I full understand why this book was revolutionary when it was written but it could do with some Trigger Warnings - it has some toxic notions around womenhood, motherhood, mental health , and about Sexual assault& is homophobic - I read it since it was pivotal and is on the Rory Gilmore book list  & went in blind - I won’t be recommending it to friends. The book shatters that notion of step-ford house wife  & speaks to the true Zeitgeist of historical womanhood and for that reason I decided to rate a 3. It’s good to know  what people are talking about when referring to this book. It definitely was a predecessor to a sex & city type novel.