{"product_id":"girl-on-girl","title":"Girl on Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK OF 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e MUST-READ BOOK OF 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Essential reading' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating and powerfully argued' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A captivating must-read for anyone who wants to understand how and why misogyny is as powerful a force as ever' KATE MANNE, author of \u003ci\u003eDown Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCosmetic surgeries are at an all-time high, Ozempic is bringing back 'heroin chic' and TikTok trad-wives are on the rise - after four waves of feminism, what went wrong?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite decades of progress, the gains of the feminist movement feel more fragile than ever. But as \u003ci\u003eAtlantic \u003c\/i\u003ecritic and Pulitzer Prize finalist Sophie Gilbert points out, this is not a unique moment. Feminism felt just as fragmented in the early 2000s, when the momentum of third-wave feminists and riot grrrls was squashed by lad culture and the commodification of Girl Power. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCasting her eye across pop culture of the past thirty years - from Madonna, the Spice Girls and the Kardashians, to MySpace, #GirlBoss and \u003ci\u003eReal Housewives\u003c\/i\u003e - Sophie Gilbert reveals a toxic pattern of progress and misogynistic backlash. \u003ci\u003eGirl on Girl \u003c\/i\u003eshows how every form of media, heavily influenced by the rise of porn, has shaped and warped women's relationships with themselves and other women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe cannot move forward without fully reckoning with the ways pop culture has defined us - this book shows us how.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Add this book to the list of titles that urgently provide context and answers to the hell storm that is [\u003ci\u003evaguely waves around\u003c\/i\u003e] everything going on right now' \u003ci\u003eHARPER'S BAZAAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A book that will make you think, and want to discuss' \u003ci\u003eGLAMOUR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Blistering' \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60964000727374,"sku":"9781399812320","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0874\/5795\/6174\/files\/9781399812320.jpg?v=1790437890","url":"https:\/\/thebookmongerbearsden.co.uk\/products\/girl-on-girl","provider":"The Bookmonger","version":"1.0","type":"link"}