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

4.0

This is a powerful and worthwhile read. It gives a name to so many of the issues I've felt but not necessarily been intellectually aware of. Backlash provides a necessary history lesson, and most of the people, events, and situations discussed in the book have parallels in the United States today. My main concern with this book is the fact that it centers on middle class, white, straight women, particularly in the sections on entertainment and pop culture -- for example, in the Epilogue Faludi states that men need women just as much as women need men, and the statement is part of a generally well-made point about men's reactions to women's struggles for equal rights, but it dismisses the Queer experience entirely, which I found troubling. That said, I would nevertheless recommend this book to anyone and everyone.