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A review by sam2173437
Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals by Rachel Hollis
2.0
Girl, Stop Apologizing was…interesting. If I am being completely honest with you, rather, teenager-ish? She uses a TON of Pop Culture references and another thing that I had an issue with was her added words in the book…little sayings here and there that easily could have been left out, but I can’t help but feel like she used those to get to a word count. Also…a book that starts with a Demi Lovato song, while cute, not lovable (at least for me)!
There were A LOT of positive, great, thought provoking things that I absolutely LOVED about this book. The 10-10-1 and 5 hours a week ideas were brilliant and I actually plan to use those, but the back and forth with body image, being a mom, etc. was extremely UNRELATABLE. Not to be a total downer, but social status and flaunting her money is HUGE for her – once again, not relatable for me. Please keep in mind I am someone who is driven by PASSION, not dollar signs, and I feel that is where I clink heads with her. I believe at times, especially in this book, she is completely driven by a paycheck.
Also...for those of you who have read this book, have you noticed quotes in it that you have heard before? THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. She is taking other people’s INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY and slapping her label on it. That immediately turned me off. Some people she quoted, but most, she did not give credit to AT ALL. Apparently there is a HUGE thing on the internet about this.
Overall, I would not recommend this book to you all. There were some really positive things (just Google the ones I talked about above), but there were A LOT of negative ideas/comments/etc. that were pitched in this book. I have to admit, I will be hanging my hat of Rachel Hollis books from this point forward.
There were A LOT of positive, great, thought provoking things that I absolutely LOVED about this book. The 10-10-1 and 5 hours a week ideas were brilliant and I actually plan to use those, but the back and forth with body image, being a mom, etc. was extremely UNRELATABLE. Not to be a total downer, but social status and flaunting her money is HUGE for her – once again, not relatable for me. Please keep in mind I am someone who is driven by PASSION, not dollar signs, and I feel that is where I clink heads with her. I believe at times, especially in this book, she is completely driven by a paycheck.
Also...for those of you who have read this book, have you noticed quotes in it that you have heard before? THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. She is taking other people’s INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY and slapping her label on it. That immediately turned me off. Some people she quoted, but most, she did not give credit to AT ALL. Apparently there is a HUGE thing on the internet about this.
Overall, I would not recommend this book to you all. There were some really positive things (just Google the ones I talked about above), but there were A LOT of negative ideas/comments/etc. that were pitched in this book. I have to admit, I will be hanging my hat of Rachel Hollis books from this point forward.