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If only I had this book when I was in high school..., May 3, 2009
This review is from: Girls Against Girls: Why We Are Mean to Each Other and How We Can Change (Paperback)
As an adult, don't you always wonder what would have happened if you had known then what you know now? Growing up, I was oftentimes a victim of a lot of mean girl crimes from elementary to high school. Due to the nature of my youth, I lacked confidence and never really knew how to handle myself in those situations. I was too embarrassed to seek advice from anybody, so I ended up letting those situations get the best of me.
I wish I had Girls Against Girls as a reference guide when I was growing up! Sympathetically written, Bonnie Burton never talks down to her readers. You can tell that she understands today's text-loving & Facebook-surfing generation of girls. Bonnie gets straight to the point by not only offering perceptible solutions, but insight as to why mean girls do what they do.
Sadly however, Bonnie admits that mean girls don't disappear after high school. It's true. While I would absolutely buy this book for my (future) daughter, a lot of the fundamental lessons that I read apply to my life now (I'm 28). So, for all girls out there - from 11 to 92 - I'd highly recommend picking up this handy guide to dealing with (and preventing) all this unnecessary drama!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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It happens all the time..., December 2, 2009
This review is from: Girls Against Girls: Why We Are Mean to Each Other and How We Can Change (Paperback)
Recently I had been going through a tough time. A girl had created an annonymous website about me and my band, dissing everything from my voice to my clothes. It was not only sad and frustrating, but it was scary-- I didn't know who was behind it, and I had no idea why anyone would want to hurt me in that way. When I read Girls against Girls, everything just started making sence. Not only is it straighforward and honest, but the sound advice it presented gave me the courage to just let it go. You can't change the way people treat you, but you can change the way that you deal with it. This was SUCH a powerful read.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Book to Facilitate Healing, November 1, 2009
This review is from: Girls Against Girls: Why We Are Mean to Each Other and How We Can Change (Paperback)
I often feel as if most books about teenage girls acknowledge girl drama, but do not address it holistically. "Girls Against Girls," however, fully explains bullying and abuse among young women through cultural, sociological, and scientific explanations. The book explains brain differences between men and women, the cultural reasons for our problems, and many unexpected factors that contribute to complicated relationships. Have you ever wanted to confront someone about a problem? Have you avoided the conflict and held the anger in because you didn't want to seem unreasonably mean? That's society, coercing you to hold everything in if you want to achieve a sweet, docile image.
The book contains anecdotes and quotes from female authors and performers that support the text. The women make great points: they acknowledge that high school girl drama hurts less with time, but they also explain how to deal with it as it progresses. It's comforting to know that strong, female leaders and artists have experienced petty fights and bullying.
"Girls Against Girls" pulls its concepts together by explaining both bullying tactics and tactics for survival. For everyone who has experienced the silent treatment (yes, you), the book provides methods to eliminate and lessen the pain, but also sympathetically explains why it hurts to be ignored. "Girls Against Girls" also explains methods of cyber-bullying (a trend that most of the contributors did not experience when they were young); the text is modern without seeming cheesy or contrived.
Overall, I feel as if "Girls Against Girls" is an incredibly effective read. The author approaches it with the intention of making her work seem whole, and her goal is achieved. The entire scope of girl drama, (causes and effects), is explained in a personal way that involves the reader. And yes, it is sympathetic, but the book does not fail to acknowledge that every girl can be a mean girl. I would recommend it to anyone who is very curious about bullying and abuse, but I also recommend it to any girl who needs to be completely honest with themselves.
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