{"product_id":"unlikeable-female-characters-flawed-female-characters-and-the-power-they-hold-book","title":"Unlikeable Female Characters: Flawed Female Characters and the Power They Hold Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShe's too angry. Too weird. Too messy. And now, she's the main character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eUnlikeable Female Characters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a fierce, funny, and razor-sharp takedown of the cultural obsession with \"likeable\" women―and a celebration of the flawed female icons who broke the rules.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Amy Dunne in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to Regina George, Fleabag, and Skyler White, these are the women who provoke, polarize, and captivate. Anna Bogutskaya―film programmer, broadcaster, and co-founder of the horror collective and podcast The Final Girls―dives into nine pop culture archetypes, from The Bitch and The Psycho to The Slut and The Trainwreck. She shows how these characters were once used to punish women on screen, and why audiences are now starting to celebrate them instead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is not just a book about characters. It's about the real-life expectations that hem women in, and the stories that finally let them out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhy you'll love it:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBold feminist insight wrapped in wit and pop savvy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural deep-dives across film, TV, and music―from Bette Davis to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePromising Young Woman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA must-read for fans of complex female leads and feminist cultural critique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePraise for Unlikeable Female Characters:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Fascinating, insightful, and kick-ass.\" ―Emma Jane Unsworth, internationally bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGrown Ups and Animals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Beautifully written.\" ―Chelsea G. Summers, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Certain Hunger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Part-cultural exposé, part-Taylor Swift album.\" ―Clarisse Loughrey, Chief Film Critic at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Brilliant masterpiece breaking down the tired tropes of TV and beyond.\" ―Aparna Shewakramani, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShe's Unlikeable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and star of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIndian Matchmaking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47952031580385,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0486\/8158\/2756\/files\/Screenshot2026-02-06at5.08.23AM.png?v=1770383338","url":"https:\/\/hilarioushumanitarian.com\/products\/unlikeable-female-characters-flawed-female-characters-and-the-power-they-hold-book","provider":"Hilarious Humanitarian","version":"1.0","type":"link"}