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bereshg's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Esperaba más. Llega un punto en que se vuelve demasiado tedioso y parece que la información se repite historia tras historia, podría ser más compacto.
itszosia's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Biphobia
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
ghoulieghoul's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
I'm giving this a 5 star review because it's what woke me up after my breakup. It's not the height of literary achievement, but it is informative of something I'd learned about before and never considered applying to myself. How could I, a strong, assertive, bold woman, be "codependent"?
Turns out it means something else entirely from what I had internalized from my own psychoeducation. This helped me to name the issues I had faced throughout my relationships. Helped me to find the hidden similarities between them. Video games/gaming as an addiction in my ex partner. And helping to identify my own addictions. Just so incredibly informative and helpful, as cheesy and corny as it felt to read it, and as embarrassed as I was about it at times. It was genuinely transformational.
Turns out it means something else entirely from what I had internalized from my own psychoeducation. This helped me to name the issues I had faced throughout my relationships. Helped me to find the hidden similarities between them. Video games/gaming as an addiction in my ex partner. And helping to identify my own addictions. Just so incredibly informative and helpful, as cheesy and corny as it felt to read it, and as embarrassed as I was about it at times. It was genuinely transformational.
mioree's review against another edition
3.0
3⭐️
I think it’s important to be aware of what this book contains, however I cannot justify giving it over 3 stars because its 99% anecdotes.
I think it’s important to be aware of what this book contains, however I cannot justify giving it over 3 stars because its 99% anecdotes.
brittanyscalise's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
The only reason I didn’t give this book 5 full stars is because it out of date and heteronormative
lillyminasyan's review against another edition
3.0
It took me 1.5 years to finish this book, but I did finish it and that what matters, right? I was in dark times with books, I would read 18-20 at the same time and would go from one book from another without finishing.
I think this book is awesome and I would highly recommend to all women, even if you don't have traumatic past, but in general most women love and give way too much to men than men to women. It is just my observation.
I saw things that I was doing in my life which reflected in this book, which was shocking, because I was delusional with my own self, but this book helped me understand the psychology behind how women think. Well, of course, this does not mean you will find yourself in any of the characters.
The only thing that I did not like about this book, it was way too repetitive in my opinion. Maybe it was done intentionally? So you would hear over and over how women try to "fix" their partners, but with that they just do harm to themselves.
One thing that I like just admit that you don't have the power to change someone, if that person does not want to change himself/herself. You can be there for them, but thinking you can change someone, that you will that amazing human, who fixes everything and anything is just stupid and time consuming.
If you see some problematic patterns in your relationships (not only romantic ones) maybe grab this book and read it.
I personally listened to this book, which I would suggest. I loved listening to it while cooking/cleaning/walking, I felt productive that way.
I think this book is awesome and I would highly recommend to all women, even if you don't have traumatic past, but in general most women love and give way too much to men than men to women. It is just my observation.
I saw things that I was doing in my life which reflected in this book, which was shocking, because I was delusional with my own self, but this book helped me understand the psychology behind how women think. Well, of course, this does not mean you will find yourself in any of the characters.
The only thing that I did not like about this book, it was way too repetitive in my opinion. Maybe it was done intentionally? So you would hear over and over how women try to "fix" their partners, but with that they just do harm to themselves.
One thing that I like just admit that you don't have the power to change someone, if that person does not want to change himself/herself. You can be there for them, but thinking you can change someone, that you will that amazing human, who fixes everything and anything is just stupid and time consuming.
If you see some problematic patterns in your relationships (not only romantic ones) maybe grab this book and read it.
I personally listened to this book, which I would suggest. I loved listening to it while cooking/cleaning/walking, I felt productive that way.
alexisbashta's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
wishing i had a normal functioning brain
mrblackbean11's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
This will be a life altering book for some