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This should really be titled The Secret History of Wonder Woman’s Creators.

The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore

January 20, 2020 by narfna 1 Comment

This wasn’t what I was expecting, but it was pretty good all the same. I think this three star rating is due to two things: 1) I was expecting more of a history of Wonder Woman the character with some stuff about her creator(s) thrown in as well, and what I got was a history of her creator(s) in full, along with a healthy side order of what was actually going on in history at the time, with an emphasis on the history of feminism, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, Comics, Jill Lepore, narfna, Pop Culture, read by the author, the secret history of wonder woman, william moulton marston, Wonder Woman

narfna's CBR12 Review No:11 · Genres: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, Comics, Jill Lepore, narfna, Pop Culture, read by the author, the secret history of wonder woman, william moulton marston, Wonder Woman ·
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