When I started reading this book I didn\u2019t know the backstory of the author and what steps she had gone through to reach where she is now. Of course all this is explained later, but only now do I realize why people might be seeking out this book, and why the author is dispensing her wisdom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
First, the good points – this book shows the re-invention of the author, from heterosexual, religious, traditional wife and mother to three kids to homosexual, religious (?), non-traditional wife and mother to three kids. I guess the difficult point was that she had written several books about her previous lifestyle(s) and was prescribing that behavior – now her lifestyle was completely different and she was coming to terms with it in this book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The author encourages a lot of self-reflection and independent thought. She emphasizes how little of this happened to her, and blames society (American, I guess) for expecting\/forcing women to fit into traditional roles. It took courage for her to see her way out of it, and I think she is trying to lend some of that courage to readers who might need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was a lot of drama in this book – so many passages felt like scripts that people could cut and paste into their own life. I didn\u2019t like the self-helpy vibes that this book gave off – and how she paints with very broad strokes about the people and society that surrounds her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But she does bring a lot of bravery into her writing and as they say, if the book helps just one person then mission accomplished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next I am reading Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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