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teenagedeathsongs's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
alexjpmoir's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
melinda_and_her_books's review
5.0
I loved this book. I have always believed that you can't help who you fall in love with. I found it interesting what Molly Wizenberg went through while trying to discover her true self. She learned that she preferred a woman who was more masculine and a man who was more feminine. It really made me think. This would be a great read for anyone who may be struggling with their identity or coming out. I received an audiobook copy of this book through the Libro FM ALC program. Thank you to the publisher for my gifted copy.
jess_mango's review
4.0
I won a copy of this book in a goodreads giveaway.
The Fixed Stars is the latest non-fiction by Molly Wizenberg. I haven't read her 2 previous books but they've been on my to-read radar for awhile. Her prior writing tells of her experiences opening and running a restaurant with her husband. In The Fixed Stars, Molly tells of developing a crush on a female defense attorney while she is on a jury. Molly questions this attraction but keeps going back to it. She speaks to her husband and friends about it and eventually, Molly & her husband decide to open their marriage so Molly can see if there is anything to her crush.
This was an open and honest account of a woman trying to figure out where she exists on the fluid spectrum of sexual orientation. In a way it reminded me of some of what I've read by [a:Glennon Doyle|17099759|Glennon Doyle|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1571235130p2/17099759.jpg]. I found the writing engaging and almost conversational. The author is also clearly well-read because she references many books that relate to her own personal experiences during this journey.
Two thumbs up! And I am definitely going to get to her other books sooner rather than later.
What to listen to while reading...
Falling Like the Stars by James Arthur
Sorry by Halsey
Mystery of Love by Sufjan Stevens
Something by Cyn
Make Me Feel by Janelle Monae
Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
Fallingforyou by The 1975
The Fixed Stars is the latest non-fiction by Molly Wizenberg. I haven't read her 2 previous books but they've been on my to-read radar for awhile. Her prior writing tells of her experiences opening and running a restaurant with her husband. In The Fixed Stars, Molly tells of developing a crush on a female defense attorney while she is on a jury. Molly questions this attraction but keeps going back to it. She speaks to her husband and friends about it and eventually, Molly & her husband decide to open their marriage so Molly can see if there is anything to her crush.
This was an open and honest account of a woman trying to figure out where she exists on the fluid spectrum of sexual orientation. In a way it reminded me of some of what I've read by [a:Glennon Doyle|17099759|Glennon Doyle|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1571235130p2/17099759.jpg]. I found the writing engaging and almost conversational. The author is also clearly well-read because she references many books that relate to her own personal experiences during this journey.
Two thumbs up! And I am definitely going to get to her other books sooner rather than later.
What to listen to while reading...
Falling Like the Stars by James Arthur
Sorry by Halsey
Mystery of Love by Sufjan Stevens
Something by Cyn
Make Me Feel by Janelle Monae
Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
Fallingforyou by The 1975
they_planet's review
4.0
As a non-memoir reader, I really enjoyed this memoir. Some parts felt a little jumpy, like I couldn't quite understand the train of thought, but this is the first book that I've ever felt the urge to annotate. Some lovely quotes sprinkled all throughout.
purplepierogi's review
2.0
I think Jessica sums everything up so well in her review so if you're interested I'd def read that
my tldr: like other reviewers, I can't shake the weird defensive posture this book has -- it's a step by step explanation of her discovering a new facet of her sexuality, dating a woman, getting a divorce, and being really conciliatory about this 'great betrayal' to straightness and motherhood. her monologuing on fluidity, many footnotes out to Judith Butler and Adrienne Rich, a list her outlining of every gay person she's ever met and how she felt about them, the gender essentialism (so many repetitions of the phrase "women who look like men," weird language around her nb partner), lack of structure just made this a mess, even though I love hearing people's experiences of discovering queer joy
my tldr: like other reviewers, I can't shake the weird defensive posture this book has -- it's a step by step explanation of her discovering a new facet of her sexuality, dating a woman, getting a divorce, and being really conciliatory about this 'great betrayal' to straightness and motherhood. her monologuing on fluidity, many footnotes out to Judith Butler and Adrienne Rich, a list her outlining of every gay person she's ever met and how she felt about them, the gender essentialism (so many repetitions of the phrase "women who look like men," weird language around her nb partner), lack of structure just made this a mess, even though I love hearing people's experiences of discovering queer joy