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A review by lizshayne
On Being Unreasonable: Breaking the Rules and Making Things Better by Kirsty Sedgman
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
It is wild to have your Shabbat table arguments recapitulated in book form.
Sedgman basically makes the argument for a strong ethical stance and a movement away from reasonable (as determined by whom) as the standard for behavior. Reasonable only works when the world is fair.
It's really good and the narrative voice is absolutely delightful. Especially the way her children are an integral part of the story in a way that women writing not-about-motherhood don't often get to do. But she does and does it well. It did help that it resonated.
I'm not sure that this is a book that will change people's minds; part of what this book analyzes is when rhetoric fails and why. But I found it really valuable to see how she lays out her case and the research behind it.
Sedgman basically makes the argument for a strong ethical stance and a movement away from reasonable (as determined by whom) as the standard for behavior. Reasonable only works when the world is fair.
It's really good and the narrative voice is absolutely delightful. Especially the way her children are an integral part of the story in a way that women writing not-about-motherhood don't often get to do. But she does and does it well. It did help that it resonated.
I'm not sure that this is a book that will change people's minds; part of what this book analyzes is when rhetoric fails and why. But I found it really valuable to see how she lays out her case and the research behind it.