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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 4, 2004
Pros: A completely different perspective (for me) on female adolescence, challenging and engaging.
Cons: Lots of case studies but no references, paints with a very broad brush.
Summary: You may be wondering why a twenty-something male is reading a book about the trials and tribulations of adolescent females. I would sound awfully progressive and noble if I said that I wanted to broaden my intellectual and experiential horizons by ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 25, 2003
Pros: easy read, many good points
Cons: attitude towards boys, blames culture for everything
Summary: This book is about the problems of adolescent girls, what causes them, what they are, how to solve t ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 3, 2002
Pros: very insightful
Cons: uses a lot of theraputic terminology
Summary: after reading this book, i felt a renewed sense of confidence in myself and my abilities as an adolescent girl growing up in american society. the author gets a very accurate account of what it is like to be a teenager in our society which i found to be ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 5, 2001
Pros: offers great insight into what adolescent girls go through. easy read. compelling stories.
Cons: her personal opinions prejudice her observations. she blurs facts to make them prove her points.
Summary: I first picked up this book with a bit of trepidation and reservation. i didnt want people thinking i was some sort of weenie, but at the same time, i wanted to see what girls went through while growing up.
the book is chock full of nice, ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 21, 2000
Pros: amazing stories. very enlightening
Cons: none
Summary: I found this book at just the right time. My 16-year-old sister is battling with a serious eating disorder, depression and death of her best friend. I felt extremely helpless and didn’t really understand what she was going through. My mom told me that ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 9, 2000
Pros: good for teenagers and parents
Cons: gets kind of repetitive
Summary: I just finished reading this book about three weeks ago. Right now my mom is reading it. I thought it was such a good book, and I also thought that it was important for my mom to know some of the things that are going on in the lives of other teenage ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 21, 2000
Pros: addresses many issues- well-written
Cons: none
Summary: I have read and re-read Mary Pipher's book so many times that my copy is frayed and the cover curls up. The pages are faded and highlighted, yet I still cannot get enough of this book. Released into the public six years ago, I bought it then and still ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 29, 2000
Pros: Easy to relate to the true stories
Cons: None
Summary: A couple of years ago, I was lost. Hardly a day went by where I wasn't getting into some sort of trouble whether it was with my mom, school, or just the result of partying just a little too hard to the point of sickness. Of course I felt that nothing ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 25, 2000
Pros: easy reading, insightful
Cons: wasn't around 20 years ago
Summary: First let me say that I wish my own mother and father had this book when I was growing up! This insightful book my Mary Pipher, PH.D. is a must read for anyone who has daughters or in my opinion was ever a teenage girl.
Reviving Ophelia was ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 22, 2000
Pros: Truthful accounts
Cons: Way-too-hard attempts to understand teen girls by examining us way too closely and not looking at what's right in front
Summary: You might ask, WHAT was that title all about? Well, I am sick. Very sick of all these adults trying to take facts and turn them into sentimental B.S. The only author I have encountered who qualifies as someone who understands "us" (meaning my ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 8, 2000
Pros: A well-written documentary of changes in the psyches of adolescent girls
Cons: can be somewhat disturbing because this is Real Life, folks
Summary: Sadly, this is a book that can only be understood in retrospect. That does not mean, however, that those who read it cannot reach out the girls whose lives the book chronicles. I decided to write this review while I was reading comments on my review of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 7, 2000
Pros: Beautifully researched and documented with great conclusions and insights.
Cons: None
Summary: Reading this book made me realize that although I work with and around teenage girls daily, I really don't know what they are truly up against - as was the revelation of the author, Mary Pipher. We carry around with us the misconceptions of this ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 31, 2000
Pros: A must-have for teenage girls and their parents!
Cons: Difficult reading for some pre-teens
Summary: I’m a mother of 3 girls, ages 8 - 11. I read self-improvement books, and parenting books. I hoped that this would be something my oldest daughter could read to help her with some of the changes around her as she goes into middle school. I just ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 21, 2000
Pros: excellent ideas and well-versed in subject matter
Cons: "speaks for" adolescent girls
Summary: As an adolescent girl, I understand where Pipher is coming from and why she wants to help teens sort through their emotions, but I don't appreciate this middle-aged woman telling me she's inside my head, knows me better than I know myself, and wants to ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 12, 2000
Pros: reads fast, personal accounts of adolescent girls
Cons: none
Summary: Mary Pipher has written an extraordinary book that I feel is a must read for everyone. This book was a required reading for my feminism class and when we were given our first reading assignment (the first 3 chapters) I finished the entire book because ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 18, 2000
Pros: None...
Cons: Gives Teen Girls a Bad Rep.
Summary: Ok, quite frankly this book really sucked. Just because Mary interviewed a ton of teen girls with problems does NOT mean all teen girls are messed up in the head. Not all of us are suffering from an eating disorder or low self esteem or depression.... ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 15, 2000
Pros: A book that tells how girls are thought of in society today
Cons: The truth of the world of girl's treatment
Summary: Wow. I am impressed. This book will take your breath away. Reviving Ophelia focuses on how girls are treated in society today and I realize all the scary things Ms. Pipher says is true. It is just so scary to think how girls are treated either like ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 2, 2000
Pros: Straight facts, gets to the point, eye opener
Cons: Too short! It should be 1,000 pages long!
Summary: Reviving Ophelia is the best book I have ever read. From the first day my hands opened the cover, I have read the book over five or six times now.
The book really gets down to the point. No inching away from the cold truth. This book tells it ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 28, 2000
Pros: interesting and honest
Cons: sometimes incorporates a little too much jargon
Summary: I believe that this is a great book for mother's who are trying to figure out what makes their daughters tick, as well as the daughters themselves. As an 18 year old female, I can honestly say that i could relate to most of the book on a very ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 17, 2000
Pros: insightful observations on a critical social issue- is a good starting point
Cons: Difficult subject matter cannot be fully addressed in one book
Summary: This book is a must read for parents and educators and those who consider themselves socially aware. Many women's studies classes use this book as required reading, but it should be included in psychology and sociology courses as well.
This book ... read more
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