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Untamed by Glennon Doyle

10 reviews

blueyogi's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Infertility, Dysphoria, Drug use, Alcohol, Addiction, and Eating disorder

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

3.0

Rating: 3/5 stars

Part memoir and part self-help, Untamed is Glennon’s story of self-discovery and empowerment.

I listened to this one entirely because I needed a “U” book for a reading challenge and I remembered hearing a lot about it a few years back. It was fine, nothing particularly groundbreaking in my opinion, and not really my usual type of read, but with some nice moments and takeaways.

This one definitely subscribes to the school of “girl boss” feminism, which is *fine* (lots of the time I subscribe to that school myself!) but can get a little grating in parts. I definitely felt like some moments were a bit preachy or over the top, but overall I get what the author was trying to do here, and it more or less worked well.

I wouldn’t go out of my way to recommend this, but give it a shot if it sounds good to you!

CW: drug use/addiction; homophobia; infidelity, sexism

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Drug use, Sexism, and Infidelity

trainreader's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Cursing, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Abortion, Body shaming, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

jennabeck13's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Untamed by Glennon Doyle 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5)

Genre: Memoir

About 330 pages

Women have been tamed for years. We’ve been told what a proper lady looks like, sounds like, acts like, etc. So what happens when someone challenges those expectations society has put on us? Untamed tells Glennon Doyle’s story of doing just that. Glennon ended her marriage to pursue the woman she fell in love with at a conference. That decision could’ve changed her life, her career, and her kids’ lives in an infinite amount of ways. Could it have been the wrong decision? Yes, but it proved to be the right one. Untamed teaches readers to ask challenging questions, trust their gut, and not live in fear. 

I DEVOURED THIS BOOK. Like literally couldn’t put it down. Glennon Doyle’s writing style pulled me in, and the topics she covered, the similarity of my opinions to hers, and her vulnerability kept me wanting more. I can’t believe it took me so long to read this book but I’m so happy book club brought it to me💜

I seriously think there are about 50 post-its in my copy highlighting amazing quotes. Therefore, I don’t think I can pick a favorite… but here is 1 of my 50+ highlights…. “Take good care of all of your selves. Fight like hell to keep yourself, and when you lose her, do whatever it takes to return to her.”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexism, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

cinderrunner's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

I really enjoyed Glennon's world view. She came across as honest, self aware, and having a willingness for humanity that I see far too infrequently. She doesn't shy away from admitting her flaws (her history with eating disorders, drugs, alcoholism, failures as a parent,etc) but she is still first and foremost a motivational speaker. So everything is told through a lens of inspiration and learning from those flaws. Its a very solid half memoir and half self help. Again, she is very heavy on the inspirational stuff and she discusses her journey with religion/spirituality. That's not gonna be for everyone, so don't bother if you're gonna get annoyed by those things. It was a lovely read but did feel a little long winded and repetitive in parts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Grief, Eating disorder, Addiction, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry

parasolcrafter's review

emotional informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

1.75

this book was...fine??? i mean it definitely isnt revolutionary the way some ppl say it is :/ id say its a very shallow look at feminism; very surface level. there are some GREAT chapters in this book and some important things were said, but overall it feels like the author discovered feminism and is excited to tell ppl about it, as if we dont know what it already is? i dont know, it kind of came off sometimes like the author is treating the readers as if we dont know anything about it. and im sure this book is good for some people out there, but honestly a lot of the '''lessons''' we're taught about in this book is stuff i already dismantled inside myself when i was an older child/young teen. i didnt learn much from this book, really; its not bad, i guess, just definitely not for me. still gets a low rating though because i felt like the author was talking to me like i was a child.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Misogyny, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Pregnancy

wreathedinviolets's review

inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

I appreciated that this was less “girl boss-y” than some other memoirs I’ve read lately. I enjoyed Glennon’s perspective on introspection and finding what you really want but I could have done with a little less spiritualism (but that’s just me and not a reflection on her). Side eye that this is Christina’s favorite book. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia

deetabz's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Addiction, Bullying, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Grief, Alcohol, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Xenophobia, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Fatphobia, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Sexual content

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Grief, Addiction, and Dysphoria

daws's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Addiction, Alcohol, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders