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I’ve always found Caitlin’s writing style very readable and finished this in a day. But I didn’t enjoy this as much as her other books, unfortunately. It felt like there was a lot of unrelatable self-indulgence around middle-aged sex (this chapter felt like it went on for a lifetime) and Botox. Same for the tropes around housework. The thanks to her husband for ‘all the great sex’ at the end was a bit barf as well.But the parts of the book about her daughter’s struggles were beautifully written and very moving. Same for the chapter about her friend in an abusive marriage and the different meanings of ‘I love you.’ Caitlin is at her best tackling the hardest subjects with insight, sensitivity and humour.

This is a bit of a book of two halves. In the first half, you motor gently through Moran's thoughts about being middle aged with a wry nod of recognition here, a guffaw there and a weird sense that at times she has been hovering around your house, spying through the curtains. This is all fine. It's never a chore to read Moran's writing, but it is business as usual and there were a couple of times when I got the impression it was all a bit paint by numbers for her. Then you get to about the section about her daughter and everything changes. Maybe, for me, it was because I have a daughter like that myself and it has been a lonely and challenging ride for us all. Reading this is like being seen, being acknowledged, being known and during the dark times it seems to me, that is a very, very important thing to happen. The last half of the book shredded me up and spat me out. It's not just the stuff about her daughter. It's the section about the ageing parents (this is where I am right now) and sons and just everything. It's magnificent and important writing.

I have always previously loved Caitlin Moran’s work but we seem to have reached an age where our commonality is lost. Her writing remains great but her view is very heteronormative, narrow & middle class and a bit preachy, after 4 chapters I felt wholly inadequate so gave up, it might get more inclusive and I might return to read the rest but for now it’s not for me

Brilliant, so well observed. Laughed, cried and now off to buy some dungarees 😂😂😂

I was really looking forward to reading this. But it was poor. It felt like more a justification for her own life choices than a commentary on the lives of women in middle age. I missed the insight and quite honestly the fight that How to be a Woman had. I don’t think this has advanced women’s lot one iota - such a shame as us post 40 women needed a champion . I will keep looking. Some touching moments offset with too much time spend on women’s clothes, shoes and faces - so disappointing.

I'm way past middle age and already a Crone, but parts of this book left me squirming. I could empathise with the author's fear for her daughter though. Some interesting insights.

I like reading Caitlin Moran's work I especially like this book. In places is a little raw and not for the fainthearted (I had to recommend to my mom not to read it as she will be offended in places). However, the points that Caitlin raises in this book are extremely important and valid. I think the chapter on working with teenagers in existential crisis (chapter 9) is pivotal for any parents who have teenage daughters and trying to help them cope as they move through such challenging times. I immediately contacted my sister recommended she read that chapter alone if nothing else. This book is funny, entertaining, occasionally sad, but exceptionally well written and I've enjoyed all of it. I totally recommend.

Laugh out loud funny.InspiringInformativeEmpoweringEveryone should read it. Women, girls, men and boys.So so good.Might go snack and read it again.