The Vagina Monologues

Rating:
Summary: One of the most liberating books I've ever read.
Review: This book is a life changer. I read it six months ago and I cannot believe how much it has liberated me and my attitude towards my body. Like everyone says, you cannot put it down once you begin reading it. Ensler talks about the things I've kept hidden. I never knew just how central to my life my vagina is. A chapter about menstruation, my god, people talk about this? A chapter about orgasm and hair and the fear we have of our own body. The part we never like to talk about. The chapter on birth is amazing, and until then I never knew how complex the woman's vagina is. For a woman of 22, this is a very important read. If you ever get to see her read from The Vagina Monologues, go. She puts on an amazing show. Some people think it's simple but I feel it's life-changing. I would be a very different person without it and not many books can have that kind on impact.

Rating:
Summary: Dissapointing
Review: More trivial than insightful. Had some great moments of wit, but as a whole is fractured and disjointed. Could have used a good editor.

Rating:
Summary: Slight Words
Review: This is a book about women discovering themselves. Unfortunately the ambition of the project is not realized with the superficial stream of consciousness approach used. This may have been effective as a device in the play from which the book is derived but not here. The predicably trite forward by Gloria Steinem is out of place in this book and hinders its aim. Steinem only describes women in contrast to men not as ends in themselves.

Rating:
Summary: wonderfully enlightening
Review: I just wanted to say this book was a wonderfully done masterpeice. I think every girl and women should read this to help to strengthen our image of our bodies.

Rating:
Summary: An incredible empowering walk through a womans best asset.
Review: This book had to be the most amazing book I have read in years. I picked it up and didn't put it down until I was finished. What Eve Ensler has done to reclaim the word "vagina" and make it ours again it both breathtaking and brave. She has started the break down of so many sexual and societal barriers and has started the road to shameless sexual sucess. But the book is not only about having better sex and knowing how to please yourself. It is about becoming more comfortable with being a woman and knowing who you are and where to locate all of your parts. I have been waiting for a book like this for years and I am so proud that it should come in such a wonderful form as the beautiful and moving poetry/prose of this wonderful author. To any man or woman who feels that they know everything there is to know abot a woman's vagina, read this book. It will not only change your views but it will rock your world. I'm in love with this book. Well done.

Rating:
Summary: No man-hating here, just a celebration of life!
Review: I had always considered myself a pretty outspoken feminist (but not a man-hater, more a woman supporter). This book freed me of inhibitions I didn't even know I had. I had never been down there, not really, until I read this book and was inspired to love every part of myself. This is a liberating book for any woman who reads it, and as a teen I feel all girls should recieve this book as a gift once they get their period, and all men should be required to read this to get a better understanding of women. I think that this is a book that speaks honestly to all people. It isn't a defamation of anyone, but a celebration of life and womanhood.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Piece!
Review: I recently saw a performance of the Vagina Monologues at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I was amazed. The performance was excellent, and the work itself is thought-provoking, enlightening, and empowering.

Rating:
Summary: Entertaining and Enlightening
Review: I happened upon this book by chance, intrigued by the title. Once I started reading it, though, I could not put it down. I had read it twice in less than 24 hours. It has become one of the books I pass on to others. So far, my copy has been to four other readers who all think it is as wonderful as I do! A definate read for all women, and a great gift for every teenage girl!

Rating:
Summary: Words cannot express...
Review: I would like to take this opportunity to thank Eve Ensler for her work. This book changed my perspective on my body and those of women around the world forever. Finally we have found a sane voice among all the myths, fears, and secrecy. I have given this book to many of my friends, male and female. Keep passing the word on, and on and on...

Rating:
Summary: WHO KNEW VAGINAS WOULD CHANGE MY LIFE?
Review: Three years ago a friend of my took me to see Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues. I didn't know what to expect -- it could be anything from serious feminist performance art to stand-up judging from the title. But Ms. Ensler's incisive words and brilliant message have forever changed the way I think, feel and relate to my body and my feminity. These are not just words on a page, they are an experience.