Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan

October 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Synopsis: A quartet of unlikely best friends deal with a post-feminist, post-grad life out of Smith College. Review: The appeal of Commencement is in its depiction of Smith College, caught between poles of conservative femininity and radical lesbianism. Each of the four protagonists deals with life issues that have something to do with the plight [...]

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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 [...]

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The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe

October 28th, 2007 · 3 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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Stiffed by Susan Faludi

December 26th, 2006 · No Comments

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

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