Brilliant!

This book left me walking around with my jaw on the floor! I cannot tell you how many times I said WOW out loud while listening. I thought about it for days and am still thinking about it, weeks later. As a woman, I found this so relevant for my own experiences and for the current climate we live in. It is heartbreaking and angry and honest and scary and beautifully written. And this narrator was absolutely incredible, making this one of the best audiobooks I’ve ever listened to. I am an artist and listen to audiobooks while I paint and there were times I just sat there with my brush in hand, unable to move because I was so captivated. It might not be for everyone, as it is dark and raw, and full of hard truths, but it is so profound and haunting that I highly recommend for people to EXPERIENCE this book! I look forward to more from this Canadian author and narrator! This book was BRILLIANT.

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WOW!

I loved this book a scathing comment on the world right now. Might not be everybody’s cup of tea, but tdefinitely worth a listen

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Femininity - if only I was born a boy, life would be so much easier.

This book is one that most women will relate to in one way or another. It might make some uncomfortable to read or listen to at times. Some may not be able to read it at all.
When I listened to this story, I wasn’t only thinking about myself, but all the other females in my life from family to friends. I thought about all our experiences and stories collectively when it comes to being female. What we go through.
I think about the current state of the world and what is going on south of the border from me. The USA government having the power to make decisions about the female body is mind blowing to me no matter where you stand on certain subjects! If this is ok, then what next.
There are a lot of things in this book that make you FEEL emotions. Anger being a big one for me (don’t decide to not read it because you don’t want to read a book that makes you angry), definitely read it.
In chapter 28, around 9 mins in to the end of the chapter, the following really struck me: //…performing femininity… rather than being. Femininity was built to be a performance - entertainment for men. Always feeling like an imposter, never enough of anything… to stand on your own two feet and insist this is who I am…
Men never feeling the guilt or shame… //
Just like the intro says, everyone should read this book.
I agree. Esp men. But I doubt that will happen.

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Stunning Narration, my top book of 2024

I recommend this to literally everyone. A challenging read, but oh so worth it.

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Shout in the Dark

This is a brave shout at the violence and casual disregard for the state of Women's affairs in the modern world. A mirror being held up to the male world that is not the hero driven drivel it lives on. A plague of consequences to the violence embedded in culture should terrify the patriarchy.

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Everyone needs to experience this book

It's powerful, emotional and raw. It's unapologetic. Its thought provoking. It is all these things wrapped up in a great story and I cant stop talking about it.

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Twisted in such a delicious way

I loved this book. Could not stop listening and will certainly listen again. The fantastical element made the dark truth of the story more palatable. Disturbingly relatable.

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Blame game

This felt like a 12 hour berating lecture on the immoral sin of being born with a XY chromosome. The generalizations got old and repetitive.

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