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A review by clarissacardona
What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir by Kristin Newman
2.0
The title and cover drew me in. I mean, who doesn't want to read a travel memoir (and actually travel) rather than procreate?
I'll be honest. I found this book lacking in the travel memoir department. Yes, Newman listed all the places she went to as a confident single-woman, but I heard more about her sexual exploits than the places she visited themselves.
Don't get me wrong. I still enjoyed it. You have all the fun you want. It just wasn't what I expected. I wanted more female empowerment and finding yourself while traveling alone, which I got but not enough. Sometimes it felt like she just kept trying to reassure herself that it was okay to be single well into your 30s, over and over again. Again, that's fine and good to hear but I wanted more about her travel-specific adventures.
Overall, I did enjoy her narration and it made me want to pack my bags and take off on a solo trip. Damn you, grad school. I blame you for my inability to afford this dream.
I'll be honest. I found this book lacking in the travel memoir department. Yes, Newman listed all the places she went to as a confident single-woman, but I heard more about her sexual exploits than the places she visited themselves.
Don't get me wrong. I still enjoyed it. You have all the fun you want. It just wasn't what I expected. I wanted more female empowerment and finding yourself while traveling alone, which I got but not enough. Sometimes it felt like she just kept trying to reassure herself that it was okay to be single well into your 30s, over and over again. Again, that's fine and good to hear but I wanted more about her travel-specific adventures.
Overall, I did enjoy her narration and it made me want to pack my bags and take off on a solo trip. Damn you, grad school. I blame you for my inability to afford this dream.