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purplepierogi's review against another edition
3.0
this book was one that I couldn't decide whether I actually liked. I already said this to Katie, but it was way more self-help / new age-y than memoir to me, and while I found myself agreeing w a lot of her perspectives on how women are socialized in restrictive ways, none of it felt particularly groundbreaking. I did enjoy the big picture anecdote of her choosing her happiness and her now-wife over other internalized ideas and obligations, but that does not a whole book make! the rest felt like little epiphanies wrapped in the language of instagram captions. I don't think I'm the target demographic on this one.
emadams93's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
kgament's review against another edition
Returned to library and didn’t care enough to renew— but did kinda like it as an easy read.. I liked her talk about meditation but parts about I am enough were sort of cliche
karzy's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.0
janagaton's review against another edition
5.0
I'm SO glad this lived up to all the hype and exceeded all my expectations. My favorite part was definitely when she mentioned "her friend Liz" and I immediately assumed it was Elizabeth Gilbert, and I was so happy to be right. They're both writing goddesses, and I can't stress that enough. I learned a lot from this book, and I will keep rereading it whenever I need some reminders on a solid perspective on life. I was surprised that I even enjoyed the chapters about her parenting strategies since I typically skim over chapters that revolve around kids/pregnancy/etc. in memoirs. I love the way she raised her kids to be feminists from day one, and how much spunk/intelligence her kids show in her anecdotes. I loved the super short chapters, too. Might I add that the cover is also ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. Apologies for this review being extremely all over the place, but I just have too many positive things to say that I can't coherently express them all!