Review of Power Glass
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Review of Power Glass
Power Glass: Personal Essays is a non-fiction book written by Katherine Cooper. It contains 170 pages divided into 4 chapters.
The book began with an introduction to the concepts of power and fragility. Chapter one is narrated with explicit details of her rape assault. How it all happened and how justice was duly meted out The women who were supposed to be her advocates in her trying time turned out to unfortunately disappoint her. Nonetheless, her family did their best to show their support for her. Chapter Two narrates her steps in finding healing. She went on to have a successful career in the nuclear engineering sector. She exposed the struggles women are subjected to in this sector. They were expected to act tough to be seen as competent when compared to the men. The author also listed and explained the falsehoods peddled by society about female engineers and women in general. An example was the belief that "the morning-after pill is the same as abortion." Chapter three went on to discuss the limiting behaviors ingrained in human nature and ways to improve on them. The concept of sexism and what rape culture was all about were also discussed here. Finally, Chapter four discussed the unfavorable effects of rape and what it does to the family members and loved ones of the victim. Katherine detailed the steps to coming out as a survivor of an assault.
Most of the time, the concept of rape is misunderstood. Rape only happens when consent isn't offered. The way you're dressed, or whatever scenario people would like to hastily point out, doesn't matter. This is a very informative and inspiring book. I'll love women to read it. The knowledge present in this book is priceless. You won't easily forget the contents after reading it.
I appreciated what the author did at the start of each chapter. The author added titles to the chapters. This would give the readers some insight into what the chapter was about. She also included quotes from famous people. This would offer readers something to meditate on as they're reading. I loved the way the author debunked the myths and misconceptions with details, using herself as a case study regarding the female gender. Some unfamiliar terms were present in the book. I liked how the author gave the meanings so that readers wouldn't be left confused. An example was SMR, which means Single Reactor Mode. I liked the author's writing style. It was straight to the point and easy to understand. The book was exceptionally well-edited, as I found no errors.
The only thing I was displeased with was the presence of discrepancies in the numbering of the pages. Some examples were on pages 48 and 49 and also on page 103. Instead of the next pages being 49, 50, and 104, respectively, they were still pages 48, 49, and 103. As the writer is a nuclear engineer, there were some mentions of terms and projects that I found confusing as I'm not in that line of work. However, these did not affect my overall enjoyment of the book. As such, I'll give it a rating of 4 out of 4 stars.
This book will be suitable for rape victims who are trying to find a way out of a traumatic incident. The way the author shared her story will lend some calm to you. Also, females will find this book very informative as there are details of how a woman's body works and how to not let the discrimination of society against females weigh you down.
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