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I started this book without looking at goodreads first & I dont know if i've EVERY yelled at an author more during a book. Like this book is seriously pissing me off in so mny ways, yet is giving tiny slivers of interest/relevance for my research that i keep reading instead of just tossing it out. But I'm getting a lot of satisfaction from reading other reviews on here pointing out how wrong she is all the time, lol

I was enjoying this book before the author literally jist called autism and ADHD "diseases." And listed them among diabetes and lower back pain when talking about mismatch diseases. Are you serious, dude?! An evolutionary biologist who is talking about how not all things are adaptive Or inherently bad then goes on to call different types of brain OSes as "diseased." Smdh. It's not even scientifically accurate, either

Omg. Not even through the intro yet and I've already almost stopped from his language about autism being a disease and burden on society or some incredible nonsense. Going to try to keep going, but it's mind boggling how he is clearly talking to people with "healthy brains" and is entirely othering for folks with any kind of mental illness or Neurodiversity.

Wow this book rly needs a TW for extreme psychological abuse of Queen Juana. Her husband was the absolute textbook abusiver, marrying her and taking her money, her ladies, stopping her communication with her family, then convincing all of Europe that she was mentally unstable, so he could take her lands. And her father HELPED HIM. Everyone called her mad to take her power. It's INTENSE. History still calls her mad!!

I wish I could make all my lefties read this!

God, people are awful. Also capitalism.

Yes, I just finished "The Political Brain" (by Drew Westen) and Now I'm reading "The Political Mind" I AM ON A VERY SPECIFIC READING KICK RIGHT NOW OKAY. (I also have "Our Divided Political Heart" downloaded though I'm not sure if I'm going to read it or not by the time I finish this, we'll see.)

Yes, I just finished "The Political Brain" (by Drew Westen) and Now I'm reading "The Political Mind" I AM ON A VERY SPECIFIC READING KICK RIGHT NOW OKAY.

THIS IS A VITAL READ for ANYONE who is or wants to be active on the Left. The Democratic party is an embarassing mess in need of major overhaul, but is also filled with genuinely caring people that we should be proud to be associated with. The politicians gotta stop sucking horrifically at politics, though. This book is an excellent guide for it!

can i make this required reading for adulthood?

This is super interesting but soooo long and dense. i dont want to stop bc ots interesting, but ahhhhh is it over yet??? i might need to get the audio book so i can listen on my commute, or i may never finish...

Painfully biased and definitely problematic in parts, but still has a lot of interesting information.

THESE ARE THE MOST AMAZING WOMEN IN US HISTORY* AND I AM ANGRY IVE NOT HEARD ANY OF THEIR AMAZING LIVES OR INTERSECTIONAL SCTIVISM BEFORE THIS.

*Theyre not perfect, duh. they are humans. effing anazing ones for being so unabashedly progressive despite countlesd attacks on them, snd arrests.

Nighttime reading with K, who is super into magic RN.

i love this so far. so gloriously nerdy. author is a history professor almost my age. she is my dream self. i need more of you to read this so we can discuss! (and most of it uses singular "they", too!)

<3 <3 <3. But tbh I should have re-read the first before starting, I seem to have forgotten more than I expected.

This is super excellent, It's only taking me a long time to read because it's alerted me to how little I know about philosophy and critical theory & I'm trying to do do some very basic catching up before I go any further..

SO MUCH HIGHLIGHTING!