Today, I was supposed to review Caitlin Moran’s How to Be a Woman, which I first heard about on A Practical Wedding when they did a whole book club about it. But then… I didn’t finish the book on time. Which, as a book blogger, I know is awful. But then, as a real life person with a real life life, I figure it’s ok. The weather was too beautiful to not be frolicking around in it.
So, what am I to talk about now? Well, I’ll tell you a bit of how the book came into my hands.
A few months ago, I was scrolling through Instagram, passing time, when I happened across one of my friends from elementary school. She is now living states away, singing in a band and working at a local bookstore (yea, I’d say her life is pretty rad). She posted a picture of Caitlin Moran’s novel, and I commented that I have been wanting to read that book. And what did she respond?
“Hey Em, if you send me your address, I’ll mail it to you when I’m done.”
Ummmmm. WHAT? Yes. Please.
Can we all take a moment to acknowledge that getting a package in the mail is right up there with puppy noses and the smell of old books in terms of the best things ever?
So last week, I was checking my mail, and BOOM. A book. A book I’ve wanted to read for a while. AND it had a sweet note in it. Handwritten. I’m typing in fragments because it made me that excited. Really.
This novel about all the fun/crappy things about being a woman, from having to shave to deciding to have kids or not. It’s also about the fundamentals of feminism, and if you think you aren’t a feminist, this will be the novel to change your mind. Plus, it’s hilarious. Like… truly laugh out loud funny.
So I figured that instead of writing a full review of the book for you, I would pass it on! As much as I would like to keep this beauty for myself, I think that since I received it in the mail, it’s only right that I mail it off for its next home. So, it’s Little Infinities Inaugural Book Giveaway! All you have to do is like my Facebook page and put a comment below saying why you would like the book, and you’re entered! Twice!
Good luck, and happy Monday!
