September 07, 2003
27. Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, Mary Pipher, Ph.D.*
Wow, I finally finished a book. I'm discovering that I don't read as much when I'm seriously involved in writing a novel. I certainly haven't read much fiction. My library books, one of which is fiction, are sitting and moldering.
But anyway, Reviving Ophelia. I think this is probably the first 'feminist' book I read, definitely the first one I bought. And it is feminist. It raises some fascinating points about how our culture is poisoning adolescent girls, and how girls react to that, how they cope. It's worth rereading (I've read it several times), just because I learn something new every time, not just about psychology, but also about myself.
The next book I'll probably finish? The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan. I'm so caught up in this. I'll definitely share my thoughts as soon as I finish it--assuming Toni Morrison's Beloved doesn't ambush me first.
Posted by Lisa at September 7, 2003 10:48 PM | 2003