pickUntil the show adaptation on 🍎TV, I‘d never heard of this book. I hope they‘ll do more episodes, and I liked some of the changes made on the show—especially when centering from the experience of Black Womxn. This book is full of interesting stories, each one about womxn in different, challenging and sometimes frightening, situations. The key is almost always, looking deeper within and rising over the world, claiming it as your own place—owning
pickWhilst I am thinking about short stories...
An all time favourite. Such an important book to me. ❤🧡💜💙💚💛 Stories for every woman.
🦁 Roar - Cecelia Ahern
🦁 Rowling, JK
🦁 Rear Window
🦁 Rolling Stones
🦁 Respect - Aretha Franklin
#LetterR #ManicMonday (on a Tuesday!)
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pickWhat better way to start the decade than by finishing a book! This one was given to me by a friend with the instruction to pay it forward to another woman when I was done.
An interesting collection of short stories all told from the perspective of women. A chocolate box of psychedelic sorority!
Interesting and thought provoking, there will probably be a story to resonate with everyone.
Me? I'm the woman talking to the duck....
pickThis is a thought-provoking collection of parables themed around women and how they deal with whatever life hands them. Titles like “The Woman Who Slowly Disappeared” and “The Woman Who Cherry-Picked” hint at the tone of these stories. Borrowed, but I‘d like a print copy for myself someday!
(Note: I haven‘t read this author before).
pickThis book is so wonderfully wacky and weird - and literal. I‘m not sure if I‘d call it 30 short stories so much as 30 parables. Maybe self-help. Maybe Cecelia‘s Fairy Tales for Grown-ass Women. ... I recommend this as a book savored over days one story at a time
so-soWhat an odd book. This was recommended to me by @aliincornwall my lovely sister. I liked that it was short stories so easy to read and I get that they have a moral to them.... but they are just odd!
pickIt struggled with this one to start with and thought it was really odd and bizarre but the more I read the more I loved the little short stories. Some made me proper laugh out loud, others made me cry and the odd when I just thought was odd. Overall though a really good read. I think my most memorable and the one that stayed with me was the cherry picker and the funniest was the world swallowing women up.
Happy Leo season! I‘m feeling all confident and empowered thanks to all you lovely littens and #BFC I‘m finishing up round 2 and I kept up with most of my goals ! This week is the only one I missed my hike and that is only because I got sick and am on antibiotics and my tummy didn‘t want me to get up this morning to do my hike. But I release any negativity about this! I slayed round 2 and am excited for round 3!!
pickMakes me wish I had my own private room to roar in. A great collection of very relatable short stories, each centred around a different woman. I felt it had a good level of representation, and pushed at the stereotypes we and society set for us.
Last few stories to go. I've really enjoyed this collection, lots to mull over and relate to.
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I can think of only three times in my life that I immediately restarted a book I just finished because I did not want it to end. I'll tag those books in the comments.
Let me introduce you to the fourth book. It is one of the best short story collections I have read, and let me tell you, I have a thing for short stories.
pickThis was such a great book - not only is there a story for every woman but definitely more than one relatable story for different periods of life - such a great pick me up book. Makes the reader feel invincible and ready to take on any challenge! I would definitely recommend it!
Holly, thank you so much for sending this to me! I can't wait to read it!
Can‘t wait to start reading this collection that I got from @Mitch as a Blind-Date-with-a-Book on our #readingretreat last weekend. This will be my office book as it‘s perfect for dipping in and out of. 😊
pickIn this outstanding short story collection, Cecelia Ahern takes societal expectations of women and tips them on their head with a thread of magical realism. Her vision of society is sly and astute, whether it be a trophy wife physically living on a shelf or a woman who is actually unraveling. My favorite by far is the man forced to face a panel of women to request a vasectomy and attempt to obtain agency over his own body. Tremendous.
It‘s Pay it Forward time! I received all these ARCs from my local indie and have finished them (except the tagged book, which I‘ll finish tonight). I would like to pass these along to other Littens, first come, first served. So, if you would like one, drop a comment below and it shall be yours.
Edit: Thanks everyone, all books are spoken for!
pickThis collection features 30 short stories, all titled "The Woman Who . . . " and with a fairytale-like tone delves into a specific situation that a woman might find herself. Enraging for the reminder of daily struggles and prejudice, but ultimately uplifting for the empowering messages. I particularly liked "The Woman Who Protected the Gonads" which turns the table on the discussion about female reproductive rights. #netgalley
pickI‘ve always loved short stories for how they tease your mind and then leave you to colour in your own canvas. Ahern writes in her usual playful style that makes even heavier topics easy to digest. Thoroughly enjoyable and real!
pick4/5🌟 A Poignant and Captivating Story Collection.
These stories are essentially a celebration of women, and capturing what it means to be female.The women in these stories are written so vividly, so relatable.These stories range from thought provoking, to humorous, to sad, to uplifting. And all are uniquely written in lyrical prose.There were a couple stories I didnt like as much as others but overall enjoyed it and found it well done.
pickHaving never read any books by Cecelia Ahern before and not being a lover of short stories I was blown away by this book. The authors power at getting you invested in the story in the opening page was amazing. Some of the stories really made me think and gave me a different perspective. Really loved this book
Christmas book haul! (A couple of others to come) looking forward to Roar most of all! ❤️
pickIt is set in the present alongside the movement of #MeToo, and covers what it feels like to be a woman nowadays, a wife, mother or struggling as a refugee too. It touches on the issues of equality and justice.
It‘s an easy book to read as each tale is short to dip into in a busy day, with plenty of humour. A good, thought provoking read.
thanks to the Author/the Publishers/NetGalley for this book in exchange for a fair and honest review
My #25inFive readathon TBR. It‘s small but even still it‘s very ambitious. 😅 I usually finish a 300-400 page book in 2-3 days soooo, you see why I say this as three of these books fit that mark. But! Let‘s see! What will you be reading!? #arc #newreleases #bookblogger #booklover #bibliophile #bookish #historicalfiction #contemporary #feminist
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