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 A more likeable Elizabeth Wurtzel? December 2, 2007
Paul J. Fitzgerald
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found this book interesting and well written, but maybe a bit over the top. Listening to Ms. Faludi's recent interview on [...], she's an intelligent and likeable person. She's also not afraid to tell you what she thinks...for a good 500 pages. This is an apparently well researched book, but not being a scholar of feminism, I can't place it in its proper historical context. She seems to be trying to get a reaction out of people, however, with a bit of shock value, and I thought a journalist wasn't supposed to do that? It's fun to draw a comparison between Ms. Faludi and Elizabeth Wurtzel, who's the author of Prozac Nation and other controversial books. The two women: are similar in age, are Harvard graduates trained in journalism, are dare I say attractive, do not censor their speech (or at least their writings), seem to enjoy getting a reaction out of people, probably have plenty of detractors (Wurtzel certainly does), are feminists (slightly more overtly in the case of Ms. Faludi), had hugely successful books at a young age. Maybe the two are friends! Author of Adjust Your Brain: A Practical Theory for Maximizing Mental Health.
 excellent July 7, 2007
J. Roberts (Maryland)
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
I really liked this book, and I think it is excellent, but I tried to review this once before and Amazon didn't show my views, because they don't like anyone who expresses any intelligent or fully-formed opinions. They especially hate books like this, in which white males are criticised. So apparently Amazon like to oppress freedom of speech.
 Long on Anecdotes, Short on Opinion and Analysis November 17, 2002
Imperial Topaz (Marrakesh, Morocco)
8 out of 15 found this review helpful
I had SO much looked forward to reading this book. It is well-wrtten, and has loads and loads of supporting anecdotes. But in fact, it has so many that I became bored with it. the author makes good points, but keeps rehashing them over and over, and never gets to making conclusions. I have to say that I tried, but was not able to even finish the book, as after I got halfway though, I began skimming for the conclusions, and never found them. Disappointing.
Essential, Challenging, Life-Changing. February 27, 2001
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
This is surely the most important text since the seventies. Sadly, it seems likely it will still be pertinent throughout this next century.For me, the most important issues raised in the book are the extent of the history of the backlash - something that is rarely appreciated in the mainstream - and the ignorance, compliance and even open assistance of all media in establishing and perpetuating the backlash. Perhaps unusually for a feminist text, Susan Faludi doesn't generalise, she doesn't make men scapegoats, and she doesn't waste any space in this comprehensive analysis of humankind. She also doesn't win enough prizes. Forget Hillary Clinton - Susan Faludi for President.
Compulsory reading for EVERYONE. February 25, 2000
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
This book is great. The best feminist book I've read in a long time. All those books written in the 1970's are good, but there is a definite need for a book that speaks to women like me who weren't even alive when the Female Eunuch was written. I recommend that every women under 30 should read it, and everyone else too.
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