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The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler

5 reviews

lottiebluewater's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Incest, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

her_hopelessness's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is, by far, the BEST book I have ever read in my entire life. Every girl and woman should read this book. Hell, EVERYONE should read this book. If you are female, reading this book will be a religious experience. It changed my life. Please, do everything you can to get your hands on this book. You will sob, guttural, from a place deep within your vagina, and laugh from that same place.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Abortion and Cancer

For all the descriptions of sexual assault, you will come out of the experience grateful that you braved it. The Vagina Monologues is a must read for ALL women, including (especially) SA survivors.

lucys_library's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Adult/minor relationship

There is also FGM mentioned but this wasn’t an option to add to the content warnings.

magdagug's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

disclaimer: the version I listened to was a Polish translation of the 20th anniversary edition of The Vagina Monologues

This book is split into two distinctive parts. The first is the actual monologues and the second one is the history of Eve Ensler's activism, V-Day, and One Billion Rising. The monologues are interesting, challenging and upsetting. The fact that they feel very relevant over 20 years after the first show is a huge plus of the book and disheartening fact about our world. I would recommend the monologues to every woman, person with uterus, parent of an afab child etc. (That being said they could potentially be very triggering, so watch out for that!). I was pleasantly surprised that there's a monologue from the perspective of a trans woman. I'd give this half of the book 4 stars. 

Unfortunately, the mid-way point marks a huge drop in quality. The second half of the book is an overly detailed account of V-Day and One Billion Rising. I found it disappointing and, frankly, boring. There were some interesting tidbits in there, but they were drowned by lots of unnecessary details, like the amounts of money that V-Day collected in a particular year or the line-up of a charity concert. I wish this part were heavily edited and shortened. 2 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Transphobia