Culture and anarchy; an essay in political and social criticism vs The Feminine Mystique: Which Should You Read?

Culture and anarchy; an essay in political and social criticism Matthew Arnold · 1869 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 164 pages · ≈ 3 h 02 m · Demanding

“IN one of his speeches a year or two ago, that fine speaker and famous Liberal, Mr Bright, took occasion to have a fling at the friends and preachers of culture.”

"Matthew Arnold's famous series of essays, which were first published in book form under the title Culture and Anarchy in 1869, debate important questions about the nature of culture and society. Arnold seeks to find…

The Feminine Mystique Betty Friedan · 1963 ★★★★☆ 3.9 386 pages · ≈ 7 h 09 m · Moderate

“The problem lay buried, unspoken, for many years in the minds of American women.”

Landmark, groundbreaking, classic―these adjectives barely do justice to the pioneering vision and lasting impact of The Feminine Mystique. Published in 1963, it gave a pitch-perfect description of “the problem that has…