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Fine But Not What I Was Hoping For

Women Without Kids by Ruby Warrington

November 8, 2024 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: People who would rather work through issues using a book than in therapy? In a nutshell: Childfree author Warrington explores the different ways that not having children influences the lives women lead. Worth quoting: “Is the meaning of life really only to create more life?” From responses to a survey the author conducted: “I saw how broken my mother was, and I didn’t agree with her assertion that her personal sacrifice should be seen as a gift/blessing to me. That rationale didn’t make […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Ruby Warrington, sociology

ASKReviews's CBR16 Review No:42 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Ruby Warrington, sociology ·
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Self-help, minimal woo

Sober Curious: The Blissful Sleep, Greater Focus, Limitless Presence, and Deep Connection Awaiting Us All on the Other Side of Alcohol by Ruby Warrington

January 20, 2020 by Sidewriter Leave a Comment

Overall I loved this book, especially because I want Ruby Warrington to read me everything. This takes a look at sobriety through the lenses of wellness, marketing/capitalism, culture, and social justice — an approach I found super-accessible and non-judgemental. There are a few spots that veer into the woo too much for my liking, but it is nonetheless a very solid manifesto for non-absolutist sobriety. Of special note was one of the later chapters when Warrington probes how sobriety might fit into social justice.  It […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Health Tagged With: Ruby Warrington

Sidewriter's CBR12 Review No:2 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Health · Tags: Ruby Warrington ·
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