Title: This book is simplistic and poorly argued.
Review: &#65279;If you can read past the almost unbearably smug introduction, you will see that Ms. Shalit has written a myopic book based on half-baked research. Although she is well-read and brings a wide variety of authors and philosophers into her argument, too much of her research is simplistic and superficial (a few letters from women's magazines do not make a very solid argument). Her basic point may be worthwhile (after all who wants to see 13 year olds dressed like sluts?), but the execution nearly defeats its validity. It's too bad she didn't speak to more women who grew up before the sexual revolution, when date raped happened but simply wasn't reported and when girls who accidentally got pregnant had to quickly marry or face ostracism. I don't know about you, but I don't want to go back to the 1950s (let alone the 19th century) - my guess is that Shalit wouldn't want to either, if she knew what it was really like for women then.
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