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a breezy yet informative and empowering read! As someone who never loved Barbie as a young child, I developed an admiration for the resilience and fortitude Ruth handler possesses in her executing her dream. as a powerhouse at work, but lost at home, we see Ruth navigate some of life‘s toughest moments inside and out of the office. Also have a deep affection for troubled yet genius soul Jack Ryan! Entertaining story the whole way through!

If you have even the smallest interest in the beginnings of Mattel/the launch of Barbie, this was highly enjoyable. My only caveat would be it‘s a “novelizationâ€� - so it‘s unclear just how much was invented for the story. (A central character, Stevie, is totally fictional.) Definitely humanized an American behemoth in my opinion.

Started in on the tagged on my audiobook walk today getting groceries.

Espresso martini (frozen) is from last night. 🥰

I‘m 33% in.
This book is an interesting look at the history of Barbie, the design of her proportions & clothing, and her creators.

Barbie made her public debut in 1959. I never owned a Barbie but envied my older sister‘s Skipper and Tootie. I found this book celebrating Barbie‘s origins intriguing because as the 80s, 90s, 2000s were set to begin I always seemed to fall upon articles or interviews about Barbie‘s origins. Honestly, it would make for a fascinating limited series if it focused on the IRL people of the 19th century Mattel company.

I enjoyed it. It dragged out alittle bit but it was fun reminiscing and hearing the progression of Barbie

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I've never DNF'ed a book so fast! I thought this was going to be a fun, informative nonfiction book about the history of Barbie. Boy was I wrong! Instead, I'm treated fictional liberties of a novel where the creator, Ruth Handler, is a foul, mouthed drunken sailor trying to peddle "hooker dolls" to children. WTF? Even if the real Ruth was this way, it besmirches the mystique of the iconic toy. Nope, not for me!