vee615's review against another edition
4.0
I felt this book on a soulful level. Like Shonda I am an introvert who naturally would rather say no to social functions or things that scare me than say yes to the challenge. Like Shonda I tend to worry if people will think ill of me if I put myself and my own needs first. Yes this a book about saying yes to situations that make you uncomfortable. But it is also about saying yes to putting yourself first, allowing yourself to take time to care for yourself, and most importantly yes to finding your happiness whatever that may be.
I thought this book was a great inspiration to taking back yourself, to being allowed to be a woman and brag about yourself a little and not feel embarrassed. Take back your badassery, be open to challenging yourself, get rid of toxic people and find people who vibe with you, don't be ashamed of your greatness, if people pay you a compliment don't duck and dodge accept it. I had so many "hey I do that" a ha moments it was ridiculous. I would recommend this book for any woman who feels like she needs to take back herself and doesn't know how. It is a solid first step.
I thought this book was a great inspiration to taking back yourself, to being allowed to be a woman and brag about yourself a little and not feel embarrassed. Take back your badassery, be open to challenging yourself, get rid of toxic people and find people who vibe with you, don't be ashamed of your greatness, if people pay you a compliment don't duck and dodge accept it. I had so many "hey I do that" a ha moments it was ridiculous. I would recommend this book for any woman who feels like she needs to take back herself and doesn't know how. It is a solid first step.
poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
I loved, loved, loved this book. I was moved and entertained. If you loved Greys Anatomy, Scandal or How to Get Away with Murder than this book is a treasured look into the life of their creator. Just Like watching those shows, this book made me feel seen and less alone. It was inspiring. It found me at the right time but I wish I had read it years ago.
themartinmama's review
3.0
Not exactly what I expected and didn't appreciate the fat shaming so skipped most of that chapter.
mary_yankulova's review against another edition
5.0
Книгата на Шонда Раймс е истинско откритие и изненада за мен. Не очаквах да ми хареса толкова много. Шонда пише искрено и честно за проблемите си с килограмите, за нежеланието си да се омъжи и за стеснителността си. Харесвам я много покрай трите сериала, чийто сценарий е писала. Обожавам “Анатомията на Грей” и честно казано сега си давам сметка за истинската стойност, която различните персонажи дават - хомо, би, жени, които не искат деца и още и още...
Казвам ДА на Шонда и нейната книга.
Казвам ДА на Шонда и нейната книга.
pagelikeapageinabook's review
4.0
This was a fun, quick read that really encourages you to think about the power of your thoughts and actions. Genuinely uplifting and happy.
damnthereiam's review against another edition
2.0
Meh, I dunno. I don't know if I really like Shonda Rimes. I never realized how much she is a combination of Olivia Pope and Meredith Grey. It makes sense obviously but I don't know that I would have wanted to read a book by them about how wonderful they are? There were a few real things in the book that had me nodding my head and I felt were sincere and I could relate to but they were few and far between. Here is one of those sincere quotes:
"Are you ready? Here’s how you know if you are ready or not: Three years ago, if someone had said something to me like “Nothing works until you are really ready for it to work,” I would have force-fed them butter until they weighed one thousand pounds. Because that sounds like crap. Everything sounds like crap until you are in the right mind-set".
"Are you ready? Here’s how you know if you are ready or not: Three years ago, if someone had said something to me like “Nothing works until you are really ready for it to work,” I would have force-fed them butter until they weighed one thousand pounds. Because that sounds like crap. Everything sounds like crap until you are in the right mind-set".