As an avowed Marxist feminist, I found this to be an utterly infuriating text.

Ghodsee is an academic historian who has written a popular press book that seeks to dispel some widespread myths about the horrors of Eastern European state socialism. She does this with the explicit aim of opening up spa<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2394832588">more...</a>

<blockquote> <i>When women enjoy their own sources of income, and the state guarantees social security in old age, illness, and disability, women have no economic reason to stay in abusive, unfulfilling, or otherwise unhealthy relationships.</i> </blockquote>
3 1/2 stars. I keep changing my mind about this book. I actually really<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3390777153">more...</a>

“You are not a commodity. Your depression and anxiety are not just chemical imbalances in your brain but reasonable responses to a system that thrives on your dehumanization.”


So, yes, I bought this book because of the title, and at the risk of shocking some of my GR friends, yes, it is preaching to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2580666170">more...</a>