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A review by bellebelly
The Elegant Gathering of White Snows by Kris Radish
1.0
Oh my god, this book totally gave me estrogen poisoning. I'm down with the Ya Ya books and their imitators, but there is only so much "embrace your womanhood" that I can take, and this book totally crossed the line.
It's about a diverse group of women in a "study" club (they ostensibly meet to discuss books, politics, etc, but mostly they drink wine and gossip), who get a lot of media attention for taking a 7 day walk. So, I actually thought that sounded pretty good, and it was fine for the first part of the book, but then it started to test my tolerance for Oprah-type things. I can pinpoint the exact moment it crossed the line, too; the dancing nun. If you've read it, I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. Up until that point, which I think was only 40 pages or so before the end of the book, I was willing to go along with it, and then once I was that far, I figured I might as well finish.
If you don't read all the articles O magazine, keep a gratitude journal or belong to a menses discussion group, I would recommend Angry Housewives Eating Bonbons as a far superior alternative.
It's about a diverse group of women in a "study" club (they ostensibly meet to discuss books, politics, etc, but mostly they drink wine and gossip), who get a lot of media attention for taking a 7 day walk. So, I actually thought that sounded pretty good, and it was fine for the first part of the book, but then it started to test my tolerance for Oprah-type things. I can pinpoint the exact moment it crossed the line, too; the dancing nun. If you've read it, I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. Up until that point, which I think was only 40 pages or so before the end of the book, I was willing to go along with it, and then once I was that far, I figured I might as well finish.
If you don't read all the articles O magazine, keep a gratitude journal or belong to a menses discussion group, I would recommend Angry Housewives Eating Bonbons as a far superior alternative.