This book has left me feeling frustrated, but I think that might be Gay's point. I sympathize with not being able to personify the "perfect feminist," but I think utilizing rhetoric that perpetuates the idea that there is any incorrect way to be a feminist is potentially damaging. I felt like a good amount of Gay's essays went on anecdotal tangents that took away from her theme. As someone in academia, I don't think Gay was radical enough in her presentation of feminism. This seems like a very cookie-cutter first book to read once you've finished your Introduction to Women's Studies class (and I hope this isn't the case for most since there are some strange contradictions in this text). I applaud Gay for acknowledging her contradictory nature in both the beginning and end of the text, however (in my eyes) this doesn't excuse the very surface-level discussion Gay is engaging in throughout. I kept wanting to shake Gay and ask her, "BUT WHAT NEXT? WHAT ELSE? DIG DEEPER!" I can appreciate Gay bringing certain topics to light in a digestible style for the masses, but I was expecting to learn more.