one of my favorite books of all time.
if you’d like a complete review of this book, just look at Kelly’s because it explains it all.
this book is worth your time; i promise.

grow.

Changed the way I think about a lot of things. Definitely worth your time.

As soon as I finish this book, I’m going to change “currently reading” to “favorite book.” This book is amazing. It’s helped me to understand more about myself and other women, and I’m not even finished reading it. I might not agree with everything Inga writes, but that’s just life. Her very casual writing style is making this an easy, interesting read.

As Ms. Muscio would say, “fucken rad.” I got this book for my birthday one week ago today and I just finished it last night. Even though I’m working overtime on a big project right now and even though most of my free time is spent planning my wedding in 6 weeks (eek!), I couldn’t put this book down. I carried it with me everywhere—to the grocery store, to work, to a local coffeeshop. And if I had to go in somewhere and leave the book behind, I left it on my dashboard so passersby could plainly see the title. Heehee.

I can’t say I’m going to go out and start doing everything Ms. Muscio suggests, but she’s certainly planted some seeds. I do wish I had a young niece so I could throw her a menarche party; all my nieces are past that stage now.

Here’s my advice to you about this book: Yes, the name is shocking and might even be offensive to you. Before I read this book, I was offended when I heard that word too. But it’s just a word. A benign combination of 4 little letters to which humans have added meaning. If a few humans gave it a specific meaning, then other humans can certainly give it a new meaning.

And yes, some of the items Ms. Muscio suggests in this book might seem bonkers to you. I know I can’t see myself ever doing some of the things she suggests. But that’s not the point. Take a step back and look at the big picture of what she’s saying. Our bodies are nothing to be ashamed of. Our bodies deserve to be respected and loved. Respect, love, and protect yourself. Respect, love, and protect your fellow womankind. Rid your life of purposeless jealousy, cattiness, and suckass vibes towards other women. Invest in the women in your community—spend your time to help single moms learn to read or find a job (and thus daycare); spend your time to teach young girls in your community that their bodies are nothing to be ashamed of; spend your money supporting local woman-owned and woman-positive businesses; give your money to organizations that teach girls self-esteem.

You might feel as if what you’re doing is pointless and isn’t making a dent in the overpowering sadness in the world. You’re right that you’re probably not making a huge dent. One person rarely does. But you are changing the world, if only in a small way. Join up with your friends, family, and others and put your heads together and make an even bigger dent. And besides—how could you live with yourself if you just sat back and watched all this sadness and did nothing, absolutely nothing, to stop it?

Every woman should read this book. There are bits of it that I don’t agree with, but Inga Muscio’s whole attitute and writing style are a revelation in and of themselves. I want to get the second edition and hand my much-loved copy of the first edition on to someone else.

interesting and conversational in tone, ‘cunt’ succeeds in being somewhat educational and maintaining an intuitive-logic structure.

interesting reading