A review by jsisco
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women by Susan Faludi

5.0

There isn't much I can say that hasn't already been written about this truly ground-breaking text. Faludi skewers the anti-feminist culture and hegemony that dominates American society in every facet, from films to fashion to blue collar discrimination. I devoured the book over the course of a week or two, truly enjoying every single chapter, contorting my face at the horrors experienced by women during the Reagan years. My only complaint? In a few of the chapters, Faludi tends to skew more toward the anecdotal than hard facts, but overall, her argument certainly leans more toward data and statistics. She also a keen eye for studies, and knows exactly how to dismantle those that were so misleading, and so damaging, to American women in the 80s.

My only wish? She would make an updated version that encompasses the 90s and 2000s. One can only imagine what she would come up with for the Bush years...