Bitch: On the Female of the Species
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- Author：Lucy Cooke
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Summary
A fierce， funny， and revolutionary look at the queens of the animal kingdom
Studying zoology made Lucy Cooke feel like a sad freak。 Not because she loved spiders or would root around in animal feces: all her friends shared the same curious kinks。 The problem was her sex。 Being female meant she was， by nature， a loser。
Since Charles Darwin， evolutionary biologists have been convinced that the males of the animal kingdom are the interesting ones -dominating and promiscuous， while females are dull， passive， and devoted。
In Bitch， Cooke tells a new story。 Whether investigating same-sex female albatross couples that raise chicks， murderous mother meerkats， or the titanic battle of the sexes waged by ducks， Cooke shows us a new evolutionary biology， one where females can be as dynamic as any male。 This isn‘t your grandfather’s evolutionary biology。 It’s more inclusive， truer to life， and， simply， more fun。
Studying zoology made Lucy Cooke feel like a sad freak。 Not because she loved spiders or would root around in animal feces: all her friends shared the same curious kinks。 The problem was her sex。 Being female meant she was， by nature， a loser。
Since Charles Darwin， evolutionary biologists have been convinced that the males of the animal kingdom are the interesting ones -dominating and promiscuous， while females are dull， passive， and devoted。
In Bitch， Cooke tells a new story。 Whether investigating same-sex female albatross couples that raise chicks， murderous mother meerkats， or the titanic battle of the sexes waged by ducks， Cooke shows us a new evolutionary biology， one where females can be as dynamic as any male。 This isn‘t your grandfather’s evolutionary biology。 It’s more inclusive， truer to life， and， simply， more fun。
Reviews
Steve
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There were some aspects of this book I absolutely loved。 Overall， the science writing is excellent， with everything well explained。 Lucy Cooke puts her journey into the story， giving me more of her perspective。 She writes with a great sense of humor and some very clever wording。 The footnotes are definitely worth reading。 On the less favorable side， some of the sarcasm in her writing doesn’t really work for me。 I also found that the beginning and end of the book didn’t really match the rest of t There were some aspects of this book I absolutely loved。 Overall， the science writing is excellent， with everything well explained。 Lucy Cooke puts her journey into the story， giving me more of her perspective。 She writes with a great sense of humor and some very clever wording。 The footnotes are definitely worth reading。 On the less favorable side， some of the sarcasm in her writing doesn’t really work for me。 I also found that the beginning and end of the book didn’t really match the rest of the content， which threw me off。 Nonetheless， this book is definitely worth reading and is an excellent example of good science writing。 Thank you to Netgalley and Basic Books for the advance reader copy。 。。。more
Xóchitl Meza
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Educative， entertaining， and interesting。 The writing is charismatic and energetic， something needed when you have this much information to present。 It shines spotlight in to the often-ignored research of the female that presents the data in a way that catches your attention and is easy to follow。 It affords the scientific discoveries it presents with the amount of respect and amazement they deserve。 An excellent tool for scientific dissemination that also boost les biased research。 Thanks to Ne Educative， entertaining， and interesting。 The writing is charismatic and energetic， something needed when you have this much information to present。 It shines spotlight in to the often-ignored research of the female that presents the data in a way that catches your attention and is easy to follow。 It affords the scientific discoveries it presents with the amount of respect and amazement they deserve。 An excellent tool for scientific dissemination that also boost les biased research。 Thanks to Net Galley for providing me an E-ARC in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Keeley Holloway
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I found bitch to be an incredibly interesting book to read and found it to be very well written。 She uses a wide range of different animals from different areas and types to emphasise her point and give evidence to why things occur。 Due to the amount covered it will take a while to read， I found myself only able to take in a chapter at a time。 I received an early copy of Bitch from netgalley for review。
Dessie
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Thank you so much to NetGalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review。 "Bitch" by Lucy Cooke is a fascinating and incredibly empowering non-fiction book， which takes the readers on a journey through the true role of the females in numerous species。 It is very informative to the point that sometimes I felt a bit overwhelmed with the amount of information I had to comprehend， so take your time when reading it。 The writing style made it easy to connect with the content of the Thank you so much to NetGalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review。 "Bitch" by Lucy Cooke is a fascinating and incredibly empowering non-fiction book， which takes the readers on a journey through the true role of the females in numerous species。 It is very informative to the point that sometimes I felt a bit overwhelmed with the amount of information I had to comprehend， so take your time when reading it。 The writing style made it easy to connect with the content of the book and truly enjoy it。 The book made me proud to be a woman and helped me embrace my femininity， so definitely read it in case you need to be reminded how strong women are。 。。。more
Tintaglia
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Lucy Cooke non è solo una miniera di informazioni stravaganti （di quelle che io incamero e non dimentico più， al posto di quelle utili nel lavoro e/o vita quotidiana） e di umorismo ben dosato， ma anche e soprattutto una voce che， in questo caso， aiuta a rivedere e ripensare non solo i ruoli biologici di genere， sessualità， accudimento， reti sociali， e a far riflettere su come la scienza non sia sempre （e non sia mai stata） "neutra" e imparziale， nemmeno nella raccolta dei dati。Un splendido modo Lucy Cooke non è solo una miniera di informazioni stravaganti （di quelle che io incamero e non dimentico più， al posto di quelle utili nel lavoro e/o vita quotidiana） e di umorismo ben dosato， ma anche e soprattutto una voce che， in questo caso， aiuta a rivedere e ripensare non solo i ruoli biologici di genere， sessualità， accudimento， reti sociali， e a far riflettere su come la scienza non sia sempre （e non sia mai stata） "neutra" e imparziale， nemmeno nella raccolta dei dati。Un splendido modo di terminare le letture dell'anno。 。。。more
Susanna
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I received a copy from the author at a retreat and it truly was a pleasure to read。Lucy takes you through the animal kingdom， with her unique perspective perspective on the females。 She manages to convey scientific evidence in such an easy to understand manner， pairing it with her own experiences in the wild and in our human society。 She takes you on a journey through continents and how species across the world live， socialize and mate。 The book certainly takes the female perspective and does no I received a copy from the author at a retreat and it truly was a pleasure to read。Lucy takes you through the animal kingdom， with her unique perspective perspective on the females。 She manages to convey scientific evidence in such an easy to understand manner， pairing it with her own experiences in the wild and in our human society。 She takes you on a journey through continents and how species across the world live， socialize and mate。 The book certainly takes the female perspective and does not stop at the animal kingdom - sometimes explicitly and sometimes in-explicitly challenging our human societal systems and believes。 She manages to do so in a light and a subtle humorous way， even when she goes after Darwin （whom she assured to appreciate a lot - besides his Victorian male bias）。 Just to pick one: The chapter on gender in the animal world did certainly make me smile more than once and left me stunned about all the curiosities this world has to offer。 I cannot wait for the book to finally get published to read though all chapters with more time and to give it to my friends - female and male！ 。。。more
LIsa Noell "Rocking the Chutzpah！"
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My thanks to Basic books， Lucy Cooke and Netgalley。 Let's just get one thing straight， and that is the fact that Lucy just rocks my socks off。 What she does is always done well！ All my best friends ever have always been bitches。 Yep， I was happily their bitch too！ I've had friends， they were acquaintances。 Bitches are the rulers of the pack。 However， in these packs there is only one bitch！ If that's what it takes to keep the males in their place？ Then heel！ I've always loved Hyenas， but it was g My thanks to Basic books， Lucy Cooke and Netgalley。 Let's just get one thing straight， and that is the fact that Lucy just rocks my socks off。 What she does is always done well！ All my best friends ever have always been bitches。 Yep， I was happily their bitch too！ I've had friends， they were acquaintances。 Bitches are the rulers of the pack。 However， in these packs there is only one bitch！ If that's what it takes to keep the males in their place？ Then heel！ I've always loved Hyenas， but it was great hearing about the rest too。 One of my favorite tales is the female Octopus doing the deed with the male， then ripping off his "organ" and tossing it away！ 😍 I love that！ 。。。more
Dana Goldstein
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Probably one of the most empowering and informative books I've ever read。 Even though the focus is on the animal kingdom， I felt kinship with some of the females in various species。 I enjoyed the anecdotes， the science and the ongoing challenge to the patriarchal conceptions of females in the wild。 Well-researched and easy to follow， even for the non-scientist like me。 Probably one of the most empowering and informative books I've ever read。 Even though the focus is on the animal kingdom， I felt kinship with some of the females in various species。 I enjoyed the anecdotes， the science and the ongoing challenge to the patriarchal conceptions of females in the wild。 Well-researched and easy to follow， even for the non-scientist like me。 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
Tabitha
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