I am a romantic comedy lover and I am a feminist.

These things are not mutually exclusive.

I loved reading Antrobus' analysis of some of the top romcoms to date and the feminist ideals highlighted in all of them-- some I'd realized watching the films and some her thoughtful analysis made me think about again.

This is a fast read and highly entertaining for lovers of romcoms and feminist ideas and prose.

This book should be required reading for any feminist. I couldn’t believe how insightful it was considering the subject matter. I could see this being on a college syllabus, I know some professors that would love to have something light-hearted like this to touch on with younger students. Fantastic choices of films, and it really made me feel less guilty about being a feminist that enjoys romcoms.

This is a short and simple guide to feminist lessons that can be learned from some famous romcoms. From mentions of Pretty Woman, Bend It Like Beckham, and When Harry Met Sally, this details all sorts of feminist lessons. Some such notes include where they didn't whitewash the city or where mature love is depicted.

I am a romantic comedy lover and I am a feminist.

These things are not mutually exclusive.

I loved reading Antrobus' analysis of some of the top romcoms to date and the feminist ideals highlighted in all of them-- some I'd realized watching the films and some her thoughtful analysis made me think about again.

This is a fast read and highly entertaining for lovers of romcoms and feminist ideas and prose.

It is a bit of a hard book to rate, as it is a collection of tiny little essays about each movie mentioned, but lovely nonetheless. I appreciated the variety of romcoms, ranging from the classics to diverse films about the Black, trans, and gay experience. My main critique is I did not appreciate the subtle punching down at other romcom characters who are from nonfeminist movies, it just felt mean-spirited and unnecessary to mock other female characters in an attempt to lift others. Obviously, they're just characters with no feelings or anything, but its the principal of the matter.

Thank you to Netgalley and White Lion Publishing for the Advanced Reader Copy.

“I am a feminist and I love romcoms” is a collection of hundred romcoms and their imprint on history, in the sense of social norms but also about how they changed the day-to-day life.

This is a feminist guide to romantic comedies through the ages, a perfect companion for any feminist, and shows the hidden feminist messages in our favourite movies.

Written by Corrina Antrobus, the Bechdel Test Fest founder and film journalist, it shines light on everyday misogyny and different narratives on topics, everything from sexually active women to workplace inequality.

Taking up topics that changed the way people saw sexism and women’s rights, she wrote about hundred different romantic comedies, with a topic that it represents, a beautiful illustration, and a few rom-com recommendations to people who liked it.

I felt like it was thought provoking and interesting, but a bit hard to get through at times. I still enjoyed it more than what I expected to, but something just didn’t click.

Something else that I liked was the layout, but I feel like the electronic format didn’t do the illustrations any justice. I’d recommend reading it in a physical format rather than on an electronic device.

Witty, funny, and full of intelligent points, but also easy to read and enjoy, I’d recommend I’m a feminist and I love romcoms to any feminist that has romantic comedies as a guilty pleasure.

This book is a delight.

Highlighting 100 RomComs through a feminist lens, this book flips the script on several tired tropes.

Presented chronologically, it was so fun to reframe the narratives.

In Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Why shouldn't women go after what they can get, after being forced out of lucrative war-time jobs?

In When Harry Met Sally - Why should women worry more about fragile male egos above their own pleasure?

In Barbie - Why do both women and men conform to gender norms that are unhelpful, impossible, and EXHAUSTING.

I loved the bite-sized format, particularly the illustrations, and can't wait to track down some of the proffered 'extra-biblical text' - Other Romcoms to Binge.

Thanks to NetGalley and Quatro Publishing Group for this joyful non-fiction ARC.

I was truly excited for this. As a rom-com watcher, I loved the idea behind it, but for some reason, it felt a bit flat. I'm not quite sure what didn't click with me, but something did...

This book has been making me cry but in the best way. So many women feel the need to hide away our enjoyment of rom-coms because they can be stereotypical or damaging to women. But this book takes those rom-coms and acknowledges their flaws but also shows what they did right and so many of these things seem small, but some fights are one step forward, twos steps backward.

Thank you so much to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review.

This was perfectly sweet and well researched! Loved to see some of my fave romcoms on the list and came away with some new ones to watch as well.

Thanks to White Lion Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC.

Some books are just meant for film lovers, and that’s exactly the case with I Love Rom-Coms and I’m a Feminist! Written by the film critic who started The Bechdel Test Fest, I Love Rom-Coms is an exploration of and an ode to the genre, offering analysis of why some of the most popular rom-coms of our time are actually feminist.

The essays are easy to read (and funny as well!) and each is printed alongside some really cool art representing the film in question. Thought-provoking and interesting, this is a great book to read over the course of a few weeks. I personally read a few essays each morning and found that it was a great way to start my day. You can definitely read it even if you haven’t seen all 100 films featured, but the reading experience will certainly be more fun if you have seen them.

There’s nothing exceptionally earth-shattering within this book, but if you enjoy reading film criticism or analysis (and love a rom-com!), you’ll find a lot to like with this one!

I Love Romcoms and I Am a Feminist is out now. Thanks to White Lion Publishing and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I love a good romcom. I really enjoyed this book, I liked that you could turn to your favourite movies, read about it then just turn to anywhere else in the book. The illustrations were fantastic in this book and complimented the book. I read about movies that I hadn't heard of and are now on my watchlist. I will be buying a physical copy of this book. This would make a great gift for any fan of romcoms.

this was a fun, colourful, and informative book about a whole host of different rom coms and the lessons they can teach us! i love love katharine hepburn so i loved the inclusions of bringing up baby and the philadephia story, as well as brand new recent ones like set it up

This was fun! Informative! Delightful!

As a feminist who is indifferent towards romcoms, I genuinely enjoyed Corinna’s collection. I will pay closer attention to the romcoms I don’t feel indifferent about and found others that I wouldn’t mind checking out.

Lily O’Farrell’s illustrations are wonderful which makes this book a lovely gift for the romantic feminists in your life. ☺️

The title is what caught my eye initially; I love it and had to know what this was. “I Love Romcoms & I am a Feminist” was an excellent “reference” book! The selection of movies varied which was nice. I loved how every selection was themed! That was a brilliant move. The illustrations are well done as well. Definitely recommend!

I read I Love Romcoms and I am a Feminist in an afternoon, but it's better suited to dipping in and out of than that. There is a good mix of popular and less known films, and I liked that each essay is followed by "if you liked this, watch these" suggestions.

Romantic comedies and what you never realised they showed us.

Seen most of them? Me too. While I'd not SAY it's my favourite genre, turns out I watch an awful lot of romantic comedies, so I guess I am a fan. Who knew?

This book neatly brings a collection of romantic comedies from the last 100 years of cinema together and ties them up as a neat package of different feminist points/issues/messages that are conveyed through plot or character... a lot of which wouldn't have occurred.

So it's a bit of a potted history of Feminism in Hollywood really, with the stories and women (and men) also showing us trends in social change and how this is reflected on the screen.

I hadn't heard of a fair number of these, and have now even ordered the book of the first film mentioned here, as it sounds like something I need to read!

Lovely to see a lot of films I love analysed in this way, and fascinating to see the changes in how women are viewed, treated and stories created around them on screen.

Love the format of this too, a quick read and easy to navigate.

With thanks to Netgalley for providing a sample reading copy.

This was a fun sort of coffee table book but I didn't find it super readable and it was kind of obscure. It definitely doesn't have a narrative so much as it is a collection of info about different romcoms across time.

I love romcoms so I was super excited to read this whilst also learning more information about my favourites from a feminist perspective.

𝘐 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘢 𝘍𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 is an enjoyable series of essays defending the belittled genre. In 100 essays analyzing 100 films, author Corrina Antrobus argues how various romantic comedies reflect the feminism of their time, act as vehicles for amusement and delight, and embolden female solidarity. The essays are arranged chronologically by film release date and range from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘢 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 to 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 to 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘦. I appreciated the smart writing, the cool illustrations, and the variety of eras and sub-genres represented. A fun and uplifting non-fiction read! Thank you to White Lion Publishing and NetGalley for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.