Name: The Vagina Monologues
ISBN: 9780345498601

Eve Ensler

The Vagina Monologues

Saffia

"The clitoris is pure in purpose, It is the only organ in the body designed purely for pleasure. The clitoris is simply a bundle of nerves: 8,000 nerve fibers, to be precise. That's a higher concentration of nerve fibers than is found anywhere else in the body, including the fingertips, lips, and tongue, and it is twice ...twice... twice the number in the penis. Who needs a handgun when you've got a semiautomatic." 

from Woman: An Intimate Geography, by Natalie Angier

I am over being polite about rape. It's been too long now, we have been too understanding.

We need people to truly try and imagine- once and for all- what it feels like to have your body invaded, your mind splintered, your soul shattered.

We need to OCCUPYRAPE in every school, park, radio, TV station, household, office, factory, refugee camp, military base, back room, nightclub, alleyway, courtroom, UN office. 

I decided to talk to women about their vaginas, to do vagina interviews, which became vagina monologues ... At first women were reluctant to talk. They were a little shy. But once they got going, you couldn't stop them. Women secretly love to talk about their vaginas. They get very excited, mainly because no one's ever asked them before.' Eve Ensler A poignant and hilarious tour of the last frontier, the ultimate forbidden zone, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES is a celebration of female sexuality in all its complexity and mystery. Hailed as the bible for a new generation of women, it has been performed in cities and colleges throughout the world, and has inspired a dynamic grassroots movement - V-Day - to stop violence against women. Witty and irreverent, compassionate and wise, Eve Ensler's award-winning masterpiece gives voice to real women's deepest fantasies and fears, guaranteeing that no one who reads it will ever look at a woman's body, or think of sex, in quite the same way again.

Steffi'sBookShelve

I really liked reading this book even if it's not one I would pick out myself. Maybe it's the title that would scare me off probably like a lot of people, but I got this book and decided not to put it aside and read it and I am glad I did. Some of the stories in there are really amazing and they change the way you look at the subjet and it is also an eye opener.

Kendall McClain

Probably revolutionary when it was released in 1996 but compared to other more modern books the ideas really have no depth. Plus politically times have changed since it’s release and you can tell based on synonymous references of sex and gender, felt a bit regressive. The intro was fun though and did like the historical aspects.

Joana Ribeiro

http://myworldasabookworm.blogspot.co...

This was an interesting reading. Although the book is not perfect [which one is?!) it is recommended. with it we get to know a sit how women relate themselves with their vaginas, the world and feminism.

Pam Sartain

this was written in 1998, and you can see that from the names of celebrities who have been involved with performing the monologues, but also I think that if this had been written today it would have been different.

I had a quick look at some other reviews, and it felt like they were judging the book on today's standards, and asking why it wasn't more X. I think this was and is an important performance piece and book, and you shouldn't forget whom this book will have influenced in the 19 years since it was published.

2018 marks the twentieth anniversary of V-Day, the radical grassroots movement to end violence against women and girls, inspired by Eve Ensler's international sensation The Vagina Monologues. This special edition features six never-before-published monologues, a new foreword by National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson, a new introduction by the author, and a new afterword by One Billion Rising director Monique Wilson on the stage phenomenon's global impact. A landmark work in women's empowerment, as relevant as ever after a year marked by unprecedented social and political protest in the face of unapologetic racism and misogyny, The Vagina Monologues honours women's sexuality in all its complexity, mystery and power. Witty and irreverent, compassionate and wise, this award-winning masterpiece gives voice to real women's deepest fantasies, fears, anger and pleasure, and calls for a world where all women are safe, equal, free and alive in their bodies. 'This play changed the world. Seeing it changed my soul. Performing in it changed my life' Kerry Washington

Eelke Bo van de Weerd

This expanded edition of the bestseller that changed the way women think about their bodies features a diverse set of new monologues in addition to those previously included, as well as a new introduction by a leader in feminist thought and a new afterword about the global influence of The Vagina Monologues. A celebration of female sexuality in all its complexity and mystery, The Vagina Monologues was adapted from the award-winning one-woman show that has rocked audiences around the world. This groundbreaking book gives voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, poignant, and thoroughly human stories, guaranteeing that no one who reads it will ever look at a woman's body, or think of sex, in quite the same way again.

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