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You Don't Have to Like Me: Essays on Growing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding Feminism by Alida Nugent
readingafrica's review against another edition
3.0
It was an interesting read, it offered many tips and I particularly enjoyed what she wrote about female friendships. I was initially expecting it to be a sort of 'Feminist Manifesto' after reading the Introduction (which was really good by the way--quite relatable) but it offered more personal experiences than preachy feminist knowledge(which is what I was looking for to some extent).
bfranny's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed reading this book.
I enjoyed her voice and writing, although sometimes a bit ramble-y.
As most essay collections, some were better than others.
Overall, I would recommend it.
I enjoyed her voice and writing, although sometimes a bit ramble-y.
As most essay collections, some were better than others.
Overall, I would recommend it.
akgirl907's review against another edition
5.0
This book was so good and I couldn't seem to put it down! This book had me continuously laughing and completely relating to it. It has also made me learn that other women aren't our enemies and that female friends are a good thing to have.
kenzbaldwin's review against another edition
3.0
Probably would have made a bigger impact if I read this in my early 20s. As someone closer to 30...it just felt repetitive of lessons I’ve already learned and grew from. She’s still a great writer, but it wasn’t for me.
spookyautumnleaves's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
jennagrace_m's review against another edition
5.0
I just really loved this. I've been reading a lot of feminist books and essays this summer, and this one was my favorite. It's not necessarily groundbreaking, but it's relatable, laugh-out-loud funny in parts, and heartbreakingly poignant in others. Importantly, Alida's take on feminism is a lot more inclusive than some of the other books I've read.
lesbrary's review against another edition
3.0
This was an enjoyable read, but it focuses on a presentation of being a woman that I did not relate to at all (straight and stereotypically feminine). Which is fine, it's just not me. Though she does sometimes acknowledge queer women, the framework is really around the experience of straight women.
I also find it funny when books like this try to convince you to be a feminist. I feel like 95% of the people picking up a book on finding feminism are already feminist.
This would be a good book to give to a teen girl who's unfamiliar with feminism, and it did make me laugh out loud multiple times. And it does tackle things like eating disorders and racism very well.
I also find it funny when books like this try to convince you to be a feminist. I feel like 95% of the people picking up a book on finding feminism are already feminist.
This would be a good book to give to a teen girl who's unfamiliar with feminism, and it did make me laugh out loud multiple times. And it does tackle things like eating disorders and racism very well.
balletbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
Really solid collection of essays about how Nugent came to define herself as a feminist and how she is still working on it. She covers much of the same ground as Roxane Gay (whose [b:Bad Feminist|18813642|Bad Feminist|Roxane Gay|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1421292744s/18813642.jpg|26563816] gets a shout-out) but has some different angles to the same topic. Namely: we still keep needing to say why feminism is so important because we're still fighting for women to be treated as intelligent human beings.
Fave essays were "Shrink", "Feral", and "Does This Skirt Make Me Look Feminist?"
Fave essays were "Shrink", "Feral", and "Does This Skirt Make Me Look Feminist?"
ashleyholstrom's review against another edition
4.0
This book is important and told through the eyes of a sassy 20something who knows she's made mistakes, and will keep making mistakes, on her way to finding feminism. Every essay resonated with me and my own path to feminism — and likely does for every other young woman who reads this.
Nugent’s voice is excellent, and she puts to words the things women deal with every day that we maybe don’t even think about. Like comments from older women about our bodies and our makeup and our hair and our lack of babies and our lack of husbands and whatever else we are supposed to do as women.
So go. Read it. Soak up the stories, the advice, and the call to action. It's important.
Part of my not-so-accidental month of feminist reading at Book Riot.
Nugent’s voice is excellent, and she puts to words the things women deal with every day that we maybe don’t even think about. Like comments from older women about our bodies and our makeup and our hair and our lack of babies and our lack of husbands and whatever else we are supposed to do as women.
So go. Read it. Soak up the stories, the advice, and the call to action. It's important.
Part of my not-so-accidental month of feminist reading at Book Riot.