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Whilst I enjoyed what the author was trying to discuss I couldn't get past the writing style.

The quote from Emily Wilson about this book sums up how I feel about it: 

This book is a thorough investigation of how women's health is under-researched, misunderstood and overall not cared about as much as men's health is on a systematic level. It looks at the way that living in a patriarchal society has led to this.

My one criticism of this book is that, despite brief mentions, it mainly focuses on white cisgender women. There are some mentions of non-white cisgender women and how they are disproportionately impacted by health disparities but there is hardly any mention on AFAB transgender people or people who are intersex. I don't hold this against the book but it would be nice if more was included on this matter to make it a more intersectional read.

This is my second Claire Keegan book and it has a lot of the qualities that I enjoyed in that first book. That is that Claire Keegan has a capability to create incredibly vivid lives of individuals and places within a very short span.

One of the things I enjoyed about this book is how it investigates the mundanity of gender roles and how they function in everyday life. By that I mean that this book is not a massive and wide-spanning book investigating the intricacies of patriarchy but rather the way it often manifests in day-to-day lives.

One of the issues with collections of essays, particularly ones where they are written by different authors, is that some essays may be really effective and impactful and others won’t work as well. For me that was my problem with this essay collection, alongside it being rather US-centric.

Wow, I am not one to usually enjoy graphic novels but this was amazing. Such a harrowing and important read coupled with beautiful illustrations. I devoured this in a day and will most likely return to this at a later date.

This was a very pleasant and informative read.

Despite gaining more understanding of these poems through reading literary essays, I still feel that it would be unfair for me to review this collection. Maybe I will return later when I am more well read.

This is a weird little book about female sexuality and the way people engage in romantic and sexual relationships. One of the main things I enjoyed about this book was, aside from its themes, the beautiful prose.

This is my second time reading Oscar Wilde's poetry and enjoyed this collection a lot more than the other ones that I have read by him. 

The titular poem is a moving exploration of life within prison and the personal circumstances that brought the separate men there. Throughout the poetry collection I enjoyed the way he explored indulgence in pleasure.

This is a harrowing read. A lot of Joan Didion's own experiences with grief resonated with my own experiences. Beautifully written.