Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old

Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Ageing as a Woman | Brooke Shields

so-so

A lot of it was self reflections that sounded like they could have been journal entries. There were some interesting bits, but mostly I was bored.

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AvidReader25

Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Ageing as a Woman | Brooke Shields

so-so

I really enjoyed aspects of this & I think increasing the conversation about perimenopause, women aging, etc. is so important. But I think Shields is still coming from an extreme place of privilege. She acknowledges this & I absolutely don‘t fault her for it, but I think many women won‘t quite be able to relate. Yes, we are watching our bodies change, but most of us do not have her resources or have to face the public gaze like she does. Continued

AvidReader25 I think this is valuable reading, but should be read alongside other books on menopause for a balanced view. 2mo

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marleed

Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Ageing as a Woman | Brooke Shields

My favorite thing about my 3x3 grid is mapping out the back side of my #indexcard stack to determine who gets the tag. Brooke, turns out this one is for you!

5* = Loved It, want to shout out loud about this book! I do/will own/keep a physical copy. A+
4*= I liked it, would love to discuss. Solid B
3*=Meh, no need to discuss. Avg C
2*=Nope D
1*=DNF F

eeclayton Looks like a great reading month 😎 3mo

AvidReader25 I want to read the Shields book! 3mo

TheBookHippie Almost done with The Cloister Walk. I‘m enjoying it. 3mo

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marleed @eeclayton I basically hibernate during Kansas City‘s two Uary months so good books are a must! 3mo

marleed @AvidReader25 I keep thinking about it. I just really liked the delivery of her 5th decade experiences. 3mo

marleed @TheBookHippie I‘m really glad I read this. It wasn‘t an easy read for me but I liked how it centered itself on faith without being current-day American Christian Nationalist. I likely would have skipped the book had it been published post-2016 for fear of that narrative. 3mo

TheBookHippie @marleed #nunlit section and I was wary but like you saw the pub date and figure it was probably okay. I checked the publisher too 😅😂. I think it‘s important to read different faiths than mine as long as it‘s not agenda propaganda this fit that pretty well. 3mo

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marleed

Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Ageing as a Woman | Brooke Shields

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When I grew up Brooke Shields was America‘s Princess, and I monitored her life through my Seventeen magazines so much that I‘ve been hard-pressed for 40+ years to ignore sightings of her. This is a good and humorous read of a woman who‘s evaluated her life in her 50‘s and realized life lessons for herself on aging, career, marriage, empty-nesting, friendships, health, and more. The mishaps in her hospital procedures are 😳

Ruthiella I idolized Brook Shields as a teenager too and feel like we‘ve grown up together, even though she doesn‘t know me! 😅 3mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Stacked! 3mo

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 3mo

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TheLudicReader I recently rewatched Endless Love on…Prime maybe. Hadn‘t seen it in 40 odd years. Didn‘t really hold up…not nearly as good as the book, but she sure was beautiful. I think she is so much more than her physical appearance now, and I have admired her honest take on lots of topics. (edited) 3mo

bookishbitch The documentary called Pretty Baby about and with her was very good too. 3mo

marleed @Ruthiella I‘m not sure what is stranger - that I feel like Brooke and I should meet for Starbucks after all these years. Or that I‘m convinced I‘m such good pals with Elin Hilderbrand‘s fictional Nantucket community that surely any number of households would take me in as a s guest for a summer🤣 3mo

marleed @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @AnnCrystal Well worth the read or in my case, the author listen. 3mo

marleed @TheLudicReader Her experiences and wisened perspective of being an actress and model in her childhood during the 70s and 80 is so important to respecting how new generations of child money-makers are treated/handled. 3mo

marleed @bookishbitchblog I think one of my favorite parts of this book was her discussion of gaining a new bestie in their 50s with Ally Wentworth, and also how valuable the discussions because of that documentary were to her relationships with her grown daughters. 3mo

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nitalibrarian

Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Ageing as a Woman | Brooke Shields

Since I worked yesterday, today is the first day of my three day weekend. The plan is to stay in as much as possible because it is ridiculously cold outside. The current 'feel like' temp here is -27°. And tomorrow is supposed to be even colder?.
I'm also starting another non-fiction. This time it's Brooke Shields' new book.

ChaoticMissAdventures Ohh no! I have been upset that my current feels like temp is +26. I can't imagine. 3mo

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