Happy International Women's Day 💖
Happy International Women's Day 💖
70 pages in. As a woman feeling many of these things at a certain age in life I really thought I would like this. But Sam‘s response to feeling like this is to be able to move out of the family home (not a spoiler) and just buy another house- helped by the family savings.
No mention of privilege etc. Just like that‘s what most people can do. Whether that‘s addressed later I don‘t know but I can‘t bear anymore.
If you‘ve ever travelled in a car with no seatbelts, or if you are at last embracing your graying hair; this book might be for you…Hilarious essays about the over-50 phase of life -“Aren't you proud that you know how to use a dial phone? That you lived a whole, full life without a digital device in your pocket?”
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I had this on my Kindle for ages and am glad I finally read it.
This is a laugh out loud collection of essays about a woman of a certain age who still sees herself as a twenty-something. I can certainly relate!
@dabbe When you posted a review of another of her books the other day, I vaguely remembered having this 😄 She's now officially on my radar!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My first, but not last, Laurie Notaro (nope, no relation to Tig). I don‘t usually offer comparisons but this is giving toned-down Helen Ellis and Jenny Lawson vibes. Funny personal essays are one of my favorite things to read, especially on audio, even better with a cohesive theme. The notion of “Midlife Mayhem” is more relatable that I‘d like to admit …
Rating this a so-so as I'm unsure at this point how useful it will turn out to be. I welcomed the perspective of menopause as a rite of passage, which grants it a dignity that the usual medical model does not. But. In the absence of addressing the physical aspects, is it all a bit hippy-dippy? Time will tell. I am now clearer as to where I am in my own process (i.e still in the preliminary skirmishes). Might read it again further down the line.
Awe. ☹️
Finished this up on my lunch hour. It was recommended to me by my gynecologist. I‘m in my mid-thirties but have a history in my family of early menopause. I‘d asked my doctor what sort of things I could be doing now to get ready and she pointed me to this book. Extremely strong feminine voice that could be a little off putting at times but lots of good info!
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