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Reading Women: How The Great Books Of Feminism Changed My Life (2011)

by Stephanie Staal(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1586488724 (ISBN13: 9781586488727)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

PublicAffairs

review 1: I appreciated the listing of books from her class syllabus as well as the additional books used for her research. There are many "types" of feminists, and Ms. Staal covers a specific type, with no reference to the cultural aspects of non- white feminists, much as Betty did with the " Feminine Mystique". But the book still has a place on your bookshelf, even if it does not resonant with your particular life or way you choose to live your feminist life. The mix of a "memoir" with a reference to her previous study of feminism, was interesting, I found myself not connecting with the memoir portion, but I enjoyed the book.
review 2: Stephanie Staal lives in New York working as a freelance writer and mommy/wife. Sharing the challenges she encounters while trying to ... morenavigate the sexist paths worn into her increasingly stereotypical lifestyle, Stall blends memoir with literary analysis in an accessible, if not naive, examination of her own well-worn feminist shoes. Though sometimes bored with her tendency to metacognate over the most detailed or trivial of events, I appreciate Reading Women for what it was and for where she comes from. She owns her location, providing the appropriate apologies for where she stands (which aggrivates me about that trend in feminist writing, the need to account for every catagory you may inhabit), "I hope no one will read this book as something more than it is--a highly personal investigation." I agree with some reviewers that voice concern about the lack of queer writing in her classes and in her choice of literature to analyze. I am less disappointed in Staal than I am in her professors who gave her such bland, irresponsible syllabi. Given the focus and purpose of her book, however, Staal made good use of the resources she chose. After all, she was interested in finding or rediscovering layers of herself with texts that she could relate to, no? Successful in that purpose, Staal elevated her writing to something more than it was meant to be and provides a valuable effort to any feminist bookshelf. less

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