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this books is LONG

so i read this but it deserves a reread. so far 2 or 3 stars because i like some but some of it is a bit too on the nose for me

In 2017, when “Wolves” was selected for Emma Watson’s digital book club, a reader asked Estés what the book holds for trans and nonbinary people, and she replied, “There is not, as far as I know, and I have over my lifetime consulted with myriad crones, hobbits, faeries, gnomes and leprechauns, any final saying so about what is a woman.”

2 more notable priblems amongst it all: she says that self-esteem is not that important in stopping. but this is contradictory, as you need to believe you have the ability to stop (and hypocritical, as she is clearly quite confident, or as other reviews put it, full of herself). Also, she says that it was easy to eat normally as she knew what normal eating looks like. This is more complex than she says

so far my conclusion is that the author would benefit from more of a. marxist? understanding? in that many people are different due to the different external circumstances, and although it was easy for her to stop, that came /after/ therapy and the things she perhaps learned there unconsciously, but also because so far she hasnt addressed just.. not having much else that brings joy except food or food circumstances