Shrill
Notes from a Loud Woman
$24.99
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2017
Summary
‘Women are told, from birth, that it’s our job to be small: physically small, small in our presence, and small in our impact on the world. We’re supposed to spend our lives passive, quiet and hungry. I want to obliterate that expectation…’
Guardian columnist Lindy West wasn’t always loud. It’s difficult to believe she was once a nerdy, overweight teen who wanted nothing more than to be invisible. Fortunately for women everywhere, along the road she found her …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784295547 |
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| ISBN-10: | 178429554X |
| Author: | Lindy West |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2017 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
A warm, capacious and funny writer - Guardian
This is a feminist, empowering book; I cried the whole way through though it’s very funny as well … It’s nice to read something that you know would have changed your life for ever if you’d read it when you were 16 - ObserverThis important, brutally honest book makes for a hilarious read - BuzzfeedLindy West is an essential (and hilarious) voice for women. Her talent and bravery have made the Internet a place I actually want to be. - Lena DunhamShrill is a gutsy, whip-smart and fierce demonstration of the importance and the cost of speaking out - Canberra Times, Sydney Morning Herald, The Saturday AgeAbout The Author
Lindy West
Lindy West is a Seattle-based writer and performer whose work focuses on pop culture, feminism, social justice, humour and body image. Currently a weekly columnist at the Guardian and culture writer for GQ magazine, she was previously one of the most popular and prolific writers at feminist blog Jezebel.com. Lindy’s articles typically generate thousands of shares and retweets. In January 2015 her exposure was magnified by a segment aired on US national radio in which she confronted an internet troll who’d impersonated her dead father. The podcast and ensuing article went viral and were shared more than 85,000 times worldwide, gaining Lindy countless new followers.
As a live performer and commentator, Lindy has made numerous appearances on radio and TV, and regularly speaks at academic events, conferences and literary festivals. In 2013, she won a Social Media Award from NYC’s Women’s Media Center, was selected for the Nation’s top ten feminist articles of the year and New Statesman’s top 20 best online pieces of the year, and was profiled by Cosmopolitan magazine.
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