I saw this book and thought I could potentially accomplish one of two things by making myself read it all the way through: either give an honest shot I saw this book and thought I could potentially accomplish one of two things by making myself read it all the way through: either give an honest shot at hearing what someone on the other end of the argument has to say about the issue, or potentially entertain myself if the book was bad enough.
I ended up being only a little entertained and extremely agitated at how poorly this author makes her arguments and offends her readers by expecting them to accept her "facts" when they're so full of fallacies and missing information that it would take another 200-page book to cite and explain them all.
To start with, I'd say at least half of the statistics and information she uses is from no later than the 70's, and she tries to use said statistics under contemporary circumstances. She then gives examples in parts of her book that completely contradict her claim of how feminism is harmful and unnecessary (if you're curious, a pretty good one is on page 95). Her lists of what "destructive" actions feminists have done are pointless, since most people would just look through said lists and think, "Hmm, I don't think I've EVER thought awareness of domestic violence was a problem...actually, how are any of these things bad again?" She makes statements that she claims are facts but in actuality are just opinions that are skewed with half-truths and faulty cause-and-effect logic. The only way anyone could appreciate this book is if they already agreed with her views in the first place, because she doesn't do a good job proving her case otherwise.
I'd say that out of the entire book, if you're looking for logical, sound arguments that are worth considering for the other side's point of view, maybe twelve pages are worth reading. And I don't mean entire pages; more like two or three sentences per page, or something close to that sort....more
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