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On Being 40 by Lindsey Mead
4.0
"Forty feels like we’ve come to the top of the Ferris wheel, the view is dazzling, in no small part because we know how quickly the descent will go.”
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Another one of my midlife crisis reads. 'On Being 40 (ish)' is an anthology of essays (and a couple of poems and illustrations) by different women. I was drawn to it mainly because of Taffy Brodesser-Akner, author of 'Fleishman is in Trouble' and one of the 15 contributors. This was a decent read, albeit uneven, and the book gave me a renewed appreciation for friendship, love, gratitude, and aging. There's something in here for anyone in their mid-thirties to early-forties, single or married. Most of the essays were highly relatable and thought-provoking, but I would have appreciated greater diversity in the list of contributors. 3.6 stars.
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Another one of my midlife crisis reads. 'On Being 40 (ish)' is an anthology of essays (and a couple of poems and illustrations) by different women. I was drawn to it mainly because of Taffy Brodesser-Akner, author of 'Fleishman is in Trouble' and one of the 15 contributors. This was a decent read, albeit uneven, and the book gave me a renewed appreciation for friendship, love, gratitude, and aging. There's something in here for anyone in their mid-thirties to early-forties, single or married. Most of the essays were highly relatable and thought-provoking, but I would have appreciated greater diversity in the list of contributors. 3.6 stars.