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Fascinating yet horrifying and highly informative—Stock explains heavy issues so clearly, and I’m enjoying this as much as one possibly could.

Every rave review I’ve come across of Rebecca has turned out to be correct so far. This might actually be a perfect novel…why did it take me 8 years to take it off my shelf??

A much easier to comprehend narrative than I was expecting, but a lot of the advice seems like…common sense? Maybe this is because I was raised by frugal parents, but I’m not understanding the hype yet.

I finally figured out what was bugging me about this book—Febos frequently assumes the reader knows exactly what she’s talking about. Prime example: “what society teaches women about how our bodies should be.” Well…that could refer to 1000 things. This tendency is making her arguments rather hazy, particularly in the first 2 essays (I found the 3rd much better though).

Honestly, I’m disappointed so far. Febos seems to be targeting overtly political writers, which I don’t think I am, and therefore may not actually be this book’s intended audience. But I’ve only read the first chapter, and remain open minded.