Review: Light Fun but also Thought-Provoking & Informative
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 17, 2012
Like Sparkle, this long essay provides a nice balance between personal story and researched information, but the history and investigative reporting came late in this essay, and I would have liked more of it. She quickly skims over ancient Rome and Egypt, for instance, and I would have loved to have lingered there longer to learn more about their practices. I learned things I had no idea about, like women using dangerous radiation in the 20th century to get rid of hair--fascinating passage. I also would have appreciated information for the ignorant (me and men, I guess) on things like "threading." She never described it or defined it, as she really didn't describe any of the actual procedures, like pubic waxing and electrolysis, and I simply would have liked more detail and explanation for the uninitiated. But overall a good, smart, informative, thought-provoking, brave read that manages to be light, fun reading, too.