One of the best books I have read on the condition of the "Female" today

Laura Kipnis is by far one of my favorite contemporary writers and commentators. She writes intellectual prose and witty truth about the condition of the female psyche as well as our constant conflict dealing with ourselves and the people in our lives. I first fell in love with her when I read her book Against Love, A Polemic and decided to work on an independent work study on the genealogy of marriage. Then her book The Female Thing: Dirt, Envy, Sex, Vulnerability came out. This book is hilarious, provocative, outrageously heartbreaking at times, but most of all thought provoking. I recommend it to anyone interested in the topic of gender and sexuality.
My partner and I read this out loud to each other on our book reading dates. Yes, we are nerds. We had lots of fun, but we also had many deep discussions about the topics in the book. We certainly did not agree with everything Ms. Kipnis suggests but we were compelled to reassess how we interact with each other and put her theories to test.

Here is a long but worthy review: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20061211/smallwood