The narration is excellent and made slogging through the writing to get to the underlying truth less painful.Īn important topic, but I'd you're already past feminism 101 I'd skim through this in print. The bestselling classic that redefined our view of the relationship between beauty and female identity.

The narration is excellent, Suzy conveys the tone of the writing without making it laughable and is very easy to listen to. Rowan Dean’s Outsiders podcast features none other than feminist icon Dr Naomi Wolf, author of one of the most influential books of last century The Beauty Myth. Which character – as performed by Suzy Jackson – was your favorite? This is a topic that is deeply relevant to every woman, feminist or not, and the book doesn't do it justice. She has toured the world speaking to audiences of all walks of life about gender equality, social justice, and, most recently, the defense of liberty in America and internationally. What was most disappointing about Naomi Wolf’s story? Naomi Wolf is the author of seven books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Beauty Myth, The End of America and Give Me Liberty. The book has an unfortunate tendency towards hyperbole and the authors description of patriarchy in western history and her hypothesis on how it creates the pressure to be beautiful needs to be overhauled in a new edition or taken with a large dose of salt. The subject is still very relevant to women today but the writing has not aged well. What disappointed you about The Beauty Myth? Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short formWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOREvery day, women around the world are confronted with a dilemma.

Needs updating, research and lacks clarity

The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf