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Aug 04, 2016 For these women, that can mean anything from incontinence to a general feeling of heaviness and discomfort. In France, perineal re-education has been used a solution to prevent, and treat, these issues for decades. Mar 07, 2019 By turns witty, humane and moving, Vagina: A Re-Education is a memoir, a guide and a polemic. Most importantly, it's a rousing manifesto for women everywhere, and Lynn Enright is a brave and brilliant writer.
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Shocking, brilliant, important. A fine addition to the feminist canon. - Emma Jane Unsworth
For the first time I feel like I PROPERLY understand my vagina! I wish I had read this 23 years ago! - Scarlett Curtis
From earliest childhood, girls are misled about their bodies, encouraged to describe their genitalia with cute and silly names rather than anatomically correct terms.
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Mar 06, 2019Rebecca rated it really liked it · review of another edition Shelves: 2019-release, medical, feminist, requested-from-publisher, reviewed-for-blog, wellcome-prize-2020-hopeful, skimmed
(3.5) This book might be more accurately titled Vulva, as it is about the whole set of female organs (especially the external ones), but that’s maybe a more obscure/icky as well as a less evocative/provocative word. Sex education is poor and lacking in many parts of the world, Enright argues, including the Ireland she grew up in in the 1980s. We need better knowledge about gender, anatomy (including the range of what’s ‘normal’) and issues of consent, she insists. To that end, she sets out to bu...more
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Vagina: A Re-Education by Lynn Enright was published last March and it’s an incredible book! I truly recommend it to everyone out there. You know I don’t say these things often but that’s how enlightening this book is!
It is a fact: we know very little about vaginas and female sexuality because we live in a patriarchal society. Women aren’t taught to discover their body, their sexuality, their pleasure, their power. They are taught shame. When we look at the male’s e...more
Vagina: A Re-Education by Lynn Enright was published last March and it’s an incredible book! I truly recommend it to everyone out there. You know I don’t say these things often but that’s how enlightening this book is!
It is a fact: we know very little about vaginas and female sexuality because we live in a patriarchal society. Women aren’t taught to discover their body, their sexuality, their pleasure, their power. They are taught shame. When we look at the male’s e...more
Jan 26, 2019Portia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I want to give a copy of this to every person in my life with a vagina. And then some. It's so informative, interesting, readable, and IMPORTANT. It reaffirmed a lot of my existing knowledge and views, but also re-educated me about a lot of things I thought I knew. I learned so much and so much made me angry. It talks about biology and science in an accessible way, backs up facts with statistics and references, but also includes personal stories and anecdotes that make it engaging and relatable....more
Jun 03, 2019Jo rated it really liked it · review of another edition Shelves: feminism, giveaways-won, non-fiction, science, memoirs, social-history
I was lucky enough to win this in a Facebook competition run by the publishers (along with a pretty awesome tote bag). Enright covers various vagina related topics such as basic biology, sex, menstruation and childbirth. She also discusses personal stories about her own experiences and how women's bodies are and have always been controlled by men and the patriarchy. I found this very well-written and quite informative. It's certainly a book worth reading.
ma arvasin, et kui on üks asi, millest ma elus palju tean, siis see on naine-olemine. esialgu tundus siit raamatust, et teangi kõike, mis teada on... no peaaegu kõike... aga siis jõudsin menopausi peatükini ja sain aru, et sellest, mis veel ees, ei tea ma siiski absoluutselt mitte midagi. lisaks pidin mitu sõna sõnaraamatust järele vaatama igaks juhuks. 'vagina' on eesti keeles tupp ja 'vulva' on häbe, pole tänu väärt.
raamat ise, hoolimata pealkirjast, räägib häbemest vähemalt sama palju kui tup...more
raamat ise, hoolimata pealkirjast, räägib häbemest vähemalt sama palju kui tup...more
May 27, 2019Andi rated it really liked it · review of another edition
This book is easy to read, the author is considerate to her audience and is straight to the point with no waffle.
She discusses her own personal feelings and experiences, some which are comical, others sadly aren't.
A good book that was well worth the read.
Thanks to NetGalley, Lynn Enright and Atlantic Books for the opportunity to read and review this book
Feb 13, 2019Laura rated it it was amazing · review of another editionShe discusses her own personal feelings and experiences, some which are comical, others sadly aren't.
A good book that was well worth the read.
Thanks to NetGalley, Lynn Enright and Atlantic Books for the opportunity to read and review this book
Shelves: 2019, ebook, english, feminism, favourites
An ARC ebook copy of this book was provided by Atlantic Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
An absolutely must-read for anyone who has a vagina, and I would go as far as recommending it to anyone who is open-minded and in a close intimate relationship with someone who has a vagina. I learnt so much, it is outrageous thinking that I have lived 23 years of my life not knowing the basics of what having a vagina implies. It is tremendously enriching, surprising and empowering.
The o...more
Mar 03, 2019Gayle Noble rated it it was amazing · review of another editionAn absolutely must-read for anyone who has a vagina, and I would go as far as recommending it to anyone who is open-minded and in a close intimate relationship with someone who has a vagina. I learnt so much, it is outrageous thinking that I have lived 23 years of my life not knowing the basics of what having a vagina implies. It is tremendously enriching, surprising and empowering.
The o...more
Shelves: 2019-300-challenge, 2019-mount-tbr-everest-100-books, feminism, non-fiction, own-kindle
Enright's book on the vagina (and the vulva, as they are not one and the same despite most people using the term vagina for the whole area) looks at why it is that so many people don't know anatomical detail or what a healthy and normal vulva looks like, and why women's health and sexual satisfaction seem to be afterthoughts. From the coy naming of the parts through the hiding or downplaying of menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause, this book spells it all out, but Enright also reiterates that...more
Jun 09, 2019Bernard O'Leary rated it liked it · review of another edition
I'm not a vagina owner myself but I am interested in lived experiences outside my own. This book is fine, I guess, but it's written in that very 2010s tone of an opinion column or tweetstorm, with lots of bombast and not a huge amount of original research.
Mar 21, 2019Kate Wyver rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital vital.
I'm so glad this has been written.
Dec 11, 2018Emily Gibbons rated it really liked it · review of another editionI'm so glad this has been written.
Shelves: britain, favourites, feminism, giveaways-and-arcs, health, non-fiction, non-male-author, reviewed
In this book Lynn Enright explores the marginalisation and misunderstandings around the vagina and vulva in common knowledge, science, and medicine. Enright investigates the biology of the vulva and deconstructs binary concepts of sex, gender, and genitalia, presenting thorough and well-researched information through a combination of statistical analysis and personal testimonies. Enright approaches feminist concepts with a clear voice and argues that an intersectional understanding of feminism a...more
Feb 08, 2019Niamh rated it really liked it · review of another edition
'I am more than my vagina. I am more than my ovaries.'
I was very kindly given an e-ARC of this book through Netgalley, Allen & Unwin and Atlantic Books.
If you ever needed a guidebook to the modern-day vagina, this is the one that should be pressed into your hands. Perhaps this book should be made required reading in schools that get squeamish about teaching proper sex education to girls and young women. All across the world, even in the most economically prosperous societies, people with va...more
I was very kindly given an e-ARC of this book through Netgalley, Allen & Unwin and Atlantic Books.
If you ever needed a guidebook to the modern-day vagina, this is the one that should be pressed into your hands. Perhaps this book should be made required reading in schools that get squeamish about teaching proper sex education to girls and young women. All across the world, even in the most economically prosperous societies, people with va...more
Mar 04, 2019Little Green Teapot rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
'We have been far taught more about shame than about our anatomy.'
I'm not even ashamed to say how much I learnt from this book. But I am ashamed that we live in a society that means I didn't know a lot of this before picking up this book at the age of 25. There are many issues which this book touches on that I could get into, but I don't want to turn this review into a rant! Instead, what I will say is that Lynn Enright perfectly balances three aspects in this book: memoir, fact and opinion. She...more
I'm not even ashamed to say how much I learnt from this book. But I am ashamed that we live in a society that means I didn't know a lot of this before picking up this book at the age of 25. There are many issues which this book touches on that I could get into, but I don't want to turn this review into a rant! Instead, what I will say is that Lynn Enright perfectly balances three aspects in this book: memoir, fact and opinion. She...more
May 26, 2019Laura King rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
'Vagina: A Reeducation' perfectly balances scientific study and emotional appeal, global concerns and more local events, wide ranging interview and personal experience to create a collection of essays that will absolutely make a difference in the lives of the people who read it. There is absolutely something for everyone, and even the essays that may not be relevant to the reader at their point at their lives are so accessable that you leave them more education than when you started. I wish pers...more
Mar 20, 2019Angie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I would urge everyone to read Lynn Enright's “Vagina” - not just women. I found the author's observations and thoughts around trans inclusion and feminism interesting (and sensible) at a time when there is a great deal of sensitivity around potential female erasure. Enright has clearly undertaken a staggering amount of research for this book and there are some fabulous references and recommendations for further investigation at the end. “Vagina” is well-written, in plain language, making it a hi...more
May 04, 2019Tessa rated it really liked it · review of another edition
A good overview of the different issues related to women’s health and reproductive rights. At times I wish the author had gone more in depth about certain issues, but I do believe the book has showed me areas where I desire to read more and learn about. I think it’ll be especially helpful for people/women who have never been exposed to discourse about feminism and women’s right to read this book as an introduction to some of these issues.
May 01, 2019Philippa rated it really liked it · review of another edition
A brutal and beautiful book - but ultimately an empowering one. If I had a daughter, I would give this to her to read.
May 19, 2019Jemima rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Apr 13, 2019Megan James rated it really liked it · review of another edition
A mandatory read for all. I learnt a lot amongst these pages & would recommend others do the same.
Dec 04, 2018Anoja Muthucumaru rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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Jun 01, 2019Rai rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Vagina: A Re-education is an extremely important book for every woman (and anyone with a vagina) should read! I don't know about you and where you grew up, but in Ireland, sex education was disgraceful. I never learned about my own anatomy, everything being focused on the boys. Thankfully I already knew most of the information Lynn Enright tells us in this book but unfortunately, not every person will. Enright presents her facts in an easy and enjoyable manner, and the personal memoir section of...more
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