This book was great in that I was able to read on paper a lot of the ideas I have discussed with my own close female friends in the last several years as we have begun to realize that the bonds we share are special and precious. I also liked how much pop culture was in there. Bridesmaids is one of my favorite movies ever and I loved all the love it got. I recently rewatched all of Parks & Rec as well where I was able to soak in all the goodness of the relationship between Leslie Knope and Ann Perkins. The author had interviewed the creator of that series to get more insight into that relationship and to discuss the origins of Galentine’s Day. Lastly, they also discussed Life Partners, a film that helped me verbalize to my best friend (who at the time was falling in love with her long term boyfriend) why I felt so abandoned by her.What I didn’t like about this book was how much time she spent on talking about how for a long time she was a Cool Girl (yes, she does talk about Gone Girl), dismissing women and relationships with them in order to stay ahead. I get that she has a lot of guilt about it and regrets her behavior but honestly it became cringey for me.
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