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Nadine in NY Jones
Feb 26, 2014 rated it it was ok
Shelves: feminist-stuff, essays, humor, audio
I've come to the conclusion that, while I enjoy Ms Moran's HUMOR, I actually don't agree with her on almost everything. The strongest chapters are those about actual personal experiences that Ms Moran has had (and she ONLY tells about her experience, without drawing a lot of annoying conclusions about what everyone ELSE is doing and feeling): pregnancy, childbirth, abortion. And the prologue made me laugh out loud. The rest of the book was pretty much a wordy slog for me. (When I finished, I fis ...more
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Ami
Jul 13, 2012 rated it did not like it
Shelves: booksididntfinish
Review in the NYT, but mentioned on twitter.

Oh god, I couldn't even get through a chapter. ...more
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Maggie Downs
Sep 12, 2012 rated it really liked it
I don't think I've ever done such a 180 about a book before. After the first couple chapters, I was tempted to abandon the book. I thought Caitlin Moran was trying too hard, and I didn't find her take on adolescence to be interesting or very insightful.

But the author really hit her stride with the feminism chapter, and from that point on, I found it hard to put the book down. I highlighted dozens of passages that either cracked me up or struck a meaningful chord with me, and I'm certain I'll re ...more
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Jana
Apr 15, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: kindle, non-fiction, 2013
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Jun 28, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Dec 18, 2012 is currently reading it  ·  review of another edition
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Mar 10, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: england
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Apr 22, 2015 rated it liked it
Shelves: audiobooks
Kate
Aug 24, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: book-club, memoir
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Mar 07, 2016 rated it really liked it
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Jul 16, 2019 marked it as to-read
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