![]() (.) There's enough here to keep the Daily Mail's knickers in a twist for years, but as with the reception of Charlotte Roche's recent pornographic novel Wetlands, our capacity to be shocked is part of the point. " King Kong Theory feels like a blow to the jugular of the received wisdom of current feminist theory.(.) Another linguistic problem (and this may be partly the fault of the translator) is that Despentes falls into the trap that she castigates others for: she uses the generalised language that she claims to hate." - Rebecca Seal, The Observer "There are many ways in which King Kong Theory is interesting, but many more in which it is infuriating."The manifesto is already a classic but Wynne finally offers us a translation as brash and effortlessly cool as Despentes herself." - Barry Pierce, Irish Times.(There's not a great deal here about equal pay or childcare facilities.) It gives her writing an undeniable edge and urgency, although it can still seem a little out of date" - Lesley McDowell, Independent on Sunday "Despentes's feminism is informed not so much by the personal but by the sexual. ![]() ![]()
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