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The Vagina Monologues [Paperback]

Eve Ensler , Gloria Steinem
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Book Description

3 May 2001

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.


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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Virago; New Ed edition (3 May 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1860499260
  • ISBN-13: 978-1860499265
  • Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 19 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 20,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Laugh-out-loud funny and deeply poignant (INDEPENDENT )

A million women can't be wrong - it IS good! (Jonathan Myserson )

Fascinating ... I suggest you read it aloud on the Central Line and really wake people up (TIME OUT )

Filled with generous energy and delight (THE TIMES )

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* A phenomenon: a play that has changed thousands of lives and inspired a dynamic new women's movement

* With a foreword by Gloria Steinem


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77 of 80 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing book. 20 Mar 2002
Format:Paperback
I picked up this book at the airport without knowing anything about it last July. Despite the fact that my teenage sons were acutely embarrassed that I was reading a book with the word vagina emblazoned across the cover in red (their education started right there!), I could not put it down until I read every word between the covers - luckily it was a long enough flight to finish. Since then I have bought 11 copies as gifts, have been to see the play 4 times (each time dragging along groups of reluctant men or eager women. This book should be compulsory reading for all men who want to understand where women 'are coming from' and all women who want to fee empowered. I am wondering if it sounds too ridiculous to say that this book changed my life. Perhaps that is an overstatement but it certainly changed the way that I feel about my own body.
It is a collection of monologues about the 'blameless vulva' written from different perspectives and covering all aspects of self-image, body awareness, female oppression, violence and a little bit of sex too. It is often very funny, but within minutes you will find yourself crying as some of the monologues are poignant and distressing. Eve Ensler has been incredibly brave in facing many of the issues head on.
Don't hesitate - buy it.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A victory for vaginas, a win for women! 21 May 2001
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Format:Paperback
If your vagina could speak, what would it say? What would it wear? These are some of the questions asked of women during the research that became The Vagina Monologues, a internationally successful play about vaginas.

But the Vagina Monologues is not really just about vaginas, but about how they make people feel. At times entertaining, at times heart-wrenchingly sad, the book recounts the various experiences of women and their vaginas: a dominatrix; an elderly woman, unfamiliar with "down there"; a rape victim; a participant on a vagina workshop.

This is a liberating and educational read for both men and women. The mild titillation of finding the word VAGINA emblazoned across the cover soon turns to deep sympathy, empathy and introspection (and inspection!).

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Book! I bought all the shop had.... 20 Dec 2001
Format:Paperback
I remembered watching Oprah months ago hearing about the book, so I bought it, and all I can say is what a book! Amazing! I can't stop talking about it. Before I never would have mentioned vagina's to anyone. My mother never mentioned vagina to me. Now when we are out I tell everyone you have to buy it. I went to my local shop and bought all they had (6 copies) for my friends. My boyfriend just laughed when he saw a book with 'Vaginia' in the title beside the bed, thinking it was porn. Then I found him reading it and he was engrossed and amazed and awed at it's content. It covers everything, leaving nothing out. It leaves you in awe of what we can do, and how we really have to stand up for other women around the world. You gotta buy this!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Not as many stories from individuals as hoped....too much promotion of the college initiative. Very admirable and positive in the empowerment of women but not an good read.
Published 1 month ago by MR SIMON J DYSON
5.0 out of 5 stars Vagina Book
I got this for a work mate for Christmas and it made her laugh. I think it was the word Vagina that did it!
Published 1 month ago by Jojo
5.0 out of 5 stars REPLACED BOOK
I PURCHASED THIS BOOK YEARS AGO AND LOANED IT OUT AND NEVER GOT IT BACK - I HAVE READ IT AND DONE THE SAME AGAIN. I HOPE I GET IT BACK THIS TIME.
Published 3 months ago by JUDITH
4.0 out of 5 stars entertaining
have to be careful what i write-the monologue is about the female genitals and what they would say if they could speak..alternative view to womans inner goddess!
Published 4 months ago by M.Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars Now got the set!
Fantastic! I can now add this wonderful book to my collection which includes 'Penis Soliloquoy', 'Perineum Discussion' and 'Tits in Mime'. Read more
Published 6 months ago by M. Gillingwater
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Everyone should read this book - so important for women, and men, around the world to open their eyes and their minds. Wonderful mix of delicacy and brutality from Eve Ensler.
Published 9 months ago by Naomi Worth
4.0 out of 5 stars The Vagina Monologues
Enjoyed this read. Written by a woman for women of all ages,beliefs, sexual orientation etc. Celebrate the wonder of being a woman !
Published 11 months ago by Martine
5.0 out of 5 stars All should read but when a teenager..
Great service, arrived very quickly. Great book but nothing really new for me, wish I had read when I was about 13..not 31!! Read more
Published 20 months ago by Olivia
3.0 out of 5 stars Moving book
I waited for many years to see the play.
I heard about the performances in Portugal many years ago with our great Guida Maria starring, but I did not have the chance to go,... Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2011 by Elsa
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not so good if you've seen the show.
I got this book because I saw the show live on stage and loved it. I thought it'd be good to read more stories, but didn't realise that pretty much all of the stories in the book... Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2010 by EvilFrozenPeas
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