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A review by bookishboujeeandbossbabe
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This was such an adorable read - I was not expecting to alternate between laughing out loud and crying so much throughout the book. Nora is perfectly and believably flawed; and her relationship with her sister was just so sweet.
Can we take a moment to appreciate how Henry wrote about something that a majority of women deal with often? Being considered a shark, or a bitch, or 'hard to work with', career-focused, emotional... all because they have a hard work ethic, or have created boundaries for themselves, or simply because we as humans have feelings too...Whatever the reason and whatever the name used to describe them - we hear it used, we understand the connotation, and we often pretend to be unbothered by that bullshit. But, our male counterparts - functioning similarly in the same environment are praised.
It was fantastic to see light shed on that, and how it truly affects women. Just because we do or don't show emotion in the workplace - doesn't mean that those cutting nicknames or comments don't affect us too.
Can we take a moment to appreciate how Henry wrote about something that a majority of women deal with often? Being considered a shark, or a bitch, or 'hard to work with', career-focused, emotional... all because they have a hard work ethic, or have created boundaries for themselves, or simply because we as humans have feelings too...Whatever the reason and whatever the name used to describe them - we hear it used, we understand the connotation, and we often pretend to be unbothered by that bullshit. But, our male counterparts - functioning similarly in the same environment are praised.
It was fantastic to see light shed on that, and how it truly affects women. Just because we do or don't show emotion in the workplace - doesn't mean that those cutting nicknames or comments don't affect us too.