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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
Although some of the ideas/thoughts were a bit outrageous for myself, I feel this is a book that should be read by all women, at least once, if not more.
I really enjoyed of the book, residual the first two or three sections. Towards the end though, it started to feel a little American centric, especially when talking about politics. As well I found some of her urgings to be a little too extreme for me. But overall a good read, and I will definitely be getting my friends and family to read it, or at least the beginning.
This book changed me in a lot of ways. I am not gay and much of the book is written from the lesbian perspective so I took some of it with a grain of salt and some may find it offensive. But this book is a must read for those who want to learn a little more about the feminist perspective. And gives reasons for everyone to love their vaginas!
I really wanted to like this book. But ultimately it proved annoying beyond my wildest expectations and probably wouldn't have gotten through it had it not been assigned for a class.
Her writing style is hideous, her hate for men is over the top, and I really wasn't able to relate with her feelings or her experiences. A bit disappointing. I admire her for putting this book out and having the ovaries to name it Cunt, but I did not enjoy it.
Her writing style is hideous, her hate for men is over the top, and I really wasn't able to relate with her feelings or her experiences. A bit disappointing. I admire her for putting this book out and having the ovaries to name it Cunt, but I did not enjoy it.
yes i read all of this book...
i read all i needed to i think
i read all i needed to i think
Thoughts of Igna Muscio about the cunt, as a word, a body part, a symbol of an oppressed womanhood and so much more.
The book itself wasn't bad, I am sure a lot of people would be enlightened if they read it. But for me it didn't add anything to my knowledge and I found her "the mind controls everything" approach to be unrealistic and damaging in several chapters.
The book itself wasn't bad, I am sure a lot of people would be enlightened if they read it. But for me it didn't add anything to my knowledge and I found her "the mind controls everything" approach to be unrealistic and damaging in several chapters.
Kind of a must-read for the whole human race. Explains the "feminist" viewpoint in a down-to-earth, interesting, and relatable way. Definitely worth it to track down a newer copy with the updated afterword. I was really curious to see how her philosophies have evolved under current politics, but Inga seems to have gone in hiding? Where are you Inga?
To those of you who have searched this book out after Hollow Eve's reference on Dragula: You will also enjoy this book. But just FYI, I knew about this book before I saw it on the show.
To those of you who have searched this book out after Hollow Eve's reference on Dragula: You will also enjoy this book. But just FYI, I knew about this book before I saw it on the show.
I was ready to give this book two stars until I read the postscript. While I totally feel almost all of Muscio's points and consider myself to be fairly feminist and frustrated by our patriarchal society, I was a little turned off by the constant Goddess/womyn/bootcamp-style anger. If *I'm* turned off by that, imagine someone who isn't already a righteous, cunt-loving babe! I guess maybe we're at the point where only separatism and antagonism will make turn heads and create pockets of sisterhood and empowerment, but I don't really buy a movement succeeding by excluding. The PS tempers her original tone quite a bit, particularly by admitting her unintentional exclusion of transfolks, and felt like a welcome step back from the constant "MEN HAVE CONTROLLED US FOR MILLENNIA, NOW LET'S STOMP THEM!" vibe of the original edition.
Like many others, I wanted to like this. And parts of it were interesting.
But I'm a pharmacy professor and that birth control chapter just did me in. No no no no NO. Such bad information.
And there were other problematic sections that reviewers better than me have already gone into.
But I'm a pharmacy professor and that birth control chapter just did me in. No no no no NO. Such bad information.
And there were other problematic sections that reviewers better than me have already gone into.
I underlined and made more comments in this book than usual. A shade over half were in agreement. She makes some great points, and I often found myself wondering what she would say about the most recent election.