PositiveBookforumModern Romance is both a social-science book that’s pleasant to read and a comedy book that actually has something to say.
Kate Bolick
PanThe Los Angeles Times...because she frames [Spinster as a personal story rather than a sociological survey, she isn't forced to grapple with manifestations of singledom that lie outside her direct experience. She's free to erase the proud legacies of lesbians and nuns, to name just two groups of women that make only cursory appearances in the book. For this reason, Spinster will probably resonate most with women who are most like Bolick and leave others struggling to connect with her version of spinsterhood ... 'Single' means something quite different when you're a New York magazine editor than it does when you're a mother on public assistance or a woman with debilitating mental-health issues. I would have appreciated a bit more recognition of this fact.
Gloria Steinem
MixedThe New York Times Book ReviewSteinem has spent her career as a hybrid journalist-activist...Her writing style reflects this professional dualism. My Life on the Road includes the reported storytelling of a great magazine article, but several of its sections are organized in long bullet points, with pithy takeaways at the end that are ripe for quoting on Twitter or reblogging on Tumblr.
