Her struggle is my struggle
579954
There are hundreds of publications about feminism, but not so many that enforce the idea that women oppression, as it has been demonstrated in multiple books by notorious revolutionaries like Engels, Kollontai... is closely tied to the structures the capitalist system needs to prevail.
Understanding oppression from every angle (imperialism, racism, sexism...) and reading/listening to the history and testimonies of those who suffer or have suffered it is the only way to reach a level of commitment, necessary to fight with reasons and the common sense and knowledge as your allies.

The PSL is doing an amazing work with these publications: easy to read and at the cutting edge. 5 stars!!
506802
This song gets me thru the tough days
I didn't have it easy coming up but ive tried really hard to be posistive and it could be worse
325869
Hardest part about this book is getting the mom to follow it.
2072673
I am writing this to state that this woman would be the last person I would seek counsel from if I had a domestic violence counseling need.  She appears to wear blinders.
1596963
I am struggling with this and will probably not finish it. The dialogue is difficult.
3410628
I'm constantly fighting the chord. Seems like I do a lot of back and forth.
2319275
Her life is terrible as she has spent months in prison and tortured. Her handler doesn't know what to think when feelings developed. This story is rough to read but a good ending.
4610033
After reading this book I was conflicted. She tried hard to be a good Christian and Catholic. However her anger at her daughter for her daughters book was not the act of a good person. She was more concerned with scandal and her image than her daughters need to write what she did. Why didn't she do as she claimed she had done so many other times  and put the matter into God's hand? I want to believe every word of this book and I do know that all of the good works she did In her lifetime are true. I find it difficult to do so but will try because I am in such a horrid place in my own life I want to use her example to stop wallowing in selfish self pity. I spent the best years of my life helping other people. Recently I realized they were my best years because I was, helping others. I was happiest when I could do this. Now thanks to Loretta's inspiration in this book I will put my life into God's hands and get out there to do it again. Great well written book and whether everything unit is true is irrelevant to me.
3074169
I hope this book was cathartic for the author, because it was frustrating for me. The beginning chapters describing the horrific abuse when she was a child were riveting and yet tragic. However, what came after was a constant stream of "not my fault" (true concerning the child abuse, far less so with her later stupidity), and "poor me". I cannot say that the author EVER really grew out of her immaturity; maybe that's part of the point. Maybe when one is damaged early like she was, she believes that one can never truly grow beyond it. Even when she recounts her religious awakening, one gets the feeling that it is forced and somehow not genuine. Perhaps that is just my own biases coming to the fore by that time.

Overall, this is a book that is written on an early high-school level at best, with little structure or purpose. I understand Ms. Collins' need to write it, and I laud her for coming through such a challenging life and making something of it. However, the book is little more than an emotional release and catharsis for her, and in my opinion, serves no literary purpose for the reader.
1827863
Its been tough, hard, hot and sweaty. But Fiona is determined to put her fears behind her. She has many struggles to overcome - her grandmother's illness, meddling staff and most of all her arrangement with Gabe.  Can she do it? I couldn't put the book down and neither will you.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
4528634
I'm clearly not doing it right. It's not working like I thought it would, but again, I know it's me. I'm gonna have to start over and try again.
964062
I am so grateful for brave women like this. Its definitely a tough thing to deal with and a hard decision to make but I wish more would make it
4063015
This story gave me strength that I could face my problems because Annie faced so much more and survived. Annie, I salute you
4389792
She complains about her struggle for success. She has no idea.
469445
I appreciate where the author is going but I need this character to stop hating or disliking herself and just deal with the now.
79120
There were parts of this book that were great and other parts that I struggled to get through. I liked that Candace had friends that were so accepting of her, but I really struggled with what she allowed to happen with Kimber. If they were really such great friends to begin with it should not have been so difficult for her to open up to her. As much as I love Ryan, I feel like his patience was kind of unbelievable, especially for a guy with his reputation. Speaking from experience, the most off putting thing for me was Candaces attitude throughout. She kept thinking about how strong she was, but she let her fear guide her. I wanted to see her stronger sooner because her fear made the book drag somewhat.
595214
Well this review is a struggle. The story is a good one. I enjoyed reading about Lovey "Eva" and her family and their struggle to get along in this crazy world. She finally comes home for her parents 50th anniversary then finds out her mother is sick. She tries to make peace with her sister who hates her. She works thru some old baggage and finally get alot of it worked thru.  I struggled with the emphasis on yoga which is an eastern cult and how she tried to mesh this with Christianity. I have  no desire to get involved with yoga and if I'd known it played such a big part of this book I probably would not have read it.