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booksinterrupted's review against another edition
3.0
It's taken me almost a year to finish this book and I think it's partly because I didn't find one essay that resonated with me. There might've been a few things that i could relate to but none that really stuck with me. That said, i appreciated having read a book of essays about growing up female. All the stories are different yet similar in that the women overcame diversity & their own obstacles to becoming strong, independent successful women.
daniellelouise's review against another edition
3.0
The variety of essays that make up this book makes it a difficult book to review. Some are better than others, but of course which ones are "better" will likely change drastically from reader to reader.
I think of this book as being aimed at maybe the 16-20 age group, and I think my reaction would have been more positive overall if I had read it when I was younger. I did, however, find it interesting to read the essays and respond to them as I do now but also think about how I would have responded at, say, 16 or 19. Because I'm now much more familiar with feminist academic discourse, there were some essays that felt too simplistic -- but probably would have been just what I needed to read at 16.
I think of this book as being aimed at maybe the 16-20 age group, and I think my reaction would have been more positive overall if I had read it when I was younger. I did, however, find it interesting to read the essays and respond to them as I do now but also think about how I would have responded at, say, 16 or 19. Because I'm now much more familiar with feminist academic discourse, there were some essays that felt too simplistic -- but probably would have been just what I needed to read at 16.
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