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A review by plantonic_friendships
Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer by Doree Shafrir
4.0
This was so heteronormative and riddled with privileged whining. Her definition of being a late-bloomer is finding success in her late 20s into her 30s. Which is normal for much of the world.
She dated and she worked throughout her life, she just didn't feel satisfied with those relationships and jobs. That's not necessarily late blooming to me. The truer sense of late-blooming was having to do IVF.
The memoir was essentially her feeling envy and desperate until she finally found meaning in a man and a biological child.
All that said, I can relate to her dissatisfaction with work and life. Being in a relationship with a narcissist. She's a good writer, even if this felt shallow in a lot of ways. The details and vulnerability is still very real. The reality is that her life experiences are so average, they're relatable.
She dated and she worked throughout her life, she just didn't feel satisfied with those relationships and jobs. That's not necessarily late blooming to me. The truer sense of late-blooming was having to do IVF.
The memoir was essentially her feeling envy and desperate until she finally found meaning in a man and a biological child.
All that said, I can relate to her dissatisfaction with work and life. Being in a relationship with a narcissist. She's a good writer, even if this felt shallow in a lot of ways. The details and vulnerability is still very real. The reality is that her life experiences are so average, they're relatable.