Drea Weiner

The premise is great; I struggled as a Millennial

Revisado: 02-20-21

The importance of women telling their stories and hearing how stories like Cassandra and Pandora can be told to empower rather than to shame and blame women was a wonderful call to action. I did struggle with the author's observations about men and parenting because it felt patronizing coming from a generation where my male friends are stepping up to be proactive parents in their children's lives. This did not distract from talking points around the need to be aware of language and how it impacts ourselves and those we interact with or the other actionable items mentioned within the book.

This isn't necessarily the best book for someone beginning their journey on womanism. A basic understanding is needed so that the reader may be open to the discussion points within the book especially if this isn't their lived experience.

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Actionable, Knowledgeable, & Entertaining as F***

Revisado: 02-20-21

If you are looking for how to combat your burnout I highly recommend this read with the understanding that you will be engaging in some rough work that requires an honest look at how you live your life. Multiple times I would read something and think "ouch, I know this but it's hard to identify with the words on the page". It does not leave you in despair in your awareness. This book gives you actionable items that you can do to begin to proactively combat your burnout. Some of the actionable items are as simple as set up 30 min a day to prepare food that doesn't include a technological screen and focus on the creation of food to draw your madwoman (listen to the book to understand what that means).

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Requires an open-mind and critical thinking

Revisado: 11-01-20

This book is for those who want to read about various mindsets and are ready to reflect on your own. You will struggle to read this book if you aren't open-minded. It's not a how-to book. It's a tool of knowledge. It also can lead you to believe that the growth mindset is the be all end all mindset. It's not. Stick it out through the end. You will see the pros and cons of fixed and growth mindsets.

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An experience that helps bring perspective

Revisado: 07-18-20

This is a worthwhile book for anyone within the LGBTQ+ community, the straight community, all communities. Mr. Bird talks eloquently expressed his life, experiences, worries, fears, and joy. It's books like this that are exactly why we need books that deal with marginalized people to be written by the voices being marginalized.

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Read only if you are in a stable place

Revisado: 07-18-20

My intention of reading this book was to gain perspective on what matters and how to prioritize what to care about. This author shares his life experience with this struggle. However, Mr. Manson does not (and shows little evidence of trying) understand what it means to suffer from things like anxiety, depression, trauma, etc. beyond his own experience. He does not get what it means to be a marginalized voice. It was evident, long before he stated it, that he is a privileged white straight male. On some level, he acknowledges his privilege. Listening to the entirety of the book, it is clear he doesn't fully understand his privilege and what others ' lived experiences are like without it. The level of victim-blaming and judgment of people's values was rather troubling. The examples he gave of "shitty values" were values that aren't mine. That being said, it is no one's right to judge others on what they value. If his point was to take responsibility for your actions and rethink some of your questionable life choices because they may be adversely affecting your life, there are plenty of other ways to articulate it.

The two key take-a-ways in this book were to be compassionate to those who are struggling and the responsibility versus fault concept. The observation about our culture having the two linked and wanting to not deal with something because we weren't involved with the creation of the issue was a fascinating and accurate observation. It has helped me understand my own reactions and interactions with people.

If you are looking at this book for the same reasons I was, please read Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson or watch the TED Talk: The Magic of Not Giving a Fuck by Sarah Knight.

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