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egioia's review against another edition
3.0
This started off great, but lost momentum about 2/3s of the way through. I did find it very interesting, if a little "insidery."
caustic_wonder's review against another edition
3.0
Mid-book review:
I've owned this for probably 10 years but never actually managed to read the entire thing straight through. And while I probably would have gotten more from it 10 years ago, my experience with it thus far (this time) has not been fantastic. It's not a terrible book. It makes a lot of good points and there are some things that need to be addressed that this book has completely missed, but like I said, it's not terrible.
It's definitely a generational book though. I didn't "come of age" in the early 90's. I was 6 when they rolled around, so a lot of the stuff being addressed occurred before my time, so to speak. And while it's still relevant, I feel like I missed a lot of the cultural happenings because I'm not a "Gen X"-er. It's probably my main problem with this book, honestly.
And while it does a decent job of representing the feminist movement of that generation, it's clearly missing it's mark with MY generation.
I want something more current, more... relevant. This is totally my own fault for choosing a book that was published sometime around 2000, 2 years before I graduated high school.
Lesson learned.
I've owned this for probably 10 years but never actually managed to read the entire thing straight through. And while I probably would have gotten more from it 10 years ago, my experience with it thus far (this time) has not been fantastic. It's not a terrible book. It makes a lot of good points and there are some things that need to be addressed that this book has completely missed, but like I said, it's not terrible.
It's definitely a generational book though. I didn't "come of age" in the early 90's. I was 6 when they rolled around, so a lot of the stuff being addressed occurred before my time, so to speak. And while it's still relevant, I feel like I missed a lot of the cultural happenings because I'm not a "Gen X"-er. It's probably my main problem with this book, honestly.
And while it does a decent job of representing the feminist movement of that generation, it's clearly missing it's mark with MY generation.
I want something more current, more... relevant. This is totally my own fault for choosing a book that was published sometime around 2000, 2 years before I graduated high school.
Lesson learned.
teranmbaker05's review against another edition
3.0
Too heavy of reading, a bit bland. It is also a little out of date for reading it these days
jaimiejaimiejaimie's review against another edition
4.0
This is a really good book for young, beginner feminists who are looking for an interview of the movement as well as a critical eye to how modern feminism is treated by the media. It does show its age with its heavy focus on print media and little discussion of online communication,but that's to be expected. My only other complaint was that it could get a bit repetitive and a bit heavy handed, but what else would you expect from a manifesto? Finally, it contains great resources for getting involved in the movement and educating yourself further.
rhiannatherad's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting read, a very 90s take on feminism, but you can see how we got to that point, and from that point to where we are now.
bookbrig's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.75
I figured out I was a feminist the first time I read this book. I haven't gone back to it in years, so maybe it wouldn't be as good this time around, but it will always be one of my very favorite reads. It's nice to finally be able to put words to your ideas, right?
libkatem's review against another edition
4.0
A (slightly dated) look at a phase of feminism. It's interesting to look at feminism as "waves," and hopefully we'll be starting the fourth wave soon.
Please, can my work be valued just as much as a man's now? Can we stop judging and guilt-ing women who get abortions? Can men take as much responsibility for this movement as women?
Please, can my work be valued just as much as a man's now? Can we stop judging and guilt-ing women who get abortions? Can men take as much responsibility for this movement as women?
shanameydala's review against another edition
3.0
This book unfortunately sat on my shelf for almost a decade. I did not take a Women's History or Women's Studies course in college, but this is a great place to start. It shared some history of the feminist movement and helped frame issues for Third Wave feminists compared to First and Second Wave.