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Entertaining, thought-provoking and very hilarious! I enjoyed this one!

“The real problem here is that we‘re all dying. All of us. Every day the cells weaken and the fibres stretch and the heart gets closer to its last beat. The real cost of living is dying, and we‘re spending days like millionaires: a week here, a month there, casually spunked until all you have left are the two pennies on your eyes.“

For the most part I enjoyed this and found Moran to be smart and very funny. But she said more things than I expected that struck me as either tone deaf or ridiculous, so I looked up the publication date which was 2011. Ten years is an odd amount of time to reflect back. It‘s definitely long enough to notice sweeping change, but not long enough to look back with any perspective of “history“. I wonder when that shift happens…

#TBRPile 📚 “Wolverhampton, 5 April 1988. Here I am, on my 13th birthday. I‘m running. I‘m running from The Yobs.”

I read this as one of this years quick reads. Again not my favourite but there are some relatable moments in there

This was just So-So, it's funny at times and has some interesting ideas that I enjoyed reading, but quite often I got bored of her rant and just wanted to skip to the next idea. Also, I'm too much of a literary snob to feel comfortable with so much writing in capital letters. It's still a light way of reading about feminist issues, which is no small feat.

"You couldn't find a woman making music for the love of money[...]And that's presuming they could make music in the first place.Julie Burchill,of all people,summed up the presumption of many when she said 'a girl in a dress with a guitar looks weird-like a dog riding a bicycle..." Moran,explaining the kind of sexist comments you'd hear in the early 90s. The picture is an extract of A Room of One's Own -1928.The years passed,the speech is the same

This is 2nd book I've read by this author (1 after other) and did not disappoint. Her style of autobiographical ans observation is great. Love this book and will be investing in her others asap

The way women feel that they are not so much well-meaning human beings doing the best that they can but, instead, and endless list of problems (fat, hairy, unfashionable, spotty, smelly, tired, unsexy, & with a dodgy pelvic floor, to boot) to be solved. And that, with the application of a great deal of time & money...we might, one day, 20 yrs into the future, finally be able to put our feet up & say, "For nine minutes today, I almost *nailed* it!"

I'm still just a chimp in a frock with a laptop, setting fire to saucepans, falling down staircases, saying the wrong thing, and feeling like an insecure child inside.

Another one to check of my #BookSpinBonanza list. 😁 @TheAromaofBooks

Loved this one! 💚 Caitlin Moran writes in an honest, unfiltered way about her thoughts on what it means to be a woman and so much of what she says is exactly how I feel. She's witty, a bit crass, and very insightful.

I now must find other things she's written.

The relief of taking off a bad bra is immeasurable. It's like a combination of putting your feet up, going to the bathroom, having a drink of cold water on a hot day, and sitting on the steps of a trailer having a smoke.

If there is to be a fifth wave of feminism, I would hope that the main thing that distinguishes it from all that came before is that women counter the awkwardness, disconnect, and bullshit of being a modern woman not by shouting at it, internalizing it, or squabbling about it - but by simply pointing at it and going "HA!" instead

This #audiobook is awesome. It's like a feminist manifesto with a British accent. That is a massive oversimplification.

#40Miles20Hours update Day 13.
Today: 4.86 miles 1.85 hours
Running total: 21.93 miles 8.83 hours
@KristenDuck

#40Miles20Hours
update day 11. In the last 2 days I did a total of 3.72 miles and 93 minutes.

@KristenDuck

This #audiobook is awesome. It was something recommended by Emma Watson (the book, not this format specifically). And it's hilarious. I walk around by myself laughing like a deranged person. Today she was talking about fashion. Yesterday it was weddings.

I started this #audiobook a while ago. And I love it. I actually lapped an extra block the other day to keep listening.

#40Miles20Hours update for Day 9. Today I did 1.83 miles and 44 minutes. Totals are 11.21 miles and 4.58 miles. This is going slower than I expected but the weather has been sort of bad.
@KristenDuck

My coworkers must think I'm on something with how much I've been snickering back here. #LunchtimeInLibraryLand

Lunchtime in Library Land!

@sprainedbrain what a great package! You can never go wrong with coffee, chocolate and books for me. ☺️☺️ The literary candles are awesome and I know the socks will get a lot of use! And the pin was perfect. Thank you so much for everything!! @Chrissyreadit @MeganAnn #readinthenewyearswap

Really really enjoyed this book, down to earth modern thinking feminism wrapped up in tales of a life being well lived with little pearls of wisdom throughout. A lot of what Caitlin Moran has to say resonates strongly with me and I think she has an important message that is well worth taking some time to digest. Wish I‘d read it sooner.

#QuotsyJune19

(Day 4 - #Spinster)

*Quote is not necessarily from the tagged book. For more on this subject, I recommend “Spinster: Making a Life of One‘s Own,” by Kate Bolick.

Thank you @OrangeMooseReads for the book - it will help me with my personal social justice challenge.

#giveaways

#quotsydec18 #charge

#TarotTakeover Day 3: The Empress

@ErinSueG @WhiskeyMistress

I think the book and the woman fit The Empress tarot card. Creative, abundant, feminine and feminist, embracing being a woman (as tricky as that sometimes is).

Next up- a book leant to me by a friend from college before the summer break. I‘m hoping to be able to give it back to her at the beginning of term! Best get stuck in!

#manicmonday
#letterh
@JoScho
1. How to be a Woman
2. O. Henry
3. Hill Street Blues
4. Huckleberry

Funny and poignant. A must read for woman and girls everywhere.

My eclectic #bookhaul from The Book Thing of Baltimore this weekend, with bonus kitty! #catsoflitsy I've read the tagged book and enjoyed it, decided to pick up my own copy when I saw it on the shelf.

Some of my favorite memoirs by women were recommended by Emma Watson‘s #oursharedshelf ❤️

#memoir #readingwomenmonth

Caitlin (pronounced CAT-lin) Moran is a self-proclaimed feminist from England. I heard about her book a few years ago on a podcast. I kept bumping it down my reading list until I joined the #Booked2018 challenge via the Litsy app.  How To Be A Woman met the “Feminist Classic” category.

For more, please check out my blog: https://toeyreishuman.com

I was worried last weekend when the #Booked2018 deadline was approaching. Somehow, I met my goal for the first season. Oh, Happy Day!

@BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft @Cinfhen

I am enjoying this book so much. I don‘t usually write in my book but I want to highlight so many quotes.

#QuotsyMarch18 #Women @TK-421

#Booked2018 #FeministClassic

Hilarious, as advertised. I was crying laughing at some points. It also has a crystal clear message. The feminism is strong in this one. Be prepared for rampant cussing, honesty, and a whole section devoted to pubic hair. If you get squeamish about body functions, this is not the book for you. I particularly enjoyed her take on childbirth.

I don‘t necessarily have a #MarchLineup. I just want to tackle books for my reading challenges. The photo captures my current reads. The Caitlin Moran book has been on my TBR for ages. Finally started it last night.
#MagicalMarch @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Couldn't get into the Jan/Feb 18 #oursharedshelf read so chose an old one.

I‘ve wanted to read this one FOREVER and I‘m glad I finally did! I loved listening to the author read it. I disagreed with her on somethings, but overall I thought it was funny and insightful.

My first attempt at e-reading after blowing through every episode of @ReadingGlasses - I think I‘m a physical reader, unless I can get it this way through the amazing library where I used to live (that doesn‘t know I moved to a place where the library is closed for renovations...).

Happy Chinese New Year. I went out for lunch at our favourite family restaurant, they were super busy making takeout for New Year. Trying to decide what book to bring to work for lunch reading, maybe this one?

#ImEveryWoman #FierceFeb @Cinfhen @batsy

I didn‘t agree with everything Moran said, but I appreciated it all. I wish teenage me had been more encouraged to read books like this, explore my own ideas of womanhood and feminism. One of my resolutions is to read books that force me to do just that. Up next: Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay (also I am IN LOVE with Harper‘s Olive Editions!!)

Just finished this audio book and thought it was pretty good. The beginning was a little confusing to follow but it had some really fascinating points.

Feminist books from differing time periods.
#feministFriday #readingResolutions @Jess7

Loved this book. Very funny and relatable. Definitely recommend!