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sunscour's review against another edition
4.0
Short biographies and inspiration writing from women who found their "calling" after the age of 40.
Very short, lots of interesting graphics. This is a great read for anyone who needs a quick pick-me-up.
Very short, lots of interesting graphics. This is a great read for anyone who needs a quick pick-me-up.
indigo_kate's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
redroofcolleen's review against another edition
4.0
Light reading, but thoughtful - the right book at the right time. Have courage and do whatever it is you must do, no matter your age.
sssnoo's review against another edition
1.0
I really wanted to like this book. I mean, what is not to like about women over 40 living extraordinary lives? I am almost 60 and I want some of that Kool-Aid too. But as I read the 38 biographies/interviews I realized this book did not deliver. Of the women profiled 22 were writers (many contemporary and so it felt like they were plugging their work), 12 performers/artists and 10 contributors’ claim to extraordinariness was through athletic accomplishment over 40. One profile was about a woman that stopped dying her hair (glad to know I am also extraordinary for that oh so difficult accomplishment!). Another is included because she found love at 40; likewise one woman is extraordinary because she had children over 40. (Some numbers add up funny because the woman fit greater than one category).
From reading the bio's I concluded that ~ 25 were affluent to begin with. Almost all were white (2 Asians, 1 Hispanic, 1 Aboriginal, 1 Iranian and 3 African American). Of the AA's two were one page bios comparable to a 6th grade report. Only one was an actual interview of one of the only truly interesting women - one who became a National Park Ranger at age 85).
And get this -- TWO had their future's foretold by a PALM READER!
If reading scanty information about affluent white women who took up art, started writing or began an endurance sport later in life interests you then you may like this book. I bought the hard cover and can only regret all the coffee's I could have purhased with that money.
From reading the bio's I concluded that ~ 25 were affluent to begin with. Almost all were white (2 Asians, 1 Hispanic, 1 Aboriginal, 1 Iranian and 3 African American). Of the AA's two were one page bios comparable to a 6th grade report. Only one was an actual interview of one of the only truly interesting women - one who became a National Park Ranger at age 85).
And get this -- TWO had their future's foretold by a PALM READER!
If reading scanty information about affluent white women who took up art, started writing or began an endurance sport later in life interests you then you may like this book. I bought the hard cover and can only regret all the coffee's I could have purhased with that money.
exurbanis's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars
My copy was subtitled: Older Women Living Extraordinary Lives
I found it discouraging that a lot of the women profiled were younger - some MUCH younger - than I am. I needed this book to inspire me to make great changes now that retirement looms, but that just didn't happen.
My copy was subtitled: Older Women Living Extraordinary Lives
I found it discouraging that a lot of the women profiled were younger - some MUCH younger - than I am. I needed this book to inspire me to make great changes now that retirement looms, but that just didn't happen.
rainbowbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
Lisa Congdon offers portraits and interviews with women who embody the phrase, "It's never to late to be what you might have been."
alysonimagines's review against another edition
4.0
This title has been on my TBR for a while. I enjoyed Lisa Congdon’s richly colorful illustrations as much as the inspiring stories of older women taking on new hobbies, sports, careers, and other challenges at age 40, 60, 80, and beyond! I’m often worried that I’m such a late bloomer I’ll never bloom; yet after reading this, what excuses do I have?
ashleylaverty's review against another edition
5.0
Really inspiring read and I loved the illustrations.