Moranifesto audiobook

Insanely readable, eloquent and naturally funny - Caitlin, you'd be my Desert Island partner any day...I have a soft spot for Ms Moran, she lived round the corner from me in Wolverhampton, a few years older than me, and always manages to includes references to the hometown I look back on with nostalgia and fondness. But that's a minor attraction to her work for me. Caitlin Moran is a BRILLIANT contemporary commentator, cutting to the heart of moral dilemmas with rude wit, bolshie confidence and considered (and thought-through) opinion. This collection of her writing is fresh to me, I don't read her newspaper pieces so none was familiar, but I thorough enjoyed reading about Bowie, Cumberbatch et al. Having never experienced a music festival, I feel I know exactly what the experience might be like after laughing through Caitlin's advice on how to prepare for one. And then soon after I cried quite mightily over her thoughts on rape, abortion and women's rights. And of course the heartfelt yet so sparse and tight letter to her daughter at the end. Beautiful writing. She can turn herself to any topic, it seems. Jealousy, thy name is Reviewer.With choice language at times (afraid you'll have to suck it up if you're not a fan), she makes a lot of sense, and speaks with honesty about her own experiences, good and bad (miscarriages, cystitis) and speaks to the past-20s-women out there (my hand is up here) for whom life is rapidly changing, whether we like it or not.More than one section caught me up in its beauty, but a chapter on becoming a judge for a literary prize (nice one, Caitlin!) quite stunned me with its wonderfully worded elegy to The Reader:"A reader is not a simple consumer...a reader is something far more noble, dangerous and exhilarating - they are a co-artist. Your mind is the projection screen every writer steals; it is the firing of your neurones that makes every book come alive. You are the electricity that turns it on..." It goes on, but I won't, you'll have to read it for yourself. I wondered if I'd find this repetitive after reading all of her other partly-autobiographical adult works, but I didn't one jot. I am yet more in awe of this considerably talented commentator who, to me, talks more sense than any politician out there (she includes some of her policy ideas, and each one rings true).If you decided to become Prime Minister, Caitlin, you'd have my vote. Excellent writing, entertaining, uplifting and inspiring.

This book was quite political. I really had no idea what to expect. I liked it. I agreed with quite a bit. I didn't always understand the British slang but I could have googled it if I hadn't been so lazy! Although I liked this book, I really need a break from politics - for now.I do feel bad that I know so little about British politics and Caitlin knows so much about ours. I don't deliberately set out to be ignorant, but British politics seldom come up in my circle so I would have to actively search it out online. The Graham Norton show probably doesn't count. . .

Caitlin Moran is a columnist with The Times newspaper and this book explains her view of the world. Moranifesto is her political and social analysis of how things could change, if bit by bit everyone altered one little bit.I enjoyed reading Moranifesto in the same way I enjoy watching a stand up comedian on television. Catlin starts off each chapter in italics, to denote the new content which then leads into a previously published newspaper column she had written. The next chapter continues at a tangent with another introduction in italics and a republished newspaper column. I loved the flow throughout her book and it felt more like a concert than a book. Caitlin discusses many topical issues with a left wing bias that I agree with. I like her writing style which makes for easy reading. She uses a very extensive vocabulary and is not dumbing down our language. Her newspaper columns are very polished and top quality. Caitlin also has a nice humour which makes her writing witty, for example when she explains the joys of having a boyfriend who has access to a car…I can remember the drunken conversation I had with my friend Sian. Opening a bottle of Baileys, exclaiming, ‘Oh, my God - he took me up the Big Sainsbury’s!’ Then explaining that wasn’t a euphemism, and pointing at all the heavy, jumbo-sized tins I’d been able to buy - because I didn’t have to drag them back on the bus.... Caitlin writes about many popular topics and I agree with most of her opinions. It was refreshing to read about a woman who likes to wear sensible shoes and outdoor gear. It was nice she highlighted those feminist issues men are ignorant of - me included. I liked the way that Moranifesto developed, it was almost like having a series of dates with Caitlin because through her newspaper columns, her personality shined and you began to understand the woman behind those opinions. The ending of Moranifesto was very good indeed and would warm the most cynical of hearts. Books and newspaper columns are very different markets but Moranifesto is a good bridge between the two media. I think this is a GOOD read that will entertain the reader and was a refreshing change from my usual diet of crime thrillers, so it gets 4 stars from me.Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher Penguin Random House UK and Ebury Press for giving me a copy of this book on the understanding that I provide an honest review.

I adore Caitlin Moran. I absolutely adore her. This book is kind of a mix of the two Caitlins: the light, funny Caitlin, and the serious, intense Caitlin. This is another collection much like Moranthology, but this time a bit more of a connecting thread: politics. The world that we live in. This spans from feminist issues such as what women should wear to festivals (spoiler: exactly the same as men), to FGM and the housing crisis.I'm quite impressed and proud that she seems to have expanded upon her observations which DID seem to focus more on 'white feminism' - talking mostly to cis white people. Here, she discusses racism, she touches on trans issues - as much as a cis white person can. She talks about her own personal experiences, and paves the way for those less privileged to talk about their experiences.At times it does get VERY heavy - particularly the dedicated 'moranifesto' sections; discussing politics, and how to build a better political party system. But it is interesting. Especially her stance on mixing capitalism AND communism. And, of course, bits of it still had me giggling in public. I have come to expect no less from Caitlin.

Lovely essays about everything from TV to politics in Moran's inimitable style!

I'm well aware that some people find Caitlin Moran's work a little, well, samey. It's a viewpoint I find perplexing; nobody says, ooh, those Alps, they were impressive a few millennia ago but now... They're a bit, well, Alpy, aren't they? All those breathtaking snowcapped peaks and the awesomeness of nature and all that just gets a bit repetitive after a few thousand years, amiright? Harrumph. Point is, Moran is the best at what she does. She has cornered the market in acerbic observation, f**k yeah feminism and making you laugh so much a bit of wee comes out. If it ain't broke, why fix it? However. Moranifesto might just surprise the dismissers. Like the Alps (I like this analogy, I'm keeping it), Caitlin is as, usual, all soaring peaks and a fair few troughs, and a chill wind bloweth over now and again. But about halfway through Moranifesto, it strikes you that change is afoot. This is, for all the bellylaughs and Benedict-mooning, quite a serious book. It makes you cry as often as it makes you laugh, and makes you bloody angry as often as it makes you punch the air and say 'At last, SOMEBODY is saying this stuff!'. In fact, it often makes you do all four things simultaneously, which is marvellous entertainment for your fellow bus passengers (oh yeah: read in public with extreme caution).Moranifesto should be subtitled 'If Caitlin Ruled The World'. It's a world I'd rather like to live in (even if I would disagree fundamentally with my Overmistress with regards to Ripper Street, 'Girls' and being all mature and respectful to Tories. Nerp. Luckily we agree on everything else, so it's fiiiine. Although I might start a petition to inaugurate an annual National Bowie Day, something she'd be all for by the looks of it). The wonderful thing about Caitlin is that she's Everywoman, albeit with better eyeshadow/hair. She's done the crippling poverty, the UTIs, the childbearing, the nasty wormy head-problems, the fancying unsuitable men, the losses, the drinking, the being a bit better off in your 40s. She's seen life from all sides, not to mention its dark underbelly. The difference between her and us/me - apart from eyeshadow and hair - is that she is able to so eloquently, accessibly and succinctly express her experiences, and use them to ask/illustrate, why is this so? Does it have to be so? Why can't things be different? Let's MAKE things different!Some of Moranifesto is hard to read. Some of it will make you - as a woman, or a man who thinks women are equal to you - want to punch the nearest wall in anger, before crying until you can't quite see out of your swollen up eyes anymore. Of course, you will find yourself crying just as much in mirth at very, very many points throughout the book - but be warned; it won't be long until you're a ball of anger/snot again. But this is the galvanising sort of anger, the sort of rage which burns and sets other things alight. This is GOOD anger. The kind of ire which confronts things, gets things done, changes things. So. If you want to find out what Benedict Cumberbatch's bedroom walls look like, or nod in sage, sympathetic agreement at a polemic on cystitis, or marvel at how much one woman can worship Ant and Dec, this fabulously curated collection of Moran's columns, essays, articles and reviews will hit the spot. If you want to feel like you can actually, possibly, really DO something about cruel austerity measures which target those who can least bear them, or libraries closing, or the systematic dismantling and demonisation of the welfare state in a literal sense (the Tory government) and in a moral-panicking sneery sense (The Daily Mail), there is much, so much, for you here, too. Because that's what Moranifesto does: It's saying things CAN be better. It's hope, distilled. And God knows, we could all do with a bit of that right now.My sincere thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Caitlin Moran is brilliant. I've loved her writing since How To Be a Woman which i read in 2 days. Moranifesto is a collection of articles which obviously have already been published from her Times columns. Arguably people could say this is another Moranthology (which I haven't got round to yet). However, they all lead up to the bigger picture of which she is trying to voice to us in her manifesto which ultimately she would hope would inspire each of us to write our own manifestos of which will include what we feel is important and needs to happen, and/or change in the world today.

A brilliant collection of journalistic pieces grouped together to help put the world to rights, suggest how we can make the world a nicer place and make us laugh so hard your brew comes out your nose (that happened twice).

Being outside the UK, I discovered Caitlin Moran through her breakthrough book, "How to be a woman" and instantly adored her and her work ever since. Okay, she's loud, pointy, uncompromising, tends to submit ideas before really working them through before the deadline and completely unapologetic about all of this. She's not everyone's "White with one" but she makes a fair point or two.This is essentially a collection of her columns - although there is some extra material that tops and tails each section, so there's more to the book than you would get from simply reading her column every week.I admit I didn't adore every single column, and there's a few in there I really could have done without. I'm more than fine accepting that the same person who can raise really vital points about the nature of social policy making and its impact on the working classes, can also exist within the psyche of a person who adores Benedict Cumberbatch and black leggings - in fact, in some instances, I needed light relief from realising some pretty bad things about modern life - however sometimes the switch was too extreme and I felt like it lessened the impact of the more "worthy" subjects - in a way that reading it as originally intended - with a week between these columns - would have been different.I therefore read this in bits (yes, it took ages) - but it meant that the columns with an actual message could sink in and I could skip along after the more light-hearted ones.I was a little disappointed to see at least one entry repeated from "Moranthology' - I had hoped it had been included to provide context for a follow-up on the same topic, but unfortunately not. Likewise I don't think some of the columns aged well enough to merit inclusion - especially with some things being changed for the better since they were written. I felt there was space where Moran could have added a little post-script in reflection.While I was reading the book (after all, it took me a while) I binge-watched "Raised By Wolves" - the TV series written by Moran with her sister about their unconventional upbringing. I had read enough of her previous work that I understood a bit about her childhood, however seeing the series helped to really bring it into sharp relief and made it easier to see a lot of the points she was making, so I really recommend it. Personally, I would like to see a memoir by both Caitlin and Caroline Moran about their childhood - as I want both the bold and vibrant version (Caitlin) and the considered version (Caroline) - and while much had been changed for the TV series, it's fascinating how little had been. I really recommend this book - even if you don't agree with Moran, at least she brings up important issues - and I also recommend checking out the youtube channel she's set up to accompany the book where she reads columns and adds some extra bits (and you get to experience her full range of muppetty facial expressions!)

Love love love To borrow from one of Moran's own essays featured in this collection ('Reading is Fierce' - yes!): 'My head is on fire, my heart is flooding' I also almost peed myself laughing. (I read most of this on a plane and in the middle I binged watched the first 5 episodes of the new season of Broad City. It was one of the best flights ever.)

I thought Caitlin Moran was just hysterically funny and really smart about feminism. I had no idea she was one of the wisest, most insightful people I've ever encountered with some of the literal best, most creative and insanely reasonable ideas for how we should organize our societies to make things not just better, but fucking AWESOME. Caitlin Moran is my official hero/crush/hope for humanity. I love her.

4.5⭐️I love Caitlin Moran’s non fiction books so much- they’re galvanising, make me nod along saying “Yes! Exactly!” and really make me consider the ways in which I view our world, and my place in it (especially as a woman). This collection of writing covers a huge variety of topics, and whilst I don’t agree with everything she has to say, I still enjoy the way she says it! This is funny, empowering, heartbreaking, and very very honest. Highly recommend this one to anyone who enjoys non fiction and/or feminist lit.

Moranifesto was my go-to book during a long painful period of my life. Yet, despite my stressed state, I found myself admiring the wisdom I saw in most of the articles. In other words, I went "Whoa, so dope" a lot. Book covers feminism, revolution and poverty, along with some well meaning tips and hints for young girls. Loved it. Five stars.