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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Great for the car as the narration is a great pace. Emma Barnett's done a great job here. And I didn't realise how lucky I am.
Emma's book is a no-nonsense (but funny!), practical examination of the social and cultural stigmas that surround periods and encourages readers to 'own' their periods. As in, if you are suffering from crippling cramps during the first few days of your period and need to call in sick, tell your line manager why you are not coming in, not that you 'have a migraine' or 'an upset tummy'.
I really enjoyed reading this book, hearing about Emma's own experiences and how we can all help to break down 'the last taboo' just by speaking up a little more often about our cycle. For a more biological examination of the menstrual cycle, I can recommend Maisie Hill's 'Period Power'.
I really enjoyed reading this book, hearing about Emma's own experiences and how we can all help to break down 'the last taboo' just by speaking up a little more often about our cycle. For a more biological examination of the menstrual cycle, I can recommend Maisie Hill's 'Period Power'.
funny
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fast-paced
4 stars
This book is a fantastic social commentary on periods by british broadcaster and journalist Emma Barnett.
It covers everything from period shame, education, politics to sex, stories from around the world, transgender periods and the menopause.
This isn't a scientific book, it is a book to break down barriers and start a conversation. It is incredibly informative whilst being funny and feminist. Emma is a fantastic writer and cleverly links in facts with personal anecdotes and historical facts.
As someone with endometriosis, I was happy to see it come up although saddened to hear Emma suffers from it herself.
It is a bloody brilliant book (pun intended) and I hope it makes women feel less alone with their period and feel brave enough to talk about this natural process that so many of us go through.
Please note that I was gifted this ebook in exchange for an honest review.
This book is a fantastic social commentary on periods by british broadcaster and journalist Emma Barnett.
It covers everything from period shame, education, politics to sex, stories from around the world, transgender periods and the menopause.
This isn't a scientific book, it is a book to break down barriers and start a conversation. It is incredibly informative whilst being funny and feminist. Emma is a fantastic writer and cleverly links in facts with personal anecdotes and historical facts.
As someone with endometriosis, I was happy to see it come up although saddened to hear Emma suffers from it herself.
It is a bloody brilliant book (pun intended) and I hope it makes women feel less alone with their period and feel brave enough to talk about this natural process that so many of us go through.
Please note that I was gifted this ebook in exchange for an honest review.
I was looking forward t this book for so long and so happy when I was approved for an ARC, this book is everything I hoped it would be. Aiming to pull down the walls and break the taboo around periods, menstruation or whatever you want to call it we should be discussing this openly and without shame or fear. This is so interesting, educational, funny and should be mandatory reading in schools, available in libraries and I mean for all ages and genders. It’s about bloody time.
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion
It has been a while since I have read a book in under 24 hours, but I just simply couldn’t put this book down or take my mind off it when I had to engage in other activities (e.g. sleeping eating and, ironically, changing my tampon).
Simply put if you have periods, read this book. If you don’t have periods, also, read this book.
It is an enlightening, fact ensuing and anecdotally charming report on how periods affect people’s lives covering the tampon tax, period poverty, endometriosis, period sex, and the history and politics of periods.
A wonderfully easily read that has simply made me fill up with period pride. Read it, now.
Simply put if you have periods, read this book. If you don’t have periods, also, read this book.
It is an enlightening, fact ensuing and anecdotally charming report on how periods affect people’s lives covering the tampon tax, period poverty, endometriosis, period sex, and the history and politics of periods.
A wonderfully easily read that has simply made me fill up with period pride. Read it, now.
Amazing!! Brilliant!! Everyone should read this book! It is truly about bloody time we educate ourselves and others and lift this bloody taboo talking about periods.
For a first book Emma has done an exquisite job with it!! Well bloody done Emma!!
It’s about time we talk about periods freely!!
Can’t recommend this enough!! So bloody well written!!
For a first book Emma has done an exquisite job with it!! Well bloody done Emma!!
It’s about time we talk about periods freely!!
Can’t recommend this enough!! So bloody well written!!