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A review by mrsdragon
Woman: An Intimate Geography by Natalie Angier
4.0
This book took me some time to sink into. Angier's writing style is chock full of five dollar words and references to literature, pop culture, and history. It is also breathtakingly lyrical. For the first few chapters, her exhortions seemed over the top, but either she settled down or I embraced it because I found myself really enjoying her enthusiasm as I progressed.
Angier has a wry humor and often writes sarcastically, relying on the reader to pick up on the sly tone.
The book focuses on female biology--organs, hormones, and "evolutionary psychology" all take starring roles. I learned lots of new information and even more probably went in one eye and out the other. Refreshing takes on the whole "men are providers, women are faithful" stereotype and biological fundamentals I'd never picked up anywhere else. (Did you know your Fallopian tubes are free to roam your bodily cavity? That your uterine lining is made up of three distinct layers, which is why you can still menstruate while pregnant and not miscarry, the zygote implants at the deepest level.)
Angier has a wry humor and often writes sarcastically, relying on the reader to pick up on the sly tone.
The book focuses on female biology--organs, hormones, and "evolutionary psychology" all take starring roles. I learned lots of new information and even more probably went in one eye and out the other. Refreshing takes on the whole "men are providers, women are faithful" stereotype and biological fundamentals I'd never picked up anywhere else. (Did you know your Fallopian tubes are free to roam your bodily cavity? That your uterine lining is made up of three distinct layers, which is why you can still menstruate while pregnant and not miscarry, the zygote implants at the deepest level.)