Two Old Broads is part memoire， part advocacy manual about living fully and aging unapologetically。 This book is centered around the theme that "social standards broaden with age" and encourages readers to take up space， raise their voices， and seek out excitement to defy society's narrow expectations of mature adulthood。Organized into six parts （Broad Mentality， Broad Life， Broad Bones， Broad Well-Being， Broad Shoulders， and Broad Insights）， each section contains comical anecdotes from Hecht an Two Old Broads is part memoire， part advocacy manual about living fully and aging unapologetically。 This book is centered around the theme that "social standards broaden with age" and encourages readers to take up space， raise their voices， and seek out excitement to defy society's narrow expectations of mature adulthood。Organized into six parts （Broad Mentality， Broad Life， Broad Bones， Broad Well-Being， Broad Shoulders， and Broad Insights）， each section contains comical anecdotes from Hecht and Goldberg， as well as chunks of practical advice。 Threaded throughout the book is the theme that readers - of any age - should still be in charge of their own lives。 This theme is most prominent in the sections that teach readers about medical advocacy， making autonomous decisions when caretakers and family want to assume control over "what's best for you，" and making new friendships， dating， and sex well into and past your sixties。Though many of the messages were strong， this book seemed a little confused about what it was trying to be， and wavered between wanting readers to be unapologetic about their age， while also on several occasions discouraging readers from speaking about and focusing on their age。 While I understand the authors' point that age is just a number， there were a few points in the book where this contradiction seemed quite pronounced and I was left confused about the book's central tenet。 Moreover， some of the sections seemed organized around the author's stream of consciousness instead of a more sequential flow of topics。 For example， the "Broad Bones" sections went from body aches， to medical advocacy， how the author chooses her surgical patients， fearing anesthesia， safe forms of exercise， hearing loss， and dental phobia。 As a reader， I felt like I was bouncing around without a strong transition from section to section。Finally， the sections and anecdotes were not equally divided among Goldberg and Hecht。 This book is mainly written by Hecht with a few paragraphs and sections from Goldberg sprinkled throughout。 As a huge Whoopi Goldberg fan （I recognize that I'm biased here！）， I'll be honest that I was slightly disappointed about this ratio。Overall， I thought this book was informative， fun， and perspective-altering。 As someone who is not entering mature adulthood quite yet， this book gave me a perspective on how to strengthen relationships with my parents and grandparents， and allowed me to reflect on how I can better center their needs， autonomy， and well-being。I appreciate NetGalley and the publishers for sending me an advanced copy to review。 。。。more