SOURCE: "Report—Italian Style," in The Economist, Vol. 213, November 4, 1964, p. 715.

In the following review, the critic considers Fallaci's descriptions of women's liberation around the world in The Useless Sex.

The motive behind this book [The Useless Sex] is "a reportage on the status of women." The author departs via Ankara for points east to inquire into the conditions of the female species, accompanied by a Roman photographer who grows more and more disillusioned about his chances of amorous escapades as the trip proceeds.

The result is totally subjective, not very profound, but interesting and often amusing. The theme is a natural for an illustrated weekly like L'Europeo, parcelled into installments with illustrations: it does not adapt so well to book form. One keeps reading about Duilio taking photographs and feels frustrated at not seeing any. To compensate, Signorina Fallaci has a true Italian eye for colour, costume and...