In many ways, this book from 1990 is dated. Time has progressed, and especially the media has changed since the publication of the book. Yet so much of it is still relevant, and though I don't agree with all of Wolf's analyses - her conception of the patriarchy is too amorphous and monolithic for me - there is so much that is useful and insightful. Wolf lovingly describes the aging female body in a way that I wish was more prevalent.
Beauty is a contest in which no one ever wins. Let's deconstruct the hell out of it.
