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Untamed by Glennon Doyle

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cinderrunner's review against another edition

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4.5

I really enjoyed Glennon's world view. She came across as honest, self aware, and having a willingness for humanity that I see far too infrequently. She doesn't shy away from admitting her flaws (her history with eating disorders, drugs, alcoholism, failures as a parent,etc) but she is still first and foremost a motivational speaker. So everything is told through a lens of inspiration and learning from those flaws. Its a very solid half memoir and half self help. Again, she is very heavy on the inspirational stuff and she discusses her journey with religion/spirituality. That's not gonna be for everyone, so don't bother if you're gonna get annoyed by those things. It was a lovely read but did feel a little long winded and repetitive in parts.

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parasolcrafter's review against another edition

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1.75

this book was...fine??? i mean it definitely isnt revolutionary the way some ppl say it is :/ id say its a very shallow look at feminism; very surface level. there are some GREAT chapters in this book and some important things were said, but overall it feels like the author discovered feminism and is excited to tell ppl about it, as if we dont know what it already is? i dont know, it kind of came off sometimes like the author is treating the readers as if we dont know anything about it. and im sure this book is good for some people out there, but honestly a lot of the '''lessons''' we're taught about in this book is stuff i already dismantled inside myself when i was an older child/young teen. i didnt learn much from this book, really; its not bad, i guess, just definitely not for me. still gets a low rating though because i felt like the author was talking to me like i was a child.

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kayfab's review against another edition

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4.75

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alisonfaith426's review against another edition

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3.0

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pmhandley's review against another edition

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3.5

This book is best when it's a memoir. The author is a fascinating and funny person and she has a lot of interesting stories and wisdom. When it steers into broad self-help it gets a bit iffier. Glennon Doyle has great advice if you are very similar to Glennon Doyle, which is a very specific demographic. I enjoyed her insights, but large portions of this book it was apparent it was Not For Me. I actually found the later parts of the book much more enjoyable than the earlier ones, I think because it just took me awhile to adjust to the author's voice. Some of the stories the author uses about her kids made me uneasy, just because they often required a certain suspension of disbelief and because Doyle has a tendency to project her own motivations onto even innocuous things her children say. (Also, I rolled my eyes a little at the story of her daughter trying out for a travel soccer team, because while heartwarming that she made the team with little experience, how many kids get to intensely train with ABBY FREAKIN WAMBACH to prepare?) The overuse of metaphors in this book was a bit much. Some just didn't really work and were a real stretch. But it's a pretty quick, amusing read.

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