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Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

24 reviews

zara89's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0


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iconicavocado's review

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

(read via book & audiobook)

Book 📖: 5/5 stars
Audiobook 🎙️: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Three takeaways: 
• extremely educational on autism within women
• unflinchingly honest about her past and present 
• the audiobook is good, just don't speed run it

Here is a book I'll carry with me for all time. The brutally honest insight on autism within women under the scrutiny of very traditional views was relatable to say the least. And powerfully enlightened to say at best. I felt both seen, heard and educated on the bouts and hardships Fern faced. Sometimes recognizing thoughts or experiences I had growing up that I've never connected before. While also feeling how profoundly debilitating and lonely it must be to have autistic traits as a woman and being misunderstood/struggle to cope you're whole life. 

I think anyone and everyone should read this book. Esp if you identify as female or female presenting and experience neurodiversity and autistic traits. You will be armed with camaraderie as well as a POV to help and communicate with those on the spectrum. I now feel more equipped to help myself and others while also feeling inspired to pursue more knowledge on women and autism. 

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figsofpeach's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25


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tetrootz's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0


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lennie_reads's review

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nightstitch96's review

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dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0


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gusanadelibros's review

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funny informative sad fast-paced

4.25


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aquariusisms's review against another edition

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3.75

Ugh I was really hoping this would be a new favorite, but unfortunately the amount of fatphobic descriptions of other people and "jokes" about  bodies/fatness made this mostly fall flat for me. I did really enjoy hearing about the author's experience as an autistic woman who grew up in Scotland, and I think her perspective is an important and interesting one, but I just wish she hadn't leaned so hard on fatphobia as a way to be "funny". None of those lines were important to include, and if she had hired some sensitivity readers they probably could've told her that. I think with those edits this might be a book I'd rate 4 or 4.5 stars, and just a better book in general- which makes it even worse because it had the potential to be so good :/

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bearystarry's review against another edition

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4.75

I feel incredibly seen by this memoir. I’m… probably going to reread and annotate this almost immediately.

Just wish there was less fatphobia. 

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aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

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4.0


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