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The Good, The Bad, And The Barbie: A Doll's History And Her Impact On Us (2010)

by Tanya Lee Stone(Favorite Author)

3.64 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0670011878 (ISBN13: 9780670011872)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Viking Juvenile

review 1: I actually read this book because the author spoke to my children's literature class during my senior year at Saint Michael's College and when she spoke she was in the process of writing this book still. I always loved Barbie, so I kept it in the back of my mind as something to read once it was published. I didn't go into it with any kind of political agenda or feminist views. I simply wanted to know more about Barbie. I have fond memories of the doll. Every Christmas my late great grandmother would get me the new Barbie Christmas ornament and much to disappointment of my husband, i get them for myself now and they still hang on my tree every year. I thought the book was good for what it is. I don't think people with negative reviews understood the purpose of it. S... moretone says right in the author's note that she didn't "recall having strong feelings about [Barbie] one way or the other, but [she] felt this made [her] a good candidate to be objective and look at all sides of the issues...such as body image, role-playing, and ethnicity." So if you're looking for a yes or no answer as to whether Barbie is good or bad, you won't find it within the pages of this text. This is simply a blend of history of the doll, and opinions, stories, quotes from lovers and haters of the icon that is Barbie. If you understand this going in, I thought it was interesting and enjoyable.
review 2: The debate continues...does Barbie poison the minds and self esteem of young girls everywhere?!? A debate that this young girl never imagined was given such power to a plastic doll. Tanya Lee Stone maintains a balance throughout the book. The opposing views are given an equal voice in this unauthorized story of the Barbie doll's impact. Throughout history the doll has represented the times, culture, and the world. The original intent was for the doll to allow little girls of every walk of life to act out the life they may only dream about. Whether your grandmother was secretly sewing Barbie's wardrobe from old material scraps or your mother was buying the newest doll every time it hit the shelves, these dolls were everywhere. The feelings about Barbie are nothing if they are not passionate. Throughout the interviews and stories share, Stone clearly communicates the "love her or hate her" attitude held by people of all walks of life. The unauthorized story is a balance of biographical information about the doll's creator, Ruth Handler, and the impact the doll has had on pop culture. less

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