how to be a woman - caitlin moran

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I discovered Caitlin Moran at the local independent bookstore. I was intrigued by the cover of her book How to be a Woman and the idea that someone in 2011 had published such a guide. I didn’t know anything about Ms. Moran or her columns. I still haven’t read them except when quoted in one of her books.


I enjoyed reading about Caitlin’s childhood, young adulthood, and her problems with all of the above. The chapters I thought were particularly amazing where the final few which dealt with why to have children, why not to have children, and abortion. As someone who’s thought a lot about all three of those topics it was a pleasure to read about a woman who has children, thought about never having children, and had an abortion.

I invite you to check out Caitlin’s book for the sake of reading some interesting stories as well as some amazing ideas about being a woman in 2013.