I love this book and this author. Like her previous book, The Unexpected Truth about Animals, Bitch looks at the science of animals through contemporary and historic lenses to see how our understanding has changed and how much we still have to learn. Cooke obviously researched this topic thoroughly and enjoyed it (if her very funny asides are any representation), and her interest is infectious. I learned and laughed a lot while reading this book.
The author is also the narrator of the audiobook, and I cannot recommend listening to it if you can. She is a great narrator and it feels like you are listening to a friend tell you about their niche passion.

I'm not typically a nonfiction reader, but the title of this book sucked me in and made me very curious, so I figured I'd check this one out, and I'm glad that I did. This book was able to take biological topics and weave personal stories and facts together to create a fast-paced study of the female sex. It rips down some stereotypes in a refreshing and interesting way that I really enjoyed. As a non-biology centered person, I was worried when it came to this book that I would be in over my head, but I think that Cooke handles tough topics well and in a way that I could understand.

I got to learn so many different new facts, and I especially enjoyed listening to the audiobook version of this book. I recommend this book for anyone who is interested in animal behavior and female biology within animals.

I found this book unexpectedly delightful. Definitely one of the most engaging nonfiction works I’ve listened to this year. Cooke’s narration was excellent and I was surprised to find myself laughing out loud while learning. Would recommend this to anyone interested in animals, gender and sexual issues, or just science in general.

Thank you to the publisher, author and NetGalley for this ALC!

This book was not at all what I was thinking it was but it was still really interesting. I love learning new things especially about animals and this book definitely taught me a lot. It was really cool to learn about females in all sorts of species.
Sadly I don't think this book is for everyone but if you are into learning about animals or science this is definitely something you should read.

I absolutely loved this book. It’s a perfect blend of fascinating biology and satisfies the animal nerd in me while having the much needed discussion about female representation not only in the STEM world but also in general studies of all species. Cooke deep dives into the vast diversity of females across the spectrum and how gender roles are used or at times not necessary at all. There is so much in biology that still focuses on the males of the species while the female is overlooked and it turns out, they’re often times way cooler. Not only in terms of reproduction but also in animal culture and family units. I learned so much (more than I ever thought I would about genitalia) and I was still hungry for more stories of Cooke’s research into the female of the species. I love that the conversation is finally starting to be had about changing history from the misogynistic viewpoint that we’ve had to depend on to a more inclusive view. I can’t wait to see what else is discovered now that we have a the discussion started about gender roles within our own species, let alone how much other species are further along. Moral of the story: who needs men?

In this book Bitch by Lucy Cook it is a short but awesome audio listen. What I found more entertaining than the morphodite it to sex monkeys, moles and other animals what is the utterly ridiculous mindset of zoologist and others who studied or commented on animals in the 1800s. Oh Bill I was entertaining by whales, lizards and the other animals that Could basically impregnate their self was the mine set of the men commenting on them. They were so clueless one man even made a chicken with dual sexes into his dinner and sent the bones to his anthropologist friend. I found this book to be witty, Entertaining and educational. I was mostly impressed by Lucy Cook’s narration. Usually when a book is narrated by the author I won’t purchase it nor do I want to listen to it, but this summary was so intriguing and I am so glad I got to listen. I laughed out loud and a couple of parts and shook my head another’s all in all I highly recommend this book. Please forgive any grammar or punctuation errors as I am blind to dictate my review but all opinions are definitely my own. Thanks to net Galley and the author Lucy cooked for the free copy.

This was fantastic. Highly recommended.



Review copy provided by publisher.



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