Rachel Cooke's Observer review of the Laurie Penny book

[RoyalCorgi]

It's not online yet - I don't know why. But you can read it here:

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Enjoy.

Ouccchhhh. Scathing.

Bloody hell!!!! That burn is scorching 🔥🔥🔥

oh that's fun

heterosexuality is in trouble is it? I predict it'll muddle through

I'll say it again

HOW THE HELL DO THESE PEOPLE THINK BABIES ARE MADE

and the revelation that women enjoy sex. good to get the cleared up. what a numpty Laurie Penny is.

That is a cracker

Perhaps a sexy weekend in Berlin would help Laurie get over it?

LP is the classic student enfant terrible thinking that the best way to tackle a subject is to disagree with (or possibly not even read) anything written about a subject before 10 years ago

The trouble is LP is in their mid thirties not a first year humanities student

'For the reader, especially the reader who has never read a book or a newspaper, never watched any television or seen a film, Penny has all sorts of revelations.
For instance there are now more women in the "male workplace" than for centuries.'

Plus she is spot on that there is more than a whiff of Rick from The Young Ones about Penny's grandiloquent title. I think that this might be one of those things that once you see it, you can't unsee it...

😁

“I’m troubled by the word “wet””. Brutal and hilarious.

LP has done things you never have you know!!

These reviews are excellent!

I swear that whenever I see someone using 'crypto-fascist' seriously, I think of Red Dwarf Timeslides episode -

Younger Lister - "I'm not into dosh. I hate money, I loathe possessions -- It's just so... crypto-fascist!"
Older Lister - "Will you stop saying everything's crypto-facist! You're making me sound like I was a right git."

Yet another gift that keeps on giving.

Laurie Penny's book has been worth it for the reviews. Sarah Ditum's is still my personal favourite, but this runs it a close second.

So agree. The reviews have been amazing reading

Oof. 🔥

@Waitwhat23

I swear that whenever I see someone using 'crypto-fascist' seriously, I think of Red Dwarf Timeslides episode -

Younger Lister - "I'm not into dosh. I hate money, I loathe possessions -- It's just so... crypto-fascist!"
Older Lister - "Will you stop saying everything's crypto-facist! You're making me sound like I was a right git."

Came here to say this! Beautiful

Has Penny had any good reviews?

@WhereYouLeftIt

Has Penny had any good reviews?

Hopefully from the person who shared a sexy Weekend in Berlin with them...

Oh you mean the book?

Even publisher's weekly, not known for its take on feminist divides gives it a poor review

www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-5266-0220-6

I bet whoever commissioned this at Bloomsbury is feeling a bit anxious.

And yes, Penny is exactly like Rick. I can't believe I've not noticed before. Once seen, never unseen

And bonus points to Rachel for using the word "swizz"

And thank you so much for sharing @RoyalCorgi - a joyful read

Oooff. 😬

The review is on The Grauniad website now. Book Of The Day!
www.theguardian.com/books/2022/feb/07/sexual-revolution-by-laurie-penny-review-playing-fast-and-loose-with-the-f-word

Opening line of "poorly researched" is probably one of the worst things you can read of your non fiction creation.

Seems to be one of the main things said about it though; I can't help thinking they's mainly written it based on their personal experiences and views on twitter.

I wonder if there's a generation of writers who missed the clamping down in universities of copying everything off the internet and from other student's work?

I'm faintly grateful I was physically forced to look up a book and study it critically via the hand typed cards in the university library pre social media. (Small library for our subject. Bigger one was computerised.)