Wonder Woman Book Club, anyone?

[missroserose]

Recently my mother watched Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, and we had a good time discussing its strengths and flaws. (In case anyone's curious, we thought it had an interesting portrayal of both the happy and uncomfortable dynamics of a poly relationship, good chemistry between the leads, and a real strength in Elizabeth's character in how she's the kind of Beatrice-esque sharp-wit-hides-a-genuine-vulnerability woman that so many movies attempt and so few achieve; we also were frustrated with how the screenplay puts Olive in an almost entirely passive role, and throws historical accuracy largely out the window in favor of a censorship/fighting-social-norms plot that doesn't really go anywhere.)

In any case, since we were so annoyed about the unnecessary alterations from the historical record, we thought it'd be fun to read The Secret History of Wonder Woman this month and talk about it. And since I have a lot of book-loving (and feminist-history-loving) friends both here and on Facebook, I thought this might be a fun use of social media—after all, discussions like these are much more fun with multiple perspectives! I'm thinking I'll post here at the start of next month and we can all write about our thoughts in the comments...let's encourage more thoughtful longer-form discussion online! Care to join us?

ETA for clarity: No need to watch the film, though if you want to it might be another point for discussion. But I imagine there'll be plenty to discuss just from the book. :)