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nightwolf3041's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
juicyjessiec's review against another edition
3.0
Ok as far as self help books go. Some of the sections felt like we were beating a dead horse but there were definitely some good ideas to take home
lorabishop's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
erinyoung21's review against another edition
5.0
I listened to the audiobook and had a paperback copy for reference. The audiobook is wonderful- it’s like listening to a 7-hour-long TED talk with Emily and Amelia - super conversational, relatable, and well-produced. Whoever typeset the paperback version should be fired. It’s hard to navigate and crowded. However, there’s so much goodness in this book that I’ll keep coming back to! Highly recommend!
turkishandbibliophile's review against another edition
3.0
I am nearing the end of this book, and for once I believed I needed to write a review. I bought this book a few months ago, I had high hopes about learning how to manage my stress before it leads to burnout. However, I must say this book does not focus on how to manage but more so on how to prevent it. The book makes a lot of references to Disney and relies on two characters to make their cases a little bit more relatable. I believe this book is best for adolescents (ages 14-18) since they can learn more from it than an adult woman (or person that identifies as a woman) would. They approach various topics with scientific data making it educational but in general, most women will already know certain of the topics beforehand such as the patriarchy and the effects it has on women in contrast to men. I believe that this book is a great tool for someone that is entering womanhood, hence the recommendations for the younger audience. I personally did enjoy the book at most times, but at some I found myself rereading paragraphs... With all honesty, I think it lacked consistency at times which made it difficult to read. In conclusion, if you are a woman and want to relate to social injustices women face on a day-to-day basis it's a great book, but in terms of self-help, I do believe there are better books for "burnouts" and stress management.
alexandravinatoru's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
mariab27's review against another edition
2.0
I enjoyed the first few chapters of this book and gained several key ideas that I will keep with me. However, the rest of the book felt very individualistic, like it's written only for white cis middle class women, and was not particularly groundbreaking. I was also concerned and upset with verbs used throughout the book that evoked slavery, such as terms associated with lynching and whipping. The words we use matter, and I think this is something that the authors and editors should have addressed.