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A review by mbenzz
Roar by Cecelia Ahern
5.0
I loved this book. I usually avoid short stories, but this was so well done.
Roar is comprised of 30 individual stories (30 Chapters) of literal interpretations of the slights and feelings women go through every day. From being so embarrassed, you wish the floor would open up and swallow you to being laughed at for a birth defect or being ostracized for your race. From feeling like your internal clock is ticking on having kids to wondering what it's like to walk in your husband's shoes.
All of these stories were so interesting and well done. Each chapter is short (5-30 minutes) and can be read independently. You can read a chapter or two before bed, put the book down for a week, and pick it right back up.
I do think this book will appeal more to older women, though. At 41, I felt every chapter of this book (ok, maybe not the duck story, but that's about it). I think younger women will struggle to identify with many of the stories here as they haven't yet lived long enough to experience many of these emotions.
Overall, I loved this book, and I've been recommending it to everyone. In fact, while I read this on the Kindle, I purchased a hardcover copy to give to a friend of mine this weekend. I feel like so many women will be able to identify with some or all of these stories, and I'm so glad I finally got around to reading this.
Roar is comprised of 30 individual stories (30 Chapters) of literal interpretations of the slights and feelings women go through every day. From being so embarrassed, you wish the floor would open up and swallow you to being laughed at for a birth defect or being ostracized for your race. From feeling like your internal clock is ticking on having kids to wondering what it's like to walk in your husband's shoes.
All of these stories were so interesting and well done. Each chapter is short (5-30 minutes) and can be read independently. You can read a chapter or two before bed, put the book down for a week, and pick it right back up.
I do think this book will appeal more to older women, though. At 41, I felt every chapter of this book (ok, maybe not the duck story, but that's about it). I think younger women will struggle to identify with many of the stories here as they haven't yet lived long enough to experience many of these emotions.
Overall, I loved this book, and I've been recommending it to everyone. In fact, while I read this on the Kindle, I purchased a hardcover copy to give to a friend of mine this weekend. I feel like so many women will be able to identify with some or all of these stories, and I'm so glad I finally got around to reading this.