Drawing liberally from history, literature and popular culture, past and present, Germaine Greer’s searing examination of women’s oppression is at once an important social commentary and a passionately argued masterpiece of polemic.

Probably the most famous, most widely read book on feminism ever.

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‘A dazzling tract, erudite, outrageous, funny.’
Cosmopolitan

‘Brilliantly written, quirky and sensible, full of bile and insight…The best feminist book so far’
New York Times

‘A dazzling combination of erudition, eccentricity and eroticism.’
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‘Intelligent, funny and beautifully written’
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‘Germaine Greer in THE FEMALE EUNUCH converted me to Women’s Lib, as much by her bawdy sense of humour as by the bite of her polemic’ Kenneth Tynan, Observer

‘A fine, continuous flow of angry power…terrific polemical force’ Listener

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The academic and broadcaster Germaine Greer is widely considered one of the most influential commentators on twenty first century life. She has made her presence felt on everything from Newsnight Review to Celebrity Big Brother.

A former Professor of English at Warwick, Greer became a household name when she published The Female Eunuch, attracting praise and opprobrium in more or less equal measure.

She has since highlighted injustice against women in Asia and Africa, and managed an area of rainforest in her native Australia. On a raft of contentious issues, she takes a refreshingly practical view where others mire themselves in political correctness.

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colin bebe

Still reading this. It's taken me seventy three years ...

Reviewed in Australia on 10 October 2014

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Still reading this. It's taken me seventy three years to be ready for it. I am just eating it up. I realise it's only relevant to Germaine Greer.
I actually tried working with her view of what a man woman relationship should be, and remembered it has to be what i am experiencing, not what someone else understands.
I really appreciate the way she sees the way we are all conditioned to fit into a social pattern based on Fear. So there is hope!
particularly once we realise that we are frightened of being Free.

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Purple Bear

Written in the 70's, some of the opinions are ...

Reviewed in Australia on 18 February 2015

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Written in the 70's, some of the opinions are a bit dated. Sadly some negative attitudes toward women are still present today. The Female Eunich is an interesting read to appreciate how far society has advanced as far as attitudes towards women with acknowledging we still have a way to go to achieve equality.

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Booknerd

Format unhelpful for research

Reviewed in Australia on 18 March 2018

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Missing publication details > publisher/location ???

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tiborg

... was ace 40 years ago and is is still good and readable today

Reviewed in Australia on 13 March 2015

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This book was ace 40 years ago and is is still good and readable today.

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PATRICK W GARARD

Interesting

Reviewed in Australia on 5 August 2018

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Uses heavy academic style rather than supporting logic

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Grace Anne Gordon

A Classic

Reviewed in Australia on 9 January 2016

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A must read and for the bookshelf. Insightful and intelligent.

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Penny Gouy

This book was not transferred to my kindle. Coul ...

Reviewed in Australia on 1 April 2015

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This book was not transferred to my kindle. Coul you have another look to check on the reason? Thanks

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Debbie

Understand where this coming from

Reviewed in Australia on 2 March 2015

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Bit too intellectual for me, but have to say I get what she means.

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Chris Hogarth

Strength to continue the fight

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 August 2018

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I'm in my 60s and should have read this when I was younger but was too busy conforming to my parents expectations, then to being a good wife and the best mother I could be. I've been disappointed, stressed and hurt by these people because I tried to please too many people at the expense of myself. An inspiring book I will read again to give me strength.

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The MacDowalls

Great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2018

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This book made me angry, made me laugh, made me ashamed of what I've done and made me feel vindicated, too. I had expected it to have dated badly, but it just goes to show how much of the hype around this book is just meanness and plainly not true. Wish I'd read it a few decades ago. Can't wait to reread it again in a few years, and evaluate the impact it will have had on my life.

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neighbour

Bloody Germaine Greer!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 July 2018

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As a man of a certain age (same as hers), I wish I'd have had read this book when it came out - I would have had a damn sight more luck with women, what with Germaine's take no prisoners approach. 'Bloody Germaine Greer!' If you haven't viewed her programme on BBC then you're missing out - man or woman. Most definitely one of my favourite women of all time. Germaine! I hope you live forever! Highly recommended.

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Pamyoola

All young women should read this

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 July 2014

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only reading this now and I am 60 - I recognize/remember a lot of what she discusses and boy, we have come a long way. I think all younger women should read it to get an understanding of lucky most of them now are and how much things have changed. Of course that is not to say all is perfect, but the world that faced me as a young woman is quite different from now. Also, it gave me an appreciation of the benefits I came to enjoy in terms of my own expectations that were hard fought for by women a decade older than me .

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Polly Poodle

At last, I have read (most of) it....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 August 2018

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I didn't get round to reading this decades ago when I was a student and it was new and radical.... At last, I got to it! Quite a fun read, some parts really "old hat" today, others still thought-provoking. It will probably move on to a 2nd hand bookshop in due course rather than joining the piles that build up on top of most of my bookcases....

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