- Paperback
- Publisher: Univ. Of Tx (1989)
- ASIN: B001RVCWZ2
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The truth. The bitter, aching, naked truth.,
By Katherine A. Keller (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Suppress Women's Writing (Paperback)
Despite Russ' bitingly funny commentary and withering asides, in reading this book I found articulated so many things that I had always known and understood as givens. Women's writings have been systematically devalued, and so have women's contributions to academia. And, barring radical change, these trends will continue. (If nothing else, it explained the [outmoded and loathsome] world view of the English Department at my university.)An important and eye opening work that should be read by all students and teachers of the Fine and Liberal Arts, but won't be, because, well, a woman wrote it. She wrote it, but...
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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It will change the way you think. It's brilliant.,
By afarmar@iol.ie K.R. Farmar (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Suppress Women's Writing (Paperback)
This book is amazing. I won't bore you with a list of superlatives (which would take up this entire review if I did) but I will simply say that Russ's insights into the innumerable subtle and not-so-subtle ways in which women's art is censored or devalued are enraging and empowering, and are expressed with such wit and charm that you could it three times in one day and laugh out loud each time -- I know I did. Read it. Give it to your friends. It will change the way you think.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: How to Suppress Women's Writing (Paperback)
Having read the book (and the online reviews) I must comment that Russ's book is not a personal response to her own situation. Yes SF was male dominated (James Tiptree Jr. was a psuedonym used by a woman in the 50's and '60's so she could get published) but Russ is talking about womens' reception in the literary world in GENERAL. I find it interesting that the two negative reviews are not from people brave enough to sign in - they are also worded in a suspiciously similar fashion. It seems even books about feminist issues will be attacked by men who cannot understand the difference between general, historical issues and personal vendettas. Oye.
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