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Bearded Lady (2000)

by Mara Altman(Favorite Author)

3.49 of 5 Votes: 1

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review 1: When I saw this, I couldn't believe it. A memoir about body hair? This was obviously written for me. This short read is about Mara Altman's struggle with accepting her body hair. I feel you Mara. It's been a struggle. I have a huge problem with hair. Society can kiss my ass, because I don't bow down to social norms, or more appropriately, kiss hairy legs. But oh, when I was younger, being hairy was the end of the world. Seriously. I used to hide my legs.It was a pretty interesting read, and all the facts she gave for why women must "get rid of unsightly hair" made sense. It's because of men of course. Stupid men.There were many hilariously witty quotes in here. With less than 50 pages, I encourage everyone to read this. You'll get something out of it.The end of this short ... morememoir made a good point; it's just hair. And so all you need to do, when you're worried about having to shave, pluck, tweeze, wax, rip, and lazer, is remember: it's just hair.
review 2: I found myself looking in the mirror for facial hair and plucking. The book was interesting concerning the history of when women started shaving legs, underarms, etc. I grew up with a Mom who did not shave and I remeber feeling very embarrassed. After a divorce she started shaving in her forties.I did like the end of this book when the author told her boyfriend about her hair issues. Like he says : What is the problem ... It is only hair. less

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