and other young feminists." Lee concluded her review by observing: "At so many points in this book, particularly the parts about body image and masturbation, I found myself saying 'Geez, I wish my Mom had told me *that*!' These are often the best points of the book--tidbits of wisdom from an older sister teaching a generation. And then questioning that generation. And making that generation question itself." Herizons journalist Wendy Barber reviewed the book and called it "a delightful, thought-provoking read about our relationship with our bodies, in particular, our cunts." Barber wrote that Cunt "is one of the best feminist books about the female body" that she had read after Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom. The book received a critical review in Publishers Weekly. The review characterized the work as "self-indulgent exercise in feminist reclamation". Publishers Weekly lamented that the book's structural flow was hampered by "rambling digressions" and "jarring prose". The review concluded: "Although this work may constitute a move toward women's acceptance of themselves and their bodies, it is a very small step." Impact Inga Muscio received hate mail after the publication of Cunt, and a greater amount of hate mail after her next book Autobiography of a Blue-Eyed Devil: My Life and Times in a Racist Imperialist Society was published. The book inspired a movement called Cuntfest, a celebration of women, and Cuntfest events were held with multiple artists in different cities in the United States after the book's publication. By the time the book reached its second edition, it had become an important fixture within the movement of Third-wave feminism. Cunt was required reading as part of a selection of third-wave feminist viewpoints in a course Women's Health Activism about women's health at the University of Virginia. References Further reading External links Cunt: A Declaration of Independence , at website of author Inga Muscio Feminist books 1998 non-fiction books English-language books American non-fiction books Seal Press books