loosing site of the whole. I disagree with her on a few points. I don't think she sufficiently looked at human relationships as far as she could but, overall, this is minor.
Book Review: Why Don't you Re-name it, Woman: Feminist Whore?
Summary: 1 Stars
Completely asinine. I was severely disappointed and dismayed at Angier's depiction of women. It is full of contradictory and faulty evolutionary biology. Narrow minded and crass. I literally took this book outside and burned it half way through reading it.Book Review: yikes!
Summary: 1 Stars
Garbage. Bad science coupled with anecdotes and far-flung speculations. Add to this an annoyingly poetic writing style and a tone that demonstrates the author's contempt of all things male and you have one of the most overrated books I've ever come across.