The narration is excellent and made slogging through the writing to get to the underlying truth less painful.Īn important topic, but I'd you're already past feminism 101 I'd skim through this in print. The narration is excellent, Suzy conveys the tone of the writing without making it laughable and is very easy to listen to. Which character – as performed by Suzy Jackson – was your favorite? This is a topic that is deeply relevant to every woman, feminist or not, and the book doesn't do it justice. What was most disappointing about Naomi Wolf’s story? It was named 'one of the seventy most influential books of the twentieth century' by The New York Times, Gloria Steinem wrote, ' The Beauty Myth is a smart, angry, insightful book, and a clarion call to freedom. The book has an unfortunate tendency towards hyperbole and the authors description of patriarchy in western history and her hypothesis on how it creates the pressure to be beautiful needs to be overhauled in a new edition or taken with a large dose of salt. The Beauty Myth was published in 1991, and became an international bestseller. The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women Kindle Edition by Naomi Wolf (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 1,203 ratings Quality issues reported See all formats and editions Kindle 13.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. The subject is still very relevant to women today but the writing has not aged well. In this shortened edition you will find the essence of Wolf. In a society embroiled in a cult of female beauty and youthfulness, pressure on women to conform physically is constant and all-pervading.
What disappointed you about The Beauty Myth? The Beauty Myth Vintage Feminism Short Edition. Needs updating, research and lacks clarity
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