wildefan1 's review for:

I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame by Brené Brown

3.5

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

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I want to be absolutely clear. I think Brown's research is interesting and informative, and based on my field (communication), coupled with my female friends' experiences, this book lines up. I would have liked more than a blip about males, though, only because it would help men to accept that shame is part of their experience, too. But researchers have specialized areas, and Brown tends to emphasize women's experiences. It's not a criticism of her work by any means; just for me as a reader, I would have enjoyed a little more insight for myself.