Review: The Feminine Mystique
User Review - Jane Bradfield - GoodreadsThis classic book fueled the feminist movement of the '60's. It read like a textbook, with footnotes and research. Very very long, repetitive. The message was great, but could have been summarized in ... Read full review
Review: The Feminine Mystique
User Review - Patrick - GoodreadsThe Feminine Mystique or The Struggle of the Middle-Class Housewife by Betty Friedan I really couldn't make it through this book. I got all the way to chapter 12 and had to put it down after having it ... Read full review
Review: The Feminine Mystique
User Review - Allie - GoodreadsThe first 70 or so pages, in which the feminine mystique is described, are both historically insightful as well as currently relatable, in a way (see below). However, the rest of the book, while ... Read full review
Review: The Feminine Mystique
User Review - Lauren - GoodreadsEhh. Sorta interesting, but mostly just feminist babble. Read full review
Review: The Feminine Mystique
User Review - M. - GoodreadsGives a good glimpse into the early thinking of the white feminist movement. Read full review
Review: The Feminine Mystique
User Review - Audrey - GoodreadsIt would have been better if it were a third as long. I ended up skimming much of it and don't feel like I missed much. It was interesting but I can't say I enjoyed reading it. Read full review
Review: The Feminine Mystique
User Review - GoodreadsAs a woman of color, I personally could not relate to this book because it was largely centralized on the lives of middle to upper class white women and their struggles. If you fall under those ...
Review: The Feminine Mystique
User Review - Kristen - GoodreadsEven though I read this many years ago for a college course, I still rememeber it as being very frustrating. It was not an easy or enjoyable read for me. I found Friedan was not very skilled in supporting her arguments and it only annoyed me. Read full review
Review: The Feminine Mystique
User Review - Cinthia - GoodreadsA little outdated and quite repetitive. None the less, it's interesting to see those old patterns repeated or creeping up even today. The most important take away for me was that we always imagine ... Read full review
Review: The Feminine Mystique
User Review - maisarah kadir - GoodreadsMaybe I'm not American, or I don't live in the 1950s to get the context of this book, where the ideal feminine image is of the perfect housewife and the perfect mother. That the end goal for a woman ... Read full review
