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Amazing book

Reviewed: 12-09-24

This is an amazing, fantastic book. I have gotten emotional while reading other books, but this book made me sob multiple times while listening to it. I highly recommend it. It will definitely change the way you think about things. Like whether or not you have any personal fortitude or are a good person and whether to judge the things people choose to do. So highly recommended.

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Wow

Reviewed: 10-24-24

I think the people who don’t like it gave up early on. IMHO, there is a “difficult” part early on where it feels like there’s some “and Sue, daughter of Tom, took a cow to market”. Granted, it’s interesting this got written down, BUT THE WHOLE BOOK ISN’T LIKE THIS. It’s so fascinating to see the progression of how women were treated and viewed and the history of it.
Just keep in mind- if there’s a boring part, you’ll get through it and you’ll be so glad you kept listening. If ONLY for the quote where a man claims women are centaurs below the waist (and therefore, why bother to learn their anatomy).
It was eye opening and worth a second read through to get a deeper understanding of the information!
Thank you for this book!

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I feel so seen

Reviewed: 05-19-24

I preordered this book on a whim. I had never read anything by the author and I had no idea what the book was about. I just saw in a list of “we’re excited it’s upcoming” and I thought “life’s short. Buy the book”.
I’m a 42 year old middle class woman. I feel so seen. While every aspect of this book doesn’t fit me exactly, this book fits me exactly. Like poetry, it’s beautiful to read/ hear your feelings or thoughts put to words in a beautiful succinct way.
Also it solved the mystery of why I’ve had such bad vertigo since March. 😂😂

I highly recommend this book and I’m recommending it to everyone I know!

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Oh….

Reviewed: 05-07-24

So honestly I’m not sure what I expected. Maybe more “imagining Emma Stone”. There wasn’t so much of that.
I didn’t watch the film but I saw trailers. The book was interesting and I recommend it, but drop any ideas of what you might experience. It won’t be what you’re expecting.
It had more “feminism” and “socialism” talk in it than I expected. (A plus for me, just surprising).

I’m not good at following broken up timelines or things that jump around so that was a little difficult but I still endorse listening to it. You might have to pause and let things sink in, or note where you’re at so you can go back and try to relisten (or NOT.. I didn’t lol).
It’s just one of those books where I finished it and I’m going “huh….” (But in a mostly good way)

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Trope-y but unique enough and I I loved it

Reviewed: 02-15-23

Not sure what more there is to write other than my headline. I felt like i knew the plot of the book after having read others (Not sure which) but i do appreciate the uniqueness of it (it isn’t American so that gives it a spin) and regardless, it’s a feel good book. (One that might make you tear up a bit?)
Five stars. It’s worth a listen. Good fitting narrator.

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Buy this if you hate interviewing!!

Reviewed: 09-26-22

I hate interviews. Hate them, hate them. I hate talking about myself and honestly whenever I’m in an interview and a manager asks me a question, my mind goes blank and it’s all i can do not to say “I don’t know. I’ve never done anything.” (I have over 20 years of work experience).
This book taught me how to answer STAR based interview questions better than any tutorial videos I’d watched and showed me how to prep for questions. Rather than a list of questions, it gave me scenarios that I could pull from. (There is a list but it’s really exhaustive and I got anxiety just looking at all the things they could ask me).
I still have one more week to prepare before my interview but I feel like I have enough great stories that I should be able to nail (or close to nail), this interview. And this is coming from someone with crippling anxiety. I once went silent in an interview for a full 90 seconds (as the interviewer was yelling at me to speak lol). Which is forever in interview silence time.

Great book. Buy it. And the accompanying PDF is amazing. Teaching you how to phrase your answers.
Or you know what, don’t buy it. Leave the jobs for me. ;)

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Loved it

Reviewed: 07-10-22

I don’t know if this was marketed as humor or I imagined it. I don’t want to click out of this review to go see but I don’t think it’s necessarily humor. It’s humor OUS, but it’s also heartfelt. It wasn’t exactly what I was expecting but I’m so glad I got it. I’m pretty sure I paid a full credit for it (impulse buy) but I still say it was worth it.

If you can’t handle language or mature content you probably won’t like it. If you’re open to that, you’re in for a treat. :)

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…..

Reviewed: 06-19-22

It was definitely different than I usually listen to. Different but not different.
I’m open minded and enjoy a nice twist in typical religion.
I think the other reviewer summed it up best when they said they “felt like entire chapters were missing”. I would hear things, part of the plot, and just think “huh”?
I literally groaned (quietly) at the end of the book.
Also, I agree that the characters can be hard to keep track of.
Possibly worth a read/ listen to, but I wouldn’t pay full price and I would go in with proper expectations.
Just keep it a light read.
I also would be interested to get some help in more analysis because I must have missed a lot.
Also, I gave it a three but it’s more like three and a half. Sure, it’s been done before but that doesn’t make it bad. It just isn’t “new”.

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must have

Reviewed: 07-19-20

you've got to get the audiobook over the printed book if for no other reason than her giggles!!

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a must listen to

Reviewed: 05-14-20

I'm pretty sure Samantha Irby is me in an alternate universe. I relate to her on so many levels and issues. She's hilarious and down to earth and if you like laughing, listen to the book. it's best that it's read by her, so she can put the emphasis in all the right spots. 10/10 would recommend.

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