We need more books about women's mental and physical health, but Eleanor Morgan's HYSTERICAL misses the mark:
A 3D-printed clitoris went viral in 2016. For many, it was the first time they’d seen the anatomical structure fully rendered, serving as a reminder that non-male bodies are still largely misunderstood. In her new book,, Eleanor Morgan delves into the history and confusion surrounding women’s bodies.
Morgan casts a wide net, drawing on her own experiences, philosophy, medicine, pop culture, and feminist theory, among other sources. But with a topic so broad and arguments that feel largely rudimentary, the book never quite hits the mark. Instead,reads like a disjointed collection of observations loosely tied together by their relationship to women’s bodies.
The book is organized into five untitled parts, within which are a numerous subheaded sections. One focuses on the physical facts of menstruation and the hormones released over the course of one’s cycle while another tackles mental health, but each part changes topics so rapidly that there’s no dominant theme to act as a guide. No one part, for example, could stand on its own and read as a coherent argument.
The most noticeable of Morgan’s missteps is the way the book is framed. Early in her book, Morgan rightly points out that many cis-women are ashamed of their genitalia or fear being judged for it. But she goes on, “We are ashamed of what makes us women.” This conflation of genitals and reproductive systems with gender is repeated throughout the book, and nowhere does she consider how trans or non-binary experiences differ from those of cis-women.
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