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  <default_description>In &lt;b&gt;The Beauty Myth&lt;/b&gt; the fearless Naomi Wolf revolutionized the way we think about beauty. In &lt;b&gt;Misconceptions&lt;/b&gt;, she demythologizes motherhood and reveals the dangers of common assumptions about childbirth.  With uncompromising honesty she describes how hormones eroded her sense of independence, ultrasounds tested her commitment to abortion rights, and the keepers of the OB/GYN establishment lacked compassion.  The weeks after her first daughter&amp;#8217;s birth taught her how society, employers, and even husbands can manipulate new mothers. She had bewildering post partum depression, but learned that a surprisingly high.percentage of women experience it.  &lt;br&gt;Wolf&amp;#8217;s courageous willingness to talk about the unexpected difficulties of childbirth will help every woman become a more knowledgeable planner of her pregnancy and better prepare her for the challenges of balancing a career, freedom, and a growing family.  Invaluable in its advice to parents, &lt;b&gt;Misconceptions&lt;/b&gt; speaks to anyone connected&amp;#8211;personally, medically, or professionally&amp;#8211;to a new mother.</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[The heteronormativity of this book made me want to scream.  This book doesn’t seem to consider the perspectives of mommies who aren’t white, upper-middle class, and married to loving feminist husbands who are also white and upper-middle class.   One woman I spoke with while reading this book sta...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11499658">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this soon after I found out I was pregnant with my daughter.  It was a completely chance finding as I browsed in a bookshop in Clapham.  At the time I just wanted something that was a little more personal than all the slightly scary pregnancy manuals that everyone seemed to think I should be ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3016764">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Feminist author Naomi Wolf's mix of personal story and in-depth research made for a super-easy read that was fillied with information about what people don't expect (in Wolf's opinion, what mothers are kept from being able to expect) about pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenthood.  Most interesti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3696539">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book for mom's or women who would like to be moms someday.  Don't be put off by the feminist writer.  She takes a very balanced view of the whole birthing process and how over &quot;medicalized&quot; it has become.  Not to say that I am not grateful for modern medicine.  There is just a lot of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5151280">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 13 10:26:22 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[For the first 264 pages I was ready to give this book 5 enthusiastic stars.  Wolf intertwines her personal experiences with careful research into the state of the maternal health care in the U.S.  I really related to the personal experiences she relates: a traumatic c-section, mild PPD, the strange ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33923853">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book alot.  I read it while I was pregnant and it was refreshing to have an &quot;academic&quot; perspective on motherhood.  Of all the material I read during my pregnancy, this is the only book that even approached the subject of &quot;loss of self&quot; upon becoming a mother.  Mother...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13153048">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="13750873">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Jen Drey, both Nancys, Stacey, any new or expectant parents]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It wasn't that this book was bad, it was just a bit extreme to me in some areas. Specifically, while Wolf's opinions on the &quot;medicalization&quot; of pregnancy and birth are shared by many women, I continue to count my lucky stars that such medical interventions exist. I did love how the author ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13750873">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found this to be an eye-opening critique of maternity practices in the U.S.  This book is not without its flaws (not the least of them the ethnocentric viewpoint), but it weaves the personal, political, and cultural together into a compelling read. Not just for pregnant women, Wolf has written a w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27165888">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wish some wise woman in my life would have handed this book to me as soon as I found out I was pregnant.  It really would have saved me a lot of pain and isolation and fear.  Naomi Wolf is as candid and lovingly honest and sardonic as she can be about the journey to contemporary Motherhood and I i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32110742">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sat Sep 20 13:02:32 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[As someone trying to have a baby, I'm really glad to have read this book (thanks Elita!). It gave me a lot to think about, and started many conversations with my husband about things that concerned me about life with a baby. Since most of images of motherhood are all positive and don't touch on any ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33367879">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am almost eight months pregnant and as my husband and I begin to develop our birth plan, I feel like I read this book in just the nick of time. I finished it in two days and not a moment too soon....<br/><br/>I have read a pile of books about pregnancy and motherhood and this is definitely one o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33891892">more...</a>]]></body>
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