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graceorama's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
12dejamoo's review against another edition
2.0
Also it's like Georgia O'Keeffe the play and there are only so many flower vaginas you can see in your life.
This would be so boring to see live.
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, and Classism
her_hopelessness's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Blood
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Cancer and Abortion
For all the descriptions of sexual assault, you will come out of the experience grateful that you braved it. The Vagina Monologues is a must read for ALL women, including (especially) SA survivors.magdagug's review against another edition
3.0
This book is split into two distinctive parts. The first is the actual monologues and the second one is the history of Eve Ensler's activism, V-Day, and One Billion Rising. The monologues are interesting, challenging and upsetting. The fact that they feel very relevant over 20 years after the first show is a huge plus of the book and disheartening fact about our world. I would recommend the monologues to every woman, person with uterus, parent of an afab child etc. (That being said they could potentially be very triggering, so watch out for that!). I was pleasantly surprised that there's a monologue from the perspective of a trans woman. I'd give this half of the book 4 stars.
Unfortunately, the mid-way point marks a huge drop in quality. The second half of the book is an overly detailed account of V-Day and One Billion Rising. I found it disappointing and, frankly, boring. There were some interesting tidbits in there, but they were drowned by lots of unnecessary details, like the amounts of money that V-Day collected in a particular year or the line-up of a charity concert. I wish this part were heavily edited and shortened. 2 stars.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Transphobia