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yodamom's review
4.0
Women's rights, women's mental health, women in a world run by men. I loved this collection of short stories from women about all the issues affecting women. Many of these oppressions I've never seen they just felt natural. It's the obvious and the little pecking ways, packing at our right to be equal, they really add up.
Fantastic audiobook
Fantastic audiobook
bookworm_713's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
rachejm's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mbenzz's review
5.0
I loved this book. I usually avoid short stories, but this was so well done.
Roar is comprised of 30 individual stories (30 Chapters) of literal interpretations of the slights and feelings women go through every day. From being so embarrassed, you wish the floor would open up and swallow you to being laughed at for a birth defect or being ostracized for your race. From feeling like your internal clock is ticking on having kids to wondering what it's like to walk in your husband's shoes.
All of these stories were so interesting and well done. Each chapter is short (5-30 minutes) and can be read independently. You can read a chapter or two before bed, put the book down for a week, and pick it right back up.
I do think this book will appeal more to older women, though. At 41, I felt every chapter of this book (ok, maybe not the duck story, but that's about it). I think younger women will struggle to identify with many of the stories here as they haven't yet lived long enough to experience many of these emotions.
Overall, I loved this book, and I've been recommending it to everyone. In fact, while I read this on the Kindle, I purchased a hardcover copy to give to a friend of mine this weekend. I feel like so many women will be able to identify with some or all of these stories, and I'm so glad I finally got around to reading this.
Roar is comprised of 30 individual stories (30 Chapters) of literal interpretations of the slights and feelings women go through every day. From being so embarrassed, you wish the floor would open up and swallow you to being laughed at for a birth defect or being ostracized for your race. From feeling like your internal clock is ticking on having kids to wondering what it's like to walk in your husband's shoes.
All of these stories were so interesting and well done. Each chapter is short (5-30 minutes) and can be read independently. You can read a chapter or two before bed, put the book down for a week, and pick it right back up.
I do think this book will appeal more to older women, though. At 41, I felt every chapter of this book (ok, maybe not the duck story, but that's about it). I think younger women will struggle to identify with many of the stories here as they haven't yet lived long enough to experience many of these emotions.
Overall, I loved this book, and I've been recommending it to everyone. In fact, while I read this on the Kindle, I purchased a hardcover copy to give to a friend of mine this weekend. I feel like so many women will be able to identify with some or all of these stories, and I'm so glad I finally got around to reading this.
zoefruitcake's review against another edition
5.0
I couldn’t help thinking that it should be compulsory for men to read this. Last time I made men read a feminist book not a single one ‘got’ it. I would like to think this collection of short stories might reach them better, make them think about what it is really like to be a woman but if you ask me (and I am aware that you didn’t) it really just boils down to that they just don’t care.
wheeliereads's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sabrinames's review
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
lindapatin's review
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
It's rare that I like every short story in a collection, but these were great. Humorous, but each story said something about how women deal with challenges.
mrsfrozzie's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
When I picked up this book, Ithought it was a collection of essays on 30 women. Non-fiction. It's not.
Cecelia Ahern has taken the literal meaning of everyday sayings and expressions and turned them into whimsical, fantastical stories about women. It's weird, it's funny, and it's at times sad.
Cecelia Ahern has taken the literal meaning of everyday sayings and expressions and turned them into whimsical, fantastical stories about women. It's weird, it's funny, and it's at times sad.