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Search - The Vagina Monologues: The V-Day Edition
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Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Audio CD (Unabridged), Audio Cassette (Unabridged)
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A poignant and hilarious tour of the last frontier, the ultimate forbidden zone, The Vagina Monologues is a celebration of female sexuality in all its complexity and mystery. Hailed as the bible for a new generation of women, it has been performed in cities all across America and at hundreds of college campuses, and has inspired a dynamic grassroots movement—V-Day—to stop violence against women. Witty and irreverent, compassionate and wise, Eve Ensler's Obie Award-winning masterpiece gives voice to real women's deepest fantasies and fears, guaranteeing that no one who reads it will ever look at a woman's body, or think of sex, in quite the same way again.
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A. J. C. (
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book was fantastic! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, even though some of the monologues were heartbreaking. I just happened to catch 'The Vagina Monologues' on HBO shortly after I read the book, very funny, very sad. I also liked the foreword by Gloria Steinem. Cunt! Cunt! I don't know, I'm still not too fond of that word, but it was nice to learn of it's origins. How did it end up being derogatory, I wonder? I highly recommend this book! February 14th is V-Day from now on!
Nicole M. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
To be honest, I was very disappointed in this book. I went into this with high expectations only to be extremely let down. This book was over before it really even started. Maybe the performance is better than reading it by oneself.
I do believe that women should be in touch with themselves, no pun intended, but I did not think the vignettes in this book were very insightful. Although some parts were interesting, I felt, as a whole, the book lacked substance.
If my vagina could talk, it would sum this book up in one word: overrated.
Hilary D. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
I had high expectations for this book and maybe that's why I can only give it three stars. I expected more --as in quantity -- of monologues. The majority of the book was the introduction, the foreword, and a discussion about V-Day and how it came to be. The introduction to each monologue as well as the monologue itself was fantastic. I just was left wanting more.
Kristina R. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A must-read for any man or woman. If you ever have the opportunity, go to a TVM show on Valentine's Day, usually playing at college campuses. Much kudos to Eve Ensler for taking a stand and not being afraid of the word VAGINA.
Robin R. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Read this book it you want a quick read thats a little different and highly entertaining. Makes you laugh, makes you cry!
Hannah J. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
didn't love this book. actually I hated it. however, it is a good choice for the kind of book that it is. my dislike comes from the class I had to read it for and the associated homework assignments. and overall, it's just not my thing. However, I appreciate that for it's genre it is very good. so if you like this type of self exploration combined with woman power this is the book for you!
Linda (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
What an interesting book. It certanly took me past my comfort zone a few times but not enough to put it down. I would recommend every woman read it, no matter what age. It has a way of keeping a woman centered by showing us that our sexuality is important to who we are.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Boring at times and laugh aloud funny at others. Overall an OK read.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Very intriguing book, a must read for every woman!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
So empowering! much more than I imagined...a must read for all women.
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Every woman should read this book. A disscusion and celabration of women and their bodies throughout histoy.
A few words I didn't understand -- anyway, I decided against using this as a read-aloud for my class at Cleveland Elementary, so I'm passing it on.
absolutely wonderful. every woman (and man) should read!
very true and everyone should read this book. men and women alike
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