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A mixed bag

Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud by Anne Helen Petersen

February 24, 2019 by yesknopemaybe Leave a Comment

Anne Helen Petersen is a pretty great writer but as with any essay or short story collection, some are better than others. She’s trying to tackle all the biggest criticisms hurled at woman for daring to exist while not conforming to societal expections. Too Strong (Serena Williams), Too Fat (Melissa McCarthy), Too Gross (Abbi Jacobson & Illana Glazer), Too Slutty (Nicki Minaj), Too Old (Madonna), Too Pregnant (Kim Kardashian), Too Shrill (Hillary Clinton), Too Queer (Caitlyn Jenner), Too Loud (Jennifer Weiner), & Too Naked (Lena […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Anne Helen Petersen, feminism, non fiction, Too Fat Too Slutty Too Loud

yesknopemaybe's CBR11 Review No:26 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Anne Helen Petersen, feminism, non fiction, Too Fat Too Slutty Too Loud ·
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Ringing out 2017 with one more feminist work

December 13, 2017 by Caitlin_D Leave a Comment

I have read numerous works this year trying to understand the world we live in today. Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud falls squarely in the middle of the pack of a year loaded with politically charged books like What Happened?, On Tyranny and Unbelievable as well as more feminist charged books like We Should All Be Feminists and Hunger.  “She should be assertive but not bossy, feminine but not prissy, experienced but not condescending, fashionable but not superficial, forceful but not shrill. Put simply: she should be masculine, but not too masculine; feminine, but […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Anne Helen Petersen, Too Fat Too Slutty Too Loud

Caitlin_D's CBR9 Review No:138 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: Anne Helen Petersen, Too Fat Too Slutty Too Loud ·
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We Are All Too Much Something

August 21, 2017 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

We are entering the period of time where the cultural upheaval that Hillary Clinton losing the White House will have on our literary intake. Out early is Anne Helen Petersen formerly of The Hairpin and currently of Buzzfeed, who is known for her incisive long reads on culture, celebrity, and feminism. This book literally grows out of her election night response article “This is How Much America Hates Women” where she began grappling with what last year’s election reaffirmed about American society. Too Fat, Too […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: 2016 presidential election, Anne Helen Petersen, faintingviolet, feminism, Too Fat Too Slutty Too Loud

faintingviolet's CBR9 Review No:45 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: 2016 presidential election, Anne Helen Petersen, faintingviolet, feminism, Too Fat Too Slutty Too Loud ·
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