Misconceptions by Naomi Wolf

June 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Synopsis:
The personal is political, as feminist thinker Naomi Wolf uses her c-section as a springboard for the way in which the maternity care system in America infantilizes women.
Review:
There’s nothing in Misconceptions that hasn’t appeared in any number of other exposes of the state of maternal care in the US, such as Jennifer Block’s Pushed, which [...]

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The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe

October 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Synopsis:
3 young women meet in the typing pool at Fabian Publishing, 1952, hoping for love and finding that life has more to offer than they ever imagined.
Review:
I haven’t done much rereading since starting this blog, mostly thanks to the TBR tsunami that Bookmooch yielded out of a few boxes of discarded books my mom cleaned [...]

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Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen by Alix Shulman

August 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Synopsis:
Despite being both beautiful and smart, former teen beauty Sasha’s love life is a shambles, and–even worse–she’s approaching 30 with rapid speed.
Review:
I usually don’t say blank is the new blank, but I’ve never been more glad that 30 is the new 20 than after reading this depressing book. When I was in my 20s, [...]

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Who Stole Feminism? by Christina Hoff Sommers

April 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Synopsis:
Hoff Sommers debunks “gender feminism” and the scare tactics its proponents use to promote their radical agenda.
Review:
Susan Faludi’s Backlash came out when I was in college, and had a tremendous impact on me. Today, I consider myself a feminist with reservations. I’ll speak out wherever I can against injustice against women, but where [...]

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Stiffed by Susan Faludi

December 26th, 2006 · No Comments

Synopsis:
An essay-driven look at various crises facing American men.
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