Trainwreck

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The female trainwreck is a familiar figure to us all: she's Britney Spears shaving her head, Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse dying in front of millions. But the trainwreck is as old (and as powerful) as feminism itself, and Doyle's book is a fierce, intelligent, deeply-researched investigation of a centuries-old phenomenon. Who is the trainwreck What are her crimes And, in an age when social media makes public figures of us all, what does it mean for the rest of us

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Smart ... compelling ... persuasive ... Doyle reminds us that we shouldn't be so quick to judge women in terms of degrading stereotypes or unrealistic expectations. New York Times Book Review

Fantastic Trainwreck will very likely join the feminist canon. The Atlantic

Fiercely brilliant, must-read ... Doyle has dug deeply into the garbage that the media peddles about women...Doyle's book moves the needle. Elle

Provocative, persuasive. Vogue

To miss Trainwreck would be a mistake Brilliantly snarky and smart, Trainwreck deserves a place on every savvy woman's bookshelf. Bust Magazine

A deeply researched account of our cultures misogynistic obsession with trainwrecks A convincing, compulsively readable polemic, Trainwreck hinges on the argument that normalizing hatred toward famous women sets a precedent for hating any woman: If you build it, the trolls will come. The Portland Mercury

A dazzling compendium of iconic feminist figures The transhistorical connections between women are delightful, and Doyle showcases the breadth and depth of her knowledge as she moves with ease from Tara Reid to Hillary Clinton to Britney Spears to Marie Antoinette However, where Trainwreck truly illuminates its readers is in its social and psychological reflections about origins of the narrative. Salon

Smart, funny, and fearless. The Boston Globe

"In Sady Doyles sharp new book she examines the particular pleasure our society has taken, for centuries, in tearing down publicly visible women Illuminating. The Huffington Post

A ruthlessly funny, smart, and relentlessly on-point takedown of modern misogyny Doyles debut book places her on the A-list of contemporary feminist writers. Publishers Weekly starred review

Doyle shows the way women in general have been, and very often still are, tried for their very womanness, devoured for their flaws, and respected only once theyve been reduced to smoldering ash. High-speed and immediately readable, Doyle's poignant take on the concept of the trainwreck, and its relation to feminism, will provoke much thought and discussion. Booklist starred review

Some people take a scalpel to the heart of media culture; Sady Doyle brings a bone saw, a melon baller, and a machete. Trainwreck is a blistering indictment of how history has normalized sexism as entertainment, definingand destroyingthe women we claim to love. Andi Zeisler, author of We Were Feminists Once

Sady Doyles wise, funny, bleak-when-it-needs-to-be voice has long been indispensable. With Trainwreck, she brilliantly connects the dots on the women our society likes to chew up and spit out. We need this book. Irin Carmon, co-author of the New York Times bestseller Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Sady Doyle is audaciously funny and relentlessly fearless. I am amazed by her ability to hold contentious but vital feminist lines long after the rest of us have fled the war to hide under the covers. The supposed trainwrecks of history (and the future) couldnt hope for a more clear-eyed, steadfast champion. Lindy West, author of Shrill

Sady Doyle is a wonder. She writes personally about the political and politically about the personal in a way that makes both worth reading. Shes also incisive, surprising, and funny as hell. Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody

Sady Doyle is more than a writer, shes a force of naturea mostly benevolent one, like a cleansing forest fire that makes way for new growth. Her clear-eyed criticism, finely tuned prose, and always-questioning outlook combine to make hers one of the most necessary voices of our time. Plus she is very funny. Emily Gould, author of Friendship

Sady Doyle is simply one of the smartest, funniest, most humane writers working today. In a time of too many takes, I always look forward to hers. If you agree with her, reading her work is cathartic; and if you dont, take cover. Kate Harding, author of Asking for It

Author Bio

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle founded the blog Tiger Beatdown in 2008. Their work has appeared in In These Times, The Guardian, Elle.com, The Atlantic, Slate, Buzzfeed, Rookie, and lots of other places around the Internet. They won the first-ever Women's Media Center Social Media award by popular vote in 2011. Trainwreck is their first book.