Our Androcentric Culture, or the Man-Made World vs The Feminine Mystique: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Social and moral questions, Conditions sociales, Femmes, Social conditions, Women
Our Androcentric Culture, or the Man-Made World
“Let us begin, inoffensively, with sheep.”
In this probing critique of "androcentric culture," pioneering feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman analyzes with wit and insight the many negative effects of male domination, not only on women in particular but on the…
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The Feminine Mystique
“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…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Our Androcentric Culture, or the Man-Made World is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for The Feminine Mystique.
- The Feminine Mystique has the widest readership — 31964 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Our Androcentric Culture, or the Man-Made World | The Feminine Mystique | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (124) | 3.9 (31964) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 5.0 (6) |
Reception
| Our Androcentric Culture, or the Man-Made World | The Feminine Mystique | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 124 | 31964 |
| Editions | 409 | 52 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 470 | — |
| Reading it now | 32 | — |
| Written reviews | 24 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 7727 |
| Pages | 127 | 386 |