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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
Super excited to read and gave me everything and more,buy buy buy,give a friend,give a library,give a school. Much needed on every shelf.
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This was...fine.It felt very much like a surface level skim of each topic so it passed the time but I didn't feel like I gained anything from reading it.
This book provides a very strong argument in the quest to normalise periods. (feels weird evening writing that bc isn’t it obvious that periods are normal?!) I found it very educational and shocking to read of the ridiculous stigmas that STILL surround menstruation, around the world but also here in the UK. I found it a little bit funny - but not laugh out loud. Mostly I found it eye-opening and it’s geared me up nicely for debates about the topic. The author has a plethora of examples, anecdotes and research to make this book an all-round great handbook. As a female who has periods, even I was shocked at how little I knew about them, never got taught it in school! But not only is it a great tool for women, I also would encourage men to read this one too - if only to tease out some empathy! Barnett covers SO many topics including period poverty, period sex, menopause, and endometriosis to name a few! I was constantly picking out great quotes to highlight and repeat to my family, who were all equally as shocked! I will also say that I usually find non-fiction books a drag to read - but this was anything but! Insightful and honest - it was a pleasure to be a part of beating the period taboo
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This book, as the title suggests, discusses EVERYTHING period related. So, if that is a topic that makes you wince, cringe or yelp in horror, then you probably should not continue to read this post, or go anywhere near the book in question. But, that said, if those things do worry you then you really should sort that out (and on second thoughts, maybe do pick up the book!)
This book should be readily available in schools and in workplaces. Should anyone still be getting embarrassed, or more commonly, turning into a bumbling mess at the mention of a little vaginal blood?
This book should be readily available in schools and in workplaces. Should anyone still be getting embarrassed, or more commonly, turning into a bumbling mess at the mention of a little vaginal blood?
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Hi there, do you have a relationship with Periods? (Yes, I'm capitalising it.) You need to read this book.
No matter whether you do or don't experience the Period yourself, I'm telling you to read this. And I'm haemophobic so you've got no excuse.
This book covers the entire journey from first to last blood and all of the outrage felt by the bleeding and non-bleeding folk across the world. From politicians being embarrassed by the words vagina and period in parliament to the amazing work being done across the world by both women and men.
As Edgar Momplaisir put it 'Women need to be able to talk about their periods as openly as guys talk about getting wood.'
Let's all give this book a read and break down the taboo behind periods. Oh and, chuck a pack of pads or tampons in the homeless shelter collection at the supermarket next time you see one. Thanks!
No matter whether you do or don't experience the Period yourself, I'm telling you to read this. And I'm haemophobic so you've got no excuse.
This book covers the entire journey from first to last blood and all of the outrage felt by the bleeding and non-bleeding folk across the world. From politicians being embarrassed by the words vagina and period in parliament to the amazing work being done across the world by both women and men.
As Edgar Momplaisir put it 'Women need to be able to talk about their periods as openly as guys talk about getting wood.'
Let's all give this book a read and break down the taboo behind periods. Oh and, chuck a pack of pads or tampons in the homeless shelter collection at the supermarket next time you see one. Thanks!