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Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living by Glennon Doyle

28 reviews

sunnivab's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I loved this book. There were so many lessons I learned, things I resonated with that I didn’t even realize I would have before reading and digesting it. I already know I will want to reread this book often to remind myself of the  lessons in this book, to refocus on myself, who I am and what I’m doing. 

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hannahebert's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Parts of this book touched me deeply and really made me think. Other parts I couldn’t connect to because of the gap between me and the author. That’s not really her fault, though, and I’d still highly recommend this book. I often found myself completely absorbed by writing, forgetting that there was a world around us. 

A great book for any woman who is learning how to better honour themselves. 
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juliej0715's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.25

I got this from the library without knowing anything about it, just remembering that it was popular before, and that the cover was pretty.
The first 60 pages I didn't realize that this could be categorized as a self help book at all, I thought it was just a memoir that was realistic and funny about marriage and parenting and love and life. 
The middle gets more self helpy, more of telling you what to do. And then she starts to have a bit of her own language to explain metaphors for things mentioned earlier in the book. But most of the time, the self help part is her just sharing what she did and her thoughts and experiences.
It can make you feel a LOT of feels. There were times I had to just end a chapter and stop reading so I could sit and contemplate for awhile.
That being said, the chapters are a very small, only a few pages, so that means you make progress in the book very quickly. I finished in a week! (Which is impossibly fast for me).

Overall, it was good and I would recommend it to people. It offered some interesting ideas and makes you realize some things about yourself.

She is a wonderful story teller. And her account of meeting Abby for the first time is the most romantic thing I've ever heard in my life. And they didn't even have to DO anything romantic, they just existed. It was exceedingly lovely.
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mimi_means_secret's review

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inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.5

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poppyreads1's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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klavanger's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

I enjoyed a lot of what this book was about, and was able to take a lot of it away for myself. Some of it was a little less relatable, but I'm excited to share it with friends!
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sfbookgirl's review against another edition

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4.0

I haven’t read Doyle’s previous works, but I really enjoyed Untamed. While a bit preachy at times, Doyle tells her readers how important it is to trust their intuition. She writes in a way that is easy to understand and is intuitive. I especially enjoyed hearing more about her marriage with Abby Wambach, how they met, and the way in which they have raised their children. I would say that the intended audience is probably those with children, but Doyle’s wisdom provides an insightful perspective.
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lameyloser's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring slow-paced

2.0

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