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Meredith
Jun 20, 2015 rated it liked it
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I really liked the first third of this book, but it sort of veered into the realm of rambly british anecdote, which, you know, I never *dislike*, but it wasn't what I was expecting. I kept hearing my mother's voice reminding me to "be gracious" when I encountered moments of problematic feminism in Moran's... rants(?). It's easy to dismiss Moran for the wild heteronormativity, callous use of insensitive words, and occasional phobia her anecdotes use, but it's more useful to acknowledge them, reco ...more
Kaitlin Baird
Apr 29, 2016 rated it it was amazing
I cannot say why I loved this book as much as I did. It was funny and thoughtful. It made me ask myself why I do some of the things I did in a way that I never had to before.
I do agree that the name of the book can be changed to better suit the content. I also believe that it is not so much a "feminist manifesto" as much as just a memoir. I took it at face value as just a book about Caitlin's life.
I loved the stories that she shared and they touched something in me that I hadn't realized I nee
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Aquene
Aug 10, 2013 rated it it was amazing
A must-read, best laugh out loud book I've read in a while, maybe ever. ...more
Megan Janicki
Apr 02, 2013 rated it really liked it
Maggie
Apr 11, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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May 28, 2013 rated it really liked it
Sarah
Jun 16, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Susie Dumond
Dec 19, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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Mar 13, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Linda
Jun 10, 2014 rated it it was ok
Clara
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Myra
Sep 27, 2014 rated it really liked it
Sarah
Nov 26, 2014 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Stephanie
Dec 03, 2014 rated it liked it
Emily
Dec 16, 2014 marked it as to-read
Whitney
Feb 20, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Gianna
Nov 05, 2015 marked it as to-read
Meg
Dec 05, 2016 rated it really liked it
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Stacy Paull
Jan 04, 2017 marked it as to-read
Sarah
Jul 11, 2017 marked it as to-read
Debra Shumate
Sep 03, 2017 marked it as to-read
Kristen
Apr 19, 2018 rated it it was ok
Shelves: memoir, read-in-2018