The Book Club for Troublesome Women | 
pickThis book was fantastic and I loved everything about it!! Highlighting the struggles that women have faced over the years and how a good group of girlfriends can change the tides of a person life made me incredibly thankful for the “Betty‘s” in my life! If you like historical fiction, this is a great one!
panSet during the 1960s, we follow four women who formed a book club. We see snippets of their lives with their families alongside their frustration with the times. Their inability to open bank accounts, get contraception, or have any career ambition.
While all these things are important, I didn't personally feel that this book was bringing anything new to the table.
pickThis was fantastic! A group of neighbors in the 1960s start a book club and kick it off by reading the Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan. This novel follows the lives and changes of these women and their families as they navigate this turbulent time in our history. I loved the authentic relationships, the books they read together, and how they supported each other. Great on #audio !
Our book club pick for August. The audiobook‘s narrator was terrible so I quickly switched to the book instead. We as women have been so horribly gaslit on womanhood and housewives and just everything else. Ridiculous and so frustrating to read about. A good book club choice I think!
pickEven with the fact that I have a hard time seeing the 1960‘s as historical fiction (I mean, I was born only a decade later and I‘m not that old right 🤭) I thought this story was inspiring! Seeing women fight against the sexist beliefs and traditional roles of the society they live within always gets me fired up! It also had some very sweet moments and I love the strength and devotion that comes from a close knit group of women. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
pickOne of the best books I've read so far this year. I began to feel as if these four Bettys became friends. All so vastly different from each other but not willing to stick to the status quo. I've added several of the books they read to my own reading list, as I had only read Herland (just this year). Even now, some 50 years after much of the setting, a lot hasn't changed for women. How disheartening.
pickThis book was equal parts encouraging and maddening due to the subject matter. I was quick to connect to the characters, and their trials enraged me, just as I also cheered them on as if their successes were personal victories. The ending was heartwarming and full circle.
pickWhat a delightful read with delightful characters.
We meet housewives in the 1960s who say they are happy, but are they really?
When the neighborhood women gather together for a book club and read The Feminine Mystique by Betty Frieden, their bonds become stronger and some break out of their roles.
Hurray for these housewives and friendships women make!! 5/5
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Angela Melamud
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What a delightful read with delightful characters.
We meet housewives in the 1960s who say they are happy, but are they really?
They break out of traditional roles after reading a book for their book club.
Hurray for these housewives and friendships women make!! 5/5
Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
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