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Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living by Glennon Doyle

52 reviews

melvass611's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

5.0

read this book !!
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hello_lovely13's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.25

At least 1/3 of the book surrounds parenting, so, as someone that knows that they don't want to have children, I was not as interested in those parts. However, the core of the book is about learning to trust yourself (your "knowing"), and though that sometimes led to stories centered in parenting, it could also be applicable to other relationships as well (including with yourself). There was also interesting discussions surrounding racism and activism, including current events (which are unfortunately still relevant). The structure of the book was in a vignette style, resulting in it being compulsively bingeable (as well as short chapters!). My mind wondered often while reading, but I was still at least vaguely interested most of the time; there were a few moments that got me emotional. The effect was pleasantly inspiring, while also encouraging self-reflection and growth.
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eryncaroline's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

such a great read with incredible storytelling. i loved the short chapters carrying you through stories building upon each other. glennon doyle shares her story and welcomes you into all she has learned with such grace and open vulnerability. you feel so connected to snippets of stories and i'm so grateful for the words she gives us to describe feelings deep within us. grateful to have a word and an explanation for our Knowing.
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jayne17's review against another edition

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hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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halefa's review against another edition

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challenging funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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michfiske5's review against another edition

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4.0

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k8lynn's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.5

this book makes me want to be a better me
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briophyta's review against another edition

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5.0

I really enjoyed listening to Glennon recount her experiences of adapting to some of the big changes in her life. I also loved the glimpses of her adorable love and partnership with Abby. Thank you to whoever put a brand new copy of this in the Mill No. 1 (not-)little free library
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mariabacterium's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

This book couldn’t have arrived at a better time in my life. While the writing can come across as preachy, as soon as I set aside my hesitations with the language being used, it became much more relatable and eye-opening for me. There were chapters I had to reread, simply because what she was saying resonated and I wanted to soak it all in. She writes so candidly, humorously, and beautifully about her experiences and brings up some difficult but important questions centered around spirituality, sexuality, and race. I appreciate her approach. 
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