A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer: Writings to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls

Love everything she writes. Her books are part of my Women's Studies class. Would love to meet her in person. She says it like it is. She says things you are afraid to say but are thinking

I really like the works in this book. Our women's performance group used some selections for our production of "You Can't Say That" at a local theatre. Previously we had performed "The Vagina Monologues" so we were familiar with Eve Ensler's work.

These monologues all come from different voices but all have the same message- Peace. Violence against women and girls must stop and each of these monologues relays that message in heartbreaking but poetic fashion.

Excellent book which helps men to glimmer and small bit of understanding of the issues woman face worldwide.

This collection is one that needs to be taught in schools. We need to start dialogues about abuse so survivors know they are not alone, so everyone becomes aware of the suffering millions are experiencing, so we can all work to put an end to violence, so our daughters know they don't deserve to be treated as less than and so our sons do not continue the cycle. My favorite pieces in this collection were "the next fantastic leap", "part owner" and the afterword by Jane Fonda.

I read this book at the gym and found that I really wished that I had a pack of tissue with me. Ensler's anthology is at times painful to read- the vignettes are harrowing and will leave the reader with a sense of sadness.I found that I kept on leafing to the back of the book to read the contributors' bios. I wish that the bios were after each poem/essay. This book is not a sunny, fun read, but a heavy one.The audience for this book is both a lay and academic audience. I would actually like to hear it on cd. I can't help but wonder if the pieces would be more powerful that way (much like the _Good Body_ is better on CD).Overall, I think the anthology can educate people about the seemingly everyday wickedness concerning violence against women and girls. I think that some folks don't understand how pervasive violence is in our lives, yet we don't talk about it.Kudos to Ensler for continuing to be such a great feminist artist, who uses her creative endeavors to educate.

I help to produce our college's production of _The Vagina Monologues_ every year. We love Eve Ensler's work, including _The Good Body_. This collection by several authors and edited by Eve Ensler is even better in some ways, because the many voices in this work speak for themselves. There are voices from many points of view, including men, and all of them speak about violence against women in some way. The inclusion of men is terrific. Every year we have to find alternative ways for the men in our college to participate in our production, and this always leads to discussion of inclusion. Well, here it is--and many of these writers, male and female are amazing. If there's a critique to mount against this work, I guess it would be that its very nature means that the pieces are generally negative--how could they be anything else, given the theme? There is some humor and some uplift, and I certainly don't want to suggest that you shouldn't read it, because you should. We eagerly await Eve's next project!