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I wished it was more memoir and less summing things up. A lot of it felt like she was trying to convince her detractors/trolls of her world view, but as someone who is already Team Lindy's pov it felt dumbed down and over explain-y. I feel like most readers of this book would already be a fan and could have done without so many summations and more substance.
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3.5 (minus 0.5 star bc her humor didn’t land for me)
this healed my 11 year old self that spent hours in 2016 consuming anti-sjw content. she covers a lot of the feminist talking points about trolls that “men who hate women” does but in a really candid and conversational way, and i wish younger me could read it
this healed my 11 year old self that spent hours in 2016 consuming anti-sjw content. she covers a lot of the feminist talking points about trolls that “men who hate women” does but in a really candid and conversational way, and i wish younger me could read it
4.25-4.5 stars
I really liked this book and am so glad I picked it up as a way to celebrate Women’s History Month this March. [This isn’t the only book I’ve chosen for Women’s History Month.] I’ve heard of Lindy West as her books have been recommended to me for a quite a few years. I didn’t feel a strong pull to her books at the time but with all that’s happened around Women’s Rights these couple years I felt now might be a good time to try Mrs. West’s books out.
This book was transparent about her experiences in her personal and professional life that I thought was a great balance of emotional and unflinching truths. I can definitely see how this book might make certain people upset since Lindy West has certain view points others might not agree with. Personally, I agreed with all of them and really liked this book. Her writing style is great. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook as she narrates it herself. Will be reading the rest of her books later on in my life.
I really liked this book and am so glad I picked it up as a way to celebrate Women’s History Month this March. [This isn’t the only book I’ve chosen for Women’s History Month.] I’ve heard of Lindy West as her books have been recommended to me for a quite a few years. I didn’t feel a strong pull to her books at the time but with all that’s happened around Women’s Rights these couple years I felt now might be a good time to try Mrs. West’s books out.
This book was transparent about her experiences in her personal and professional life that I thought was a great balance of emotional and unflinching truths. I can definitely see how this book might make certain people upset since Lindy West has certain view points others might not agree with. Personally, I agreed with all of them and really liked this book. Her writing style is great. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook as she narrates it herself. Will be reading the rest of her books later on in my life.
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Lindy West is hilarious and inspiring. She can make fun but doesn’t tolerate hurtful or hateful comments. She is wise and delightful. Reading this book felt like having a conversation with your favorite aunt. Loved it.
Appreciate Lindy West's unique voice even though I had already heard her stories about Dan Savage fat shaming and confronting her meanest troll.
I was trying to savor this, but tore through the latter half today. She writes eloquently about what it means to be a fat woman in the public eye. I've followed her for years, so I was already familiar with some of the content.