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A review by emmylou52
Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer by Doree Shafrir
3.0
I’m genuinely happy for Shafrir that she’s found her groove, and her people, and is living her life authentically. I think if more of us took the time (and mental energy!) to reevaluate what we’re doing and what TRULY makes us happy, we’d all be better off.
Having said that, the content of this memoir wasn’t particularly interesting to me, or maybe it was that it was a story that I felt I’d read/heard before. I remember reading Glynnis MacNicol’s book and realizing that I really hadn’t ever read a book by a single woman in her 40s without kids, and how thankful I was for that perspective. In this case, hearing from an older first time mom who changed careers, reading about breastfeeding struggles… I guess this just wasn’t a new perspective for me and so it didn’t strike me as compelling as I’d hoped it would have.
Having said that, the content of this memoir wasn’t particularly interesting to me, or maybe it was that it was a story that I felt I’d read/heard before. I remember reading Glynnis MacNicol’s book and realizing that I really hadn’t ever read a book by a single woman in her 40s without kids, and how thankful I was for that perspective. In this case, hearing from an older first time mom who changed careers, reading about breastfeeding struggles… I guess this just wasn’t a new perspective for me and so it didn’t strike me as compelling as I’d hoped it would have.