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A review by gnraud
Curly Girl by Lorraine Massey
2.0
This book got two stars from me because I do use the "curly girl method". I don't use shampoo, blowdry or brush my hair, and it's gorgeous now. However, I'd recommend getting your curly information online and saving your money for a book that isn't so, well...pointless?
Massey has a complex about hair. Let's get that out there. She seems to believe that if you don't straighten your hair, suddenly your life will begin to work out. Men will want to date you. You'll get a promotion at work. People will see you in a new light!
Perhaps she doesn't realize that hair is hair. It simply doesn't have that much impact on your every day life. I found these constant rants tiresome, almost as tiresome as the curly girl stories. These stories are many multiple renditions of the same story: I was ugly/poor/unlucky/single, then I started wearing my hair curly, and now I'm beautiful/rich/lucky/married!
I became extremely confused when she started suggesting that people with curly hair have similar attitudes, or that curly hair is suppressed by society. Does she honestly believe that anyone with curly hair is a wild, free spirit? Does she get nasty looks aimed at her scalp?
I think she's got some psychological problems that need to be worked out before she writes another book. Namely, someone needs to end her hair-centered delusion.
Massey has a complex about hair. Let's get that out there. She seems to believe that if you don't straighten your hair, suddenly your life will begin to work out. Men will want to date you. You'll get a promotion at work. People will see you in a new light!
Perhaps she doesn't realize that hair is hair. It simply doesn't have that much impact on your every day life. I found these constant rants tiresome, almost as tiresome as the curly girl stories. These stories are many multiple renditions of the same story: I was ugly/poor/unlucky/single, then I started wearing my hair curly, and now I'm beautiful/rich/lucky/married!
I became extremely confused when she started suggesting that people with curly hair have similar attitudes, or that curly hair is suppressed by society. Does she honestly believe that anyone with curly hair is a wild, free spirit? Does she get nasty looks aimed at her scalp?
I think she's got some psychological problems that need to be worked out before she writes another book. Namely, someone needs to end her hair-centered delusion.