book to get me going

[hubbabubbababba]

Hi all, can anyone recommend me a good first book on feminism to ease me into such a broad matter??

[foreverastudent]

I started with the Whole Woman then the Feminine Mystique.

[sethstarkaddersmum]

How about one of the recent ones - The Equality Illusion by Kat Banyard or Living Dolls by Natasha Walter?
they are both v readable and relevant

[hubbabubbababba]

Lovely, thanks ladies, I have ordered Whole Woman and Living Doll to get me started x

[sethstarkaddersmum]

Hope you enjoy them
I always find Germaine Greer fun to read because I never know whether I am going to agree with her or not.

[ElephantsAndMiasmas]

I really enjoyed The Equality Illusion, it gives a good picture of where we are now (mainly UK based) and where the problems still lie.

[antoinettechigur]

I haven't done much reading recently but would second "Living Dolls" - hope you enjoy it. Also "Heartbreak" was an excellent read, though more about personal experience than dissecting issues. Still inspiring though and am looking forward to more Andrea Dworkin.

[sethstarkaddersmum]

I recommended Living Dolls to a male, not-quite-feminist friend of mine and he enjoyed and agreed with it