Rachel M. (arachel) reviewed Notes from an Incomplete Revolution : Real Life Since Feminism on + 23 more book reviews
The New York Times Book Review, Karen Lehrman
Ms. Maran herself hasn't completely escaped the contradictions of what she refers to as her "sagging ideology." Phrases like "the life-threatening condition of being female" turn up sporadically, often seemingly by rote. But they never blunt this book's important point: that at this stage in the history of feminism, being honest about women's lives is far more a sign of progress than retreat; that to complete the revolution, women need realistic analysis more than symbolic gestures.
Ms. Maran herself hasn't completely escaped the contradictions of what she refers to as her "sagging ideology." Phrases like "the life-threatening condition of being female" turn up sporadically, often seemingly by rote. But they never blunt this book's important point: that at this stage in the history of feminism, being honest about women's lives is far more a sign of progress than retreat; that to complete the revolution, women need realistic analysis more than symbolic gestures.
