More Than a Woman
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- Author：Caitlin Moran
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Summary
A decade ago， Caitlin Moran thought she had it all figured out。 Her instant bestseller How to Be a Woman was a game-changing take on feminism， the patriarchy， and the general ‘hoo-ha’ of becoming a woman。 Back then， she firmly believed ‘the difficult bit’ was over， and her forties were going to be a doddle。
If only she had known: when middle age arrives， a whole new bunch of tough questions need answering。 Why isn’t there such a thing as a ‘Mum Bod’？ How did sex get boring？ What are men really thinking？ Where did all that stuff in the kitchen drawers come from？ Can feminists have Botox？ Why has wine turned against you？ How can you tell the difference between a Teenage Micro-Breakdown， and The Real Thing？ Has feminism gone too far？ And， as always， WHO’S LOOKING AFTER THE CHILDREN？
Now with ageing parents， teenage daughters， a bigger bum and a To-Do list without end， Caitlin Moran is back with More Than A Woman: a guide to growing older， a manifesto for change， and a celebration of all those middle-aged women who keep the world turning。
If only she had known: when middle age arrives， a whole new bunch of tough questions need answering。 Why isn’t there such a thing as a ‘Mum Bod’？ How did sex get boring？ What are men really thinking？ Where did all that stuff in the kitchen drawers come from？ Can feminists have Botox？ Why has wine turned against you？ How can you tell the difference between a Teenage Micro-Breakdown， and The Real Thing？ Has feminism gone too far？ And， as always， WHO’S LOOKING AFTER THE CHILDREN？
Now with ageing parents， teenage daughters， a bigger bum and a To-Do list without end， Caitlin Moran is back with More Than A Woman: a guide to growing older， a manifesto for change， and a celebration of all those middle-aged women who keep the world turning。
Reviews
Clare
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She has done it again！！ Just when I was thinking I was a bit over her， Caitlin has bowled me over with her warmth and enthusiasm for everything。 I honestly felt my soul was enriched after reading this。
Gracie Beswick
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Real mixed bag， some great bits some cringe bits， dont know if I'd recommend it？ Real mixed bag， some great bits some cringe bits， dont know if I'd recommend it？ 。。。more
Patricia Eichenlaub
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A really good book with lots of insights。 She’s often over the top but her willingness to explore whatever is on her mind is a challenge to her readers to do the same。
Tiffini
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The latest book I finished is "More Than A Woman。" Caitlin Moran's rollicking and ribald series of essays about different facets of her life as a modern， middle-aged working mother and wife is like listening to a friend share hilariously TMI details of her private life and thinking with relief， "So it's not just me！" Moran ricochets from work to motherhood to relationships to the strange phenomenon of social media and more， riffing on the gulf between society's expectations and fantasies about h The latest book I finished is "More Than A Woman。" Caitlin Moran's rollicking and ribald series of essays about different facets of her life as a modern， middle-aged working mother and wife is like listening to a friend share hilariously TMI details of her private life and thinking with relief， "So it's not just me！" Moran ricochets from work to motherhood to relationships to the strange phenomenon of social media and more， riffing on the gulf between society's expectations and fantasies about how a woman should mold her personality and conduct her life， vs。 reality。 Turns out， reality is a lot messier than the script。 It's absurd， funny， humbling， sometimes scary， but usually magical。 Reality always sloshes out of the containers molded by the larger culture 。。。 in this case， Western patriarchy。 Moran is a feminist， and this is the perspective that tints each of these short （and mostly sparkling） essays。 A recurring theme here: the socially conditioned differences between men and women。 While this is a well-trod topic， I found Moran's views on it to be fresh and unique。 Especially interesting to me are her theories on why when men claim they're thinking about "nothing，" they really are; why most women have a mile-long to-do list that never gets completed and closets full of accessories for hobbies and lifestyles they never adopted; and why women tend to pay so much more attention to the small details that make a household and life run smoothly while these are invisible to many men。 This is such a cliche to say， but I literally laughed out loud throughout this book， while at other times I cried， especially as she shared details of her family's crisis involving her teen daughter。Although Moran is a middle-aged， married working mother with a career， and this probably also describes this book's target audience， I believe there's something here for women of a variety of ages and personal situations。 。。。more
Wendy Jackson
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I knew I was in for another great read from chapter one， where Moran talks about "The List"， one's list of jobs that need to be done and where one task struck off invariably means a number of tasks added。 Like her previous books， this one is full of personal commentary （no bodily fluid or excreta goes unmentioned）， mostly humorous， but covering serious matters as well。 She has definitely pinpointed all the joys， irritations， and mysteries of middle age。 Also like previous books （and Moran's writ I knew I was in for another great read from chapter one， where Moran talks about "The List"， one's list of jobs that need to be done and where one task struck off invariably means a number of tasks added。 Like her previous books， this one is full of personal commentary （no bodily fluid or excreta goes unmentioned）， mostly humorous， but covering serious matters as well。 She has definitely pinpointed all the joys， irritations， and mysteries of middle age。 Also like previous books （and Moran's writing in general）， her more political observations are 100% on point。 Special note here for her chapter on working parents， her views on the care economy， and her exploration of the gripes of men's rights activists （or their equivalent）。 Extremely high recommend if you are in her demographic; high recommend if not （there is lots to learn from this book）。 。。。more
Julie
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Loved it。 So perfect for mid life， the "hag" years。 ❤️ Loved it。 So perfect for mid life， the "hag" years。 ❤️ 。。。more
Rita Scholl
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Hilarious and totally resonated with my as part of the sandwich gen。
Amanda
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It is very difficult for me to laugh at books/series/etc but this one surely did the trick for me ✨
Jasmine
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Absolutely hilarious book as much as I will always prefer classic paper books this is one of the few I would actually recommend listening to this as an audiobook as it’s read by caitlin herself and makes the book feel more personable and funnier read in the way she actually speaks which makes the jokes hit different！ Part memoir of becoming Middle Aged and part feminism and how her idea of feminism has shaped the raising of her daughter and how she navigates feminism as a mother even as a 22 yea Absolutely hilarious book as much as I will always prefer classic paper books this is one of the few I would actually recommend listening to this as an audiobook as it’s read by caitlin herself and makes the book feel more personable and funnier read in the way she actually speaks which makes the jokes hit different！ Part memoir of becoming Middle Aged and part feminism and how her idea of feminism has shaped the raising of her daughter and how she navigates feminism as a mother even as a 22 year old I can relate and enjoy this！ Definitely a lot more light hearted than most books about feminism due to her hilarious way of writing and seeing the world she manages to make the most serious and scary topics seem more accessible and readable！ 。。。more
Nadin
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"As you get older， you just are a little more traumatized by life， to a greater or lesser degree。 You are aware how precious and perilous life and happiness is - you know everything can change in a second。。。but because you have survived these things you are also ready to deal with them。"Moran still writes witty and funny。 She also aims at some really important issues again。 In this book it is especially the "dark years" of her teenage daughter who struggled with eating disorder， self harm and de "As you get older， you just are a little more traumatized by life， to a greater or lesser degree。 You are aware how precious and perilous life and happiness is - you know everything can change in a second。。。but because you have survived these things you are also ready to deal with them。"Moran still writes witty and funny。 She also aims at some really important issues again。 In this book it is especially the "dark years" of her teenage daughter who struggled with eating disorder， self harm and depression - and fortunately got through it。 It was a bit strange reading about such issues between chapters on how Botox and yoga changed Moran's life and how they are truly feminist （？！） or what clothes a woman over 40 "can" wear。 I appreciated the more political chapters and her call for a Women's Union。 But I wish this book was more inclusive for middle-aged women who are NOT heterosexual， white， married with kids， a house， a garden， a dog and a group of "hag friends"。Sometimes she seems to forget her own class struggles that she wrote about in her earlier books。 。。。more
Helena
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As young people we tend to believe we have our opinions formed and set， but when we grow older we realise that different parts of our lives require new views on life。 That is what Caitlin Moran does in the book More Than a Woman， released 9 years after her first bestseller How To Be A Woman。Obviously， she is now 10 years older and have faced new challenges， such as parents aging and parenting teens。 An interesting feature involved “what about the men？” focusing on why men feels left out of femin As young people we tend to believe we have our opinions formed and set， but when we grow older we realise that different parts of our lives require new views on life。 That is what Caitlin Moran does in the book More Than a Woman， released 9 years after her first bestseller How To Be A Woman。Obviously， she is now 10 years older and have faced new challenges， such as parents aging and parenting teens。 An interesting feature involved “what about the men？” focusing on why men feels left out of feminism and how feminism can benefit them in ways many men probably don’t expect。I really didn’t care for the last part of the book。 While mental health in young women is a big issue， as well as the lack of resources in treatment of mental health， it did feel a bit out of place in this book。 The other stories， whilst personal still seemed to work as groundwork for a discussion of structures， the story of her daughter became too personal and， at times， I did feel as if I was involuntarily invading the daughter’s private life， which left a sour taste in my mouth。 Other than that， this is a pretty good book。 Sadly it will be read by women， who can recognize themselves in the book， and not men。 。。。more
Hannah Paul
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My favourite chapters were about Caitlin’s experience with her daughter’s eating disorder。 And imagining a women’s union。
Josefine
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Hilarious！ Being in my 30:ies I find some good advice of what is to come and how to cope with things that comes my way right now。 At the same time I get myself a good laugh。 It’s a well balanced book between fun and serious。
Kate
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This is a real tour de force。 Enraging topics dealt with in an engaging manner。
Sara Green
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I always have a great deal of time for Caitlin Moran - she dares to say things many women experience but most of us feel unable to voice。 My standout chapters， probably because they offered up some very different thought-provoking perspectives， were “5pm: The Hour of ‘What About the Men’” and “8pm: The Hour of Demons。” I shall be re-reading with a pencil to mark up all the good stuff。
Elena Orde
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Like her previous books， it supposes a straight， white， female reader who wants to get married。 Despite that I enjoyed it a lot and it made me psyched to be 50。 The sections on her daughter's mental health issues （included with encouragement from her daughter） are really brave and sensitive。 And the section on her husband's sneezes is the funniest thing I've read in a while。 Like her previous books， it supposes a straight， white， female reader who wants to get married。 Despite that I enjoyed it a lot and it made me psyched to be 50。 The sections on her daughter's mental health issues （included with encouragement from her daughter） are really brave and sensitive。 And the section on her husband's sneezes is the funniest thing I've read in a while。 。。。more
Malin
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Igår hade vi bokcirkelträff （online för sista gången？ 🤔） om Caitlin Morans "More Than a Woman" och det jag tror vi var överens om att det inte är den bästa boken vi läst （men vi har definitivt läst värre）。 🙂Varje kapitel representerar en timme på ett dygn och är ett slags kåseri om olika händelser och skeenden i hennes liv， som representant för alla 40+ kvinnor。Jag tyckte en del av det hon skrev var intressant och relaterbart， men jag tycker det var lite för många ord för att berätta det。 🙃 De i Igår hade vi bokcirkelträff （online för sista gången？ 🤔） om Caitlin Morans "More Than a Woman" och det jag tror vi var överens om att det inte är den bästa boken vi läst （men vi har definitivt läst värre）。 🙂Varje kapitel representerar en timme på ett dygn och är ett slags kåseri om olika händelser och skeenden i hennes liv， som representant för alla 40+ kvinnor。Jag tyckte en del av det hon skrev var intressant och relaterbart， men jag tycker det var lite för många ord för att berätta det。 🙃 De i gruppen som lyssnade， istället för att läsa med ögonen， tyckte nog bättre om den - den passar nog bättre som standup än bok， helt enkelt。 。。。more
Andrea Hurt
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Caitlin writes like she's chatting to you on the couch over a cup of tea。 Like we're part of her friendship group， and we're sharing the complexities of life。 I had so many 'aha' moments reading this book。 There were a couple of sentences， phrased so cleverly， that blew my tiny mind。 Not all chapters resonated with my own experience of getting older。 But the shared understanding of juggling life， relationships， family and friends rang true。 When you get to middle age you learn to be nicer to you Caitlin writes like she's chatting to you on the couch over a cup of tea。 Like we're part of her friendship group， and we're sharing the complexities of life。 I had so many 'aha' moments reading this book。 There were a couple of sentences， phrased so cleverly， that blew my tiny mind。 Not all chapters resonated with my own experience of getting older。 But the shared understanding of juggling life， relationships， family and friends rang true。 When you get to middle age you learn to be nicer to yourself because life gets fucking harder。 This is feminism with a side order of quips。 Humour and heartbreak in equal measure is the strength of this book。I'm always sad to get to the end of Caitlin's books， as it means it's time put put down your cuppa and go home。 Leaving the world of sympathy， empathy， understanding， empowerment and support that is woven through this book。 Back to our own lives where we reflect of the sage words of a good friend and move forward， navigating our way。。。knowing that the friendship circle of women are there to catch you if you fall。。。or leave your terrible relationship。 。。。more
Daniel
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DNF （at page 98）https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 DNF （at page 98）https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 。。。more
helenbrophy
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I haven't read much feminist literature before ， but she's a smart cookie 。 Being a mother also if two young daughters parts of the book are pure joy whilst others just want to make you baul your eyes out 。 I haven't read much feminist literature before ， but she's a smart cookie 。 Being a mother also if two young daughters parts of the book are pure joy whilst others just want to make you baul your eyes out 。 。。。more
Andrea
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I loved this。 Definitely doing a podcast episode on this。 This is the best thing I've read from her yet😍 I loved this。 Definitely doing a podcast episode on this。 This is the best thing I've read from her yet😍 。。。more
Gervy
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Oodles of wisdom。 The chapter on her her daughter's eating disorder is shattering。 Oodles of wisdom。 The chapter on her her daughter's eating disorder is shattering。 。。。more
D
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recommended by a beloved bff。 absolutely worth the read。 hilarious， thoughtful， and wise。
Viccy
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I read her first book and weirdly I had the same reaction。。。。 the first 1/3 of the book is when she tries too hard to be "hilarious" and it's just cringe worthy。The next 1/3 is random and getting into the groove and being a bit more like an author。The last 1/3 is the best part that makes me forget I may not have liked the rest。Exact same as the first book。Some good bits but not sure I'd recommend。 I read her first book and weirdly I had the same reaction。。。。 the first 1/3 of the book is when she tries too hard to be "hilarious" and it's just cringe worthy。The next 1/3 is random and getting into the groove and being a bit more like an author。The last 1/3 is the best part that makes me forget I may not have liked the rest。Exact same as the first book。Some good bits but not sure I'd recommend。 。。。more
Isabella Wrigley
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arguably better than the first book in terms of initial writing （more engaging） and the execution of it as well。 got a little more mellow and boring towards the end but still a good feminist read with lots of satire （at the start）。
Albertina
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Made me laugh， made me cry and made me about 'Yes！ That's so true！'。 May the Women's Union come true and here's to basking in glorious hagdom。 Made me laugh， made me cry and made me about 'Yes！ That's so true！'。 May the Women's Union come true and here's to basking in glorious hagdom。 。。。more
Tamara Cobb
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Really enjoyed。 Surely all men， women and children should read this。Not to nit pick， but probably so should a proofreader as there were quite a few errors。Perhaps intentionally！ Life is full of misprints to keep us on our toes。
Catherine Finlay
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This is a must read for everyone Funny， thought provoking and real 。Brilliant author -Caitlin Moran
Claire Annals
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This took a long time for me to read in snatched chapters because life got in the way - but so much resonated with me。 As a mum of teenage boys chapter 11 ‘what about the men？’ Made me cry and cheer in equal measure。 I’m glad her daughters （and younger brother） agreed for her to include them in the book。 So much of this book had me saying ‘yes， this is me （or my friend）’。 Look forward to the next memoir in 10 years time dealing with menopause and potentially becoming a granny！
Elizabeth
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Listening to this audiobook on my ride home。 The chapter with Andrew and the ROGUE WHITE BOWL made me laugh so much I nearly fell over。The chapter about the daughter's illness was just beautifully written。 Listening to this audiobook on my ride home。 The chapter with Andrew and the ROGUE WHITE BOWL made me laugh so much I nearly fell over。The chapter about the daughter's illness was just beautifully written。 。。。more
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