Tag: Non-Fiction
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Fix the System, Not the Women by Laura Bates Review: Shocking, Furious and Necessary
A furious and necessary feminist read about the systems that keep failing women – shocking, but somehow not shocking at all.
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Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates: A Harrowing Deep Dive into Online Misogyny
A chilling and necessary look at the manosphere, incels and online misogyny. Not my favourite Laura Bates book, but still a powerful four-star read.
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The Five by Hallie Rubenhold: Reclaiming the Women Jack the Ripper Erased
This book came highly recommended by my sister, so when I got round to reading it I wasn’t sure what to expect (we don’t normally have the same taste in books). However, The Five by Hallie Rubenhold was such a welcome surprise. I went in thinking I knew the infamous Jack the Ripper story –…
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Tart by Slutty Cheff: Raw, Unfiltered and Deliciously Fun
I picked up Tart by Slutty Cheff without knowing much about it (aside from some buzz and those cheeky cover quotes from Lena Dunham and Dolly Alderton), and I’m so glad I did. This memoir is an absolute riot – a no-holds-barred through the life of an anonymous young chef in London’s restaurant underbelly. It…
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July Reading Wrap-Up
I’m not entirely sure how we’ve reached the end of July already, but somehow here we are – and I managed to read 7 books, and a grand total of 2,326 pages along the way. There was true crime, feminist non-fiction, memoir, forensic science, historical fiction and bit of literary fiction for good measure. A…
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The New Age of Sexism by Laura Bates: A Powerful Call to Action
From page one, Bates’ warm-yet-urgent tone pulled me in like a late-night conversation with a friend – a friend bringing some serious truth bombs. (If her name sounds familiar, it’s because she’s the bestselling author of Everyday Sexism and Men Who Hate Women). I thought I was pretty informed about misogyny, but nothing prepared me…
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Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams: A Horror Story Inside a Tech Giant
Every now and then, a book comes along that leaves me feeling like I need to go for a long walk, take a deep breath, and maybe scream into a cushion. Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams was that book. Part memoir, part exposé, and 100% gut-punch, this book charts her time inside Facebook (now Meta),…
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Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green: A Disease of the Past?
Tuberculosis. If you’d asked me a few weeks ago, I would’ve said it was a disease of the past – something from Victorian novels or history books. But after reading Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green, I know better. And honestly? I don’t think I’ll ever look at this disease (or global healthcare) the same…
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The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson: The Highs, the Lows and the Lies We Tell Ourselves
I’ve been watching Gary Stevenson’s YouTube channel for a couple of years now, so when The Trading Game came out, I was genuinely curious. Watching someone go from rags to riches and then use that experience to critique the very system that made them? That’s exactly the kind of contradiction I find fascinating. Plus, working…
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