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Let Me Be a Woman by Elisabeth Elliot
4.0

Here's a confession: I fully expected to HATE this book. I went into it all like "I'm a feminist, hear me roar!" and then was surprised by how much I actually didn't hate it after all. It's much more complementarian in nature than I would say I am, but every time I verged on thinking/feeling "uh wait, no, what about..." she would address my exact thoughts in the next chapter. This isn't a book I 100% agree with or am on board with, but as far as books about womanhood (and especially about being a wife) go, this one is a solid read. There were definitely parts that really rubbed me the wrong way, but there were equally parts that I really loved and felt encouraged and challenged by. There was still a lot of talk of submission and housewife duties that I was like OH HECK NO to, but I expected way more of that than I got. All in all, I'm glad I read this one and gave it a fair chance, and I was pleasantly surprised by what I found here. Curious to hear other thoughts about this one-- drop a comment below if this is one you've read!