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A review by a_violentfemme
We: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere by Gillian Anderson
4.0
I have to admit that I am one of those readers that only purchased this book because i am a massive Gillian Anderson fan (as I'm sure many others have done.) I had read a few articles on the book prior to release but this turned out to be far more 'self help' and less activist than I had been lead to believe.
This is the first self help book I have ever read and I can only say that I wish someone had given me this book 10 years ago. it would have saved me a lot of self discovery and battling through mental health on my own. I do feel as if some aspects were, to me especially, preaching to the converted but I was comforted by the thought that a lot of principals i had come to on my own were validated by other women- Especially when it comes to self care.
I would consider passing this book onto friends and following the suggestion that you treat the journey as an experiment, I have found that it has already helped me and I can see myself referring back to it in future- especially the section on fear and peace.
My only criticism is that i wish it was more intersectional, it has the potential to include so much more and as a proud feminist I felt it could have gone a lot deeper.
This is the first self help book I have ever read and I can only say that I wish someone had given me this book 10 years ago. it would have saved me a lot of self discovery and battling through mental health on my own. I do feel as if some aspects were, to me especially, preaching to the converted but I was comforted by the thought that a lot of principals i had come to on my own were validated by other women- Especially when it comes to self care.
I would consider passing this book onto friends and following the suggestion that you treat the journey as an experiment, I have found that it has already helped me and I can see myself referring back to it in future- especially the section on fear and peace.
My only criticism is that i wish it was more intersectional, it has the potential to include so much more and as a proud feminist I felt it could have gone a lot deeper.