pickI've read this one with a pen in my hand. Extremely useful and insightful for women of all ages, but equally for men! Raising awareness about menopause symptoms and treatments helps women feel less lonely and misunderstood during this new stage, and regain their normal life.
bailed70 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.
pickIf 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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pickI 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!
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 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 …
so-soRating 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. ☹️
