Hipster Ariel's Literary Grotto

As a second generation nerd, I grew up with various comic books at my disposal. Because of a family allegiance to Marvel, we never really had too many DC comics lying around, but we did enjoy the occasional Wonder Woman appearance on the Justice League cartoon series.

I did not expect to find so much about the creator and his inspiration. It was hard to read the first half or so because Marston's youth was not of particular interest to me, but after having finished the book, I see why it was included. The inclusion of Olive Byrne's history, on the other hand, made far more sense to me, as learning about her connections to the women's liberation movement and the birth control movement explained a lot about what happened between her, Marston, and Holloway. 

As Holloway would often say, it was interesting to read about a man who was truly ahead of his time. I'm glad I took the time to read it and to learn about Wonder Woman's journey from comic book heroine that nearly passed into obscurity at the hands of reactionary critics to third wave feminist icon. I honestly would have liked to see more focus on that, however, than the book mostly following Marston and his relationship with Holloway and Byrne.