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  • The Beauty Myth

  • How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women
  • By: Naomi Wolf
  • Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
  • Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (263 ratings)
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The Beauty Myth

By: Naomi Wolf
Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
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Summary

The bestselling classic that redefined our view of the relationship between beauty and female identity.

In today's world, women have more power, legal recognition, and professional success than ever before. Alongside the evident progress of the women's movement, however, writer and journalist Naomi Wolf is troubled by a different kind of social control, which, she argues, may prove just as restrictive as the traditional image of homemaker and wife. It's the beauty myth, an obsession with physical perfection that traps the modern woman in an endless spiral of hope, self-consciousness, and self-hatred as she tries to fulfill society's impossible definition of "the flawless beauty."

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All men are out to get us?

I really wanted to like this book but I feel like the author is reading too much into things. I really don’t think that all men are out to get us or that they want women to not work. Perhaps some do?

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Enlightening and empowering

Confirmed what I somewhat knew all along and reaffirmed my positive self-beliefs. I have since stopped conforming and subscribing to modern day beauty ideals. I have stopped comparing myself to other women, changed my consumer habits and have never felt more liberated and happier. Loved every minute of this book.

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Frightening, insightful and uplifting.

Women and men, everyone should read this and be liberated. Excellent performance of excellent writing.

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Hard work, but worth it

I loved Suzie's voice, I felt really engaged by her.

The information itself was incredibly enlightening, but hard going and dry at points. I'm glad I kept going as the middle chapters about sex and porn were especially interested.

I would recommend, but be aware it's dryer than most modern non-fiction books

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Essential reading

Though now 24 years old, this book is still terrifyingly current.

The book I wish I had read at 14.

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Should be read by all women

This is very important book for each woman. Cosmetic surgeries are increasing in my region of the world. Yet personally Made me grateful that we in this same region are being paid equally to men!

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An essential read.

Absolute classic and yet two decades after publication Wolf’s message still hasn’t got through to enough people. We are making progress but the more people read this the better.

I’m so thankful that the audiobook version is available. This will certainly help more people access Wolf’s message, even those who are not so open to the truth that she reveals, audiobooks are far easier to consume than print books.

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Brilliant, harrowing, enlightening

Everyone should read this book. With the advent of social media, app filters and reality tv it is, if anything, more relevant today than when it was first written.

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Interesting, informative and shocking

This book definitely gave me food for thought and made me see things from a different perspective. Great book

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A MUST READ FOR ANY WOMAN ANY AGE!!!

The revolution of consciousness in fairer relations between the sexes begins here with this book. Buy it for every woman that you love and every man that loves women.

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