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x_librarian's review
4.0
Cinderella Ate My Daughter is told in an easy to read style backed up with facts and anecdotes. Orenstein raises a lot of questions but she allows the reader to draw their own conclusions. Orenstein does allow that making decisions to keep children safe from the detrimental effect of the media isn't easy and there is no right way. Her one suggestion is to not allow things you find objectionable into your home until your child is older. Then she suggests rather than fighting every battle, asking your child to think critically about the media they consume (not lecturing, but asking questions to get them thinking).
tophat8855's review
3.0
Everyone's talking about it + I'm joining the Berkeley ward RS book group for this next month. I wonder how it compares to Packaging Girlhood.
Moving this to "to read" because I didn't get a chance to finish it and I had visiting teaching group the night of the book group, so I missed it. I don't expect it to be much different than Packaging Girlhood, except to have more updated references to TV shows/movies/pop stars.
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Finally read it because it was on the shelf at the library when I was looking for a different book. Fast, easy to read. I did find that at times the author was too casual in writing mannerisms. I don't know if I'd say flippant, but there were multiple times when I was, "Is that really the best way to reference mental illness/stereotypes/etc?"
Content-wise: Nothing surprising or really different from Packaging Girlhood. However if you haven't read PG, it's a good first introduction to the topic, though and has more recent references to pop culture than Packaging Girlhood, which was published in 2006. It even quotes PG. But now I can say I've read it and mark it off my list. Done.
Moving this to "to read" because I didn't get a chance to finish it and I had visiting teaching group the night of the book group, so I missed it. I don't expect it to be much different than Packaging Girlhood, except to have more updated references to TV shows/movies/pop stars.
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Finally read it because it was on the shelf at the library when I was looking for a different book. Fast, easy to read. I did find that at times the author was too casual in writing mannerisms. I don't know if I'd say flippant, but there were multiple times when I was, "Is that really the best way to reference mental illness/stereotypes/etc?"
Content-wise: Nothing surprising or really different from Packaging Girlhood. However if you haven't read PG, it's a good first introduction to the topic, though and has more recent references to pop culture than Packaging Girlhood, which was published in 2006. It even quotes PG. But now I can say I've read it and mark it off my list. Done.
roseleaf24's review
4.0
Orenstein examines the girly-girl world of pink princesses that she found taking over her daughter's life, no matter what she did to try to avoid it. This detailed look at the marketing and products aimed at preschool girls and how it relates to the oversexualization in our older girls and teenagers is thought-provoking, and somewhat frightening. A good read, and usuaaly well-balaned, though Orenstein's own views did sometimes cloud the real issue. (A fourteen-year-old send a topless picture of herself to a boy she barely knows, and you stop to consider whether it's a good sign that she's comfortable enough with her own body and her sexuality? No. Just no.) The places where this interfered with my agreement and the value of this book were few, however.
stephxsu's review
3.0
Good for laughs, and helps bring your attention to the troubling implications of modern feminism/femininity, but if you've thought of this issue on your own already, this book doesn't quite bring anything new to the table, especially as it is light on the citations and accreditations for research. Still, I was amused throughout, because Orenstein has a lovely writing style. But I definitely closed the book with a feeling of wooziness, as if I wasn't sure I was convinced of what I had just attempted to absorb in reading this book.
birdsandink's review
4.0
I quite enjoyed this book. It gives a really interesting look at how girls are developing in today's media and marketing saturated society and I also was able to identify with both Orenstein and her daughter Daisy. I definitely would recommend this to anyone, especially women and parents with daughters.
this_fishy_reads's review
3.0
For anyone raising a girl-child, this book is probably really reassuring. Each chapter reads like a parent's discovery of a new mine in the field that makes up today's media landscape and all the worries about navigating it. Disney princesses, Miley Cyrus (oh Miley--I wonder how much harder Orenstein is wringing her hands about Miley these days), the internet.
For anyone else, this book reads like a light introduction to a gender and women's studies' course on media. A smattering of statistics, a large handful of psychologists, and many many pages of the author's views. Interesting, but not nearly as in-depth as the topic could have.
For anyone else, this book reads like a light introduction to a gender and women's studies' course on media. A smattering of statistics, a large handful of psychologists, and many many pages of the author's views. Interesting, but not nearly as in-depth as the topic could have.
supermersh's review
2.0
I saw this book at the library when I went there to pick up a different parenting book, and on impulse, grabbed this one as well because it seemed so relatable. And at first, it totally was.
However, it seems like this woman is addicted to being stressed out and overanalyzes everything. She is constantly bopping around in her search for answers/justification at the expense of her child, who, despite her best efforts, is really into typically "girlie" things. This doesn't sit well with her mom, and she frequently describes scenes such as this: her daughter will ask for a princess doll in the store, she will snap at her or make disparaging remarks about how princesses are dumb (I forget her exact phrasing). Then she feels guilty and buys the toy anyway. Talk about mixed messages.
This book had very little original ideas on the topic. I haven't even read much on the subject, but even I could see that. Many of the ideas are common musings that any parent in this situation has likely considered. It was easy to read and contained some interesting factoids pertaining to marketing, but other than that, this book is a total skipper.
However, it seems like this woman is addicted to being stressed out and overanalyzes everything. She is constantly bopping around in her search for answers/justification at the expense of her child, who, despite her best efforts, is really into typically "girlie" things. This doesn't sit well with her mom, and she frequently describes scenes such as this: her daughter will ask for a princess doll in the store, she will snap at her or make disparaging remarks about how princesses are dumb (I forget her exact phrasing). Then she feels guilty and buys the toy anyway. Talk about mixed messages.
This book had very little original ideas on the topic. I haven't even read much on the subject, but even I could see that. Many of the ideas are common musings that any parent in this situation has likely considered. It was easy to read and contained some interesting factoids pertaining to marketing, but other than that, this book is a total skipper.
michec's review
informative
fast-paced
2.0
This got so insufferable so quickly but at least she regularly referenced research. Completely lost me when she said Lindsay Lohan can’t seem to “keep track of either her panties or her court-mandated alcohol monitoring bracelet.” HELLO?????
mschrock8's review against another edition
3.0
With a catchy title, this book was mentioned in "Lean In."
Borrowed on Hoopla through JCPL.
Listening length six hr 12 min
Borrowed on Hoopla through JCPL.
Listening length six hr 12 min