PERIOD. IT'S ABOUT BLOODY TIME
AUTHOR: EMMA BARNETT
PUBLISHER: HARPERCOLLINS
GENRE: BIOGRAPHY/GENDER STUDIES/NON-FICTION
PUBLICATION DATE: 19th August 2019
FORMAT: PAPERBACK
PAGES COUNT: 287
GOODREADS RATING: 4.07/5 (225 Ratings)
MY RATING: 4/5
'Girls are superheroes. Who else could bleed for a week and not die?'
BLURB: (Taken From Amazon)
Emma loathes her period. Really, she does. But there’s something she loathes even more: not being able to talk about it. Freely, funnily and honestly. Without men and women wrinkling their noses as if she’s pulled her tampon out and offered it as an hors d'oeuvre.
But somehow, despite women having had periods since the dawn of time, we’ve totally clammed up on anything to do with menstruation. Why, oh why, would we rather say ‘Auntie Flo’ than ‘period’? why, in the 21st century, are periods still seen as icky? Why are we still so ignorant about such a fundamental bodily process?
Now, in period., Emma draws on female experiences that will make you laugh, weep (and, most probably, squirm), in a fierce and a funny rallying cry to smash this ridiculous taboo once and for all.
Because it’s about bloody time. Period.
MY REVIEW:
According to Google,'Menstruation is the process in a woman of discharging blood and other material from the lining of the uterus at intervals of about one lunar month from puberty until the menopause, except during pregnancy.'
'Periods, whether you are into tasting yours or ignoring it as best you can, are part of the essence of being female.'
First of all, I want to thank the author for writing this book! And I am glad that I read it. This is a book that talks everything about Period/Menstruation. Through this book, the author wanted to convey a very important fact, that is to stop portraying Menstruation as a gross or impure thing. A period is a very common phenomenon in women, but the way everyone sees and treats it is very appalling. Not only do men treat it as a dirty thing but also women consider it as something very awful.
The book brought back memories of my first period, how horrified I was to see blood all around my skirt after coming back from school and thinking that I must have caught a bad disease! Throughout the book, the author has shared her countless experiences of period and others as well. The author has also shared her own personal struggle with 'Endometriosis which is a painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus — the endometrium — grows outside your uterus'.
The book was very well researched with quotes and tales from a variety of people. She has also provided a lot of information related to the period, which includes some of the popular myths surrounding period, blood and sex, menopause, and especially the chapter of 'wanted and unwanted blood' which hit me hard. In this chapter, she talked about one of her friend Jennifer Palmer, a woman who does not have a womb and thus can't have a period and also about Cass Bliss, a non-binary trans activist who bleeds.
All in all, 'Period. It's about bloody time' was a pretty entertaining read for me. I loved the way the author has written the book, which was not only hilarious but also very blunt. I would especially like to mention the chapter where I couldn't control my surprise and laughter where she talked about Jillian, the Canadian performer who almost had to go to jail for her period! (Yes you read it right! Jail! Can you believe it!!)
The main motto of the book is to end the stigma around period and to promote period pride. I would recommend everyone, regardless of their gender to read this book. It was bloody amazing guys!
To buy a copy of the book, click on the link here
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Emma Barnett is an award-winning broadcaster and journalist. By day, she presents The Emma Barnett Show on BBC Radio 5 Live in which she interviews key figures shaping our times, from the Prime Minister to those who would very much like to be. By night, she presents the BBC’s flagship current affairs programme, Newsnight, on BBC Two and hosts Late Night Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4. Emma was named Radio Broadcaster of the Year by the Broadcasting Press Guild for her agenda-setting interviews. Previously, she was the Women’s Editor at The Telegraph. She now writes a weekly agony aunt column.
*I received a copy of this book from the publishers in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.*
For more bookish updates, follow me on Instagram
AUTHOR: EMMA BARNETT
PUBLISHER: HARPERCOLLINS
GENRE: BIOGRAPHY/GENDER STUDIES/NON-FICTION
PUBLICATION DATE: 19th August 2019
FORMAT: PAPERBACK
PAGES COUNT: 287
GOODREADS RATING: 4.07/5 (225 Ratings)
MY RATING: 4/5
'Girls are superheroes. Who else could bleed for a week and not die?'
BLURB: (Taken From Amazon)
Emma loathes her period. Really, she does. But there’s something she loathes even more: not being able to talk about it. Freely, funnily and honestly. Without men and women wrinkling their noses as if she’s pulled her tampon out and offered it as an hors d'oeuvre.
But somehow, despite women having had periods since the dawn of time, we’ve totally clammed up on anything to do with menstruation. Why, oh why, would we rather say ‘Auntie Flo’ than ‘period’? why, in the 21st century, are periods still seen as icky? Why are we still so ignorant about such a fundamental bodily process?
Now, in period., Emma draws on female experiences that will make you laugh, weep (and, most probably, squirm), in a fierce and a funny rallying cry to smash this ridiculous taboo once and for all.
Because it’s about bloody time. Period.
MY REVIEW:
According to Google,'Menstruation is the process in a woman of discharging blood and other material from the lining of the uterus at intervals of about one lunar month from puberty until the menopause, except during pregnancy.'
'Periods, whether you are into tasting yours or ignoring it as best you can, are part of the essence of being female.'
First of all, I want to thank the author for writing this book! And I am glad that I read it. This is a book that talks everything about Period/Menstruation. Through this book, the author wanted to convey a very important fact, that is to stop portraying Menstruation as a gross or impure thing. A period is a very common phenomenon in women, but the way everyone sees and treats it is very appalling. Not only do men treat it as a dirty thing but also women consider it as something very awful.
The book brought back memories of my first period, how horrified I was to see blood all around my skirt after coming back from school and thinking that I must have caught a bad disease! Throughout the book, the author has shared her countless experiences of period and others as well. The author has also shared her own personal struggle with 'Endometriosis which is a painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus — the endometrium — grows outside your uterus'.
The book was very well researched with quotes and tales from a variety of people. She has also provided a lot of information related to the period, which includes some of the popular myths surrounding period, blood and sex, menopause, and especially the chapter of 'wanted and unwanted blood' which hit me hard. In this chapter, she talked about one of her friend Jennifer Palmer, a woman who does not have a womb and thus can't have a period and also about Cass Bliss, a non-binary trans activist who bleeds.
All in all, 'Period. It's about bloody time' was a pretty entertaining read for me. I loved the way the author has written the book, which was not only hilarious but also very blunt. I would especially like to mention the chapter where I couldn't control my surprise and laughter where she talked about Jillian, the Canadian performer who almost had to go to jail for her period! (Yes you read it right! Jail! Can you believe it!!)
The main motto of the book is to end the stigma around period and to promote period pride. I would recommend everyone, regardless of their gender to read this book. It was bloody amazing guys!
To buy a copy of the book, click on the link here
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Emma Barnett is an award-winning broadcaster and journalist. By day, she presents The Emma Barnett Show on BBC Radio 5 Live in which she interviews key figures shaping our times, from the Prime Minister to those who would very much like to be. By night, she presents the BBC’s flagship current affairs programme, Newsnight, on BBC Two and hosts Late Night Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4. Emma was named Radio Broadcaster of the Year by the Broadcasting Press Guild for her agenda-setting interviews. Previously, she was the Women’s Editor at The Telegraph. She now writes a weekly agony aunt column.
*I received a copy of this book from the publishers in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.*
For more bookish updates, follow me on Instagram
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