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We: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere: 9 Principles to Live By by Jennifer Nadel, Gillian Anderson
rachael_perry's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
I’m not going to rate this.
I thought this was something completely different from what it is. As someone who has been on a journey of recovery and reparenting for quite a while, I found the information in this book basic and generic. The anecdotes were nice, but when it came down to it, I expected “how to relate to other humans (woman-to-woman, specifically)” but what I got was a how to book about reorienting one’s self in general. Some people might find that valuable, but I’m much further along in my journey to find the exercises, etc. useful.
It was fine. Just not what I anticipated.
I thought this was something completely different from what it is. As someone who has been on a journey of recovery and reparenting for quite a while, I found the information in this book basic and generic. The anecdotes were nice, but when it came down to it, I expected “how to relate to other humans (woman-to-woman, specifically)” but what I got was a how to book about reorienting one’s self in general. Some people might find that valuable, but I’m much further along in my journey to find the exercises, etc. useful.
It was fine. Just not what I anticipated.
book_crone_27's review against another edition
2.0
DNF right when they started talking about following a meal plan.
em_jay's review against another edition
4.0
A wonderful book focusing on mainly 9 Principles to effectively navigate this thing we called life and our experiences within it. The affirmations, exercises, and a call to action are very helpful. I wish this book would have been published 20 years ago. I would definitely recommend this to friends and family.
iqrahaq's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.5
stitchandwitch's review against another edition
5.0
I told my wife I want to buy this book for every woman in my life. There isn't a lot of NEW in this book. It's not about that. It's typical self-help, self-empowerment, but it's so concise, well-organized, and reader-friendly. I have read many self-help books, and many women-empowerment books. This is, by far, one of the best.
colls's review against another edition
4.0
This is essentially a self-help book with a slightly feminist bent. It doesn't contain anything particularly new or ground breaking. However, if it comes to you at the right point in your life, it can be a starting point providing a bit of structure for self-care and mindfulness. I can appreciate that it's also not as universal in scope as it wants to be - I sense the audience is narrower than the authors intended.
I listened to the audiobook version of this, narrated by the authors. I didn't pause to take part of the suggested activities (I listen to books while walking or driving) but feel like some of those would be beneficial for anyone, such as letting go of resentment. It has inspired me to add or restart a couple of things each day, such as jotting down things I'm grateful for and practicing meditation.
I listened to the audiobook version of this, narrated by the authors. I didn't pause to take part of the suggested activities (I listen to books while walking or driving) but feel like some of those would be beneficial for anyone, such as letting go of resentment. It has inspired me to add or restart a couple of things each day, such as jotting down things I'm grateful for and practicing meditation.
intoastory's review against another edition
4.0
To be honest, I picked this up because Gillian Anderson co-authored it, but I liked it and found it helpful. (I ACTUALLY GOT TO MEET GILLIAN WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF READING THIS BOOK, VIA VIRTUAL CHAT. She’s been a huge influence in my life since I was 12 & it was so surreal and amazing.)
This is definitely a self-help book with a feminist slant, so if you don’t like the self-help genre, you probably won’t like it. But it has a lot of simple, age-old advice, stuff my therapist would encourage me to do. And I’ve already found it helpful when I’ve actually applied it.
Some people said they couldn’t relate to it, but it mostly just talked about being grateful, loving others and yourself, being kind and taking action against injustice. It was about finding unity and inner peace, and I’m down with all those things. It’s kind of introductory level to doing self-work, or a good reminder for others who have already done this work.
It was good for me because my life is a literal mess of misery and pain, lol, so I’m always looking for any positive changes I can make to help myself and the world around me.
I have the hardback but I listened to the audiobook & really enjoyed it, as GA reads part of it. I found more connection to the authors that way.
If you follow even just a couple of these principles, I think it could make a positive impact on your life.
This is definitely a self-help book with a feminist slant, so if you don’t like the self-help genre, you probably won’t like it. But it has a lot of simple, age-old advice, stuff my therapist would encourage me to do. And I’ve already found it helpful when I’ve actually applied it.
Some people said they couldn’t relate to it, but it mostly just talked about being grateful, loving others and yourself, being kind and taking action against injustice. It was about finding unity and inner peace, and I’m down with all those things. It’s kind of introductory level to doing self-work, or a good reminder for others who have already done this work.
It was good for me because my life is a literal mess of misery and pain, lol, so I’m always looking for any positive changes I can make to help myself and the world around me.
I have the hardback but I listened to the audiobook & really enjoyed it, as GA reads part of it. I found more connection to the authors that way.
If you follow even just a couple of these principles, I think it could make a positive impact on your life.
linavergaray's review against another edition
4.0
I found quite a few tools in this book to get the most out of my therapy sessions.