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Part memoir, part body image commentary and psychology. A good read. The main thesis is pulled together well, that women hunger for more than just food, but everything else in between and that *hunger*, and wanting, is the basis for not just eating disorders, but other vices such as drinking, shopping, sex, etc. |
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Appetites: Why Women Want by Caroline Knapp
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"The smartest anorexia memoir ever written and a fascinating journey along the torturous pathways of female desire."--Salon With a new discussion guide What do women want? Did Freud have any idea how difficult that question would become for women to answer? In Appetites, Caroline Knapp confronts that question and boldly reframes it, asking, instead: How does a woman know, and then honor, what it is she wants in a culture bent on shaping, defining, and controlling women and their desires? Knap... read more
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I couldn't put this book down and still catch myself rereading it from time to time. Not only should every woman read this book, but every college professor specializing in social sciences, womens studies, and English should teach this. |
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