A review by sparklefarm
For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts Advice to Women by Deirdre English, Barbara Ehrenreich

Did not finish book.

 DNFing after the first chapter - no one's more surprised than me! This seemed right up my alley. But it seemed to be more dense academic theory than Mary Roach-esque, which I guess is what I wanted. The first chapter is supposed to set the stage, explain the world in which experts give advice to women. But it read like a masters thesis to me, and that's not what I'm into these days. Also a very "I'm not like other feminists" vibe.