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Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing by Emily Lynn Paulson
27 reviews
savagebean's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
2.5
Honestly not my vibe at all. For an author who was attempting to make people aware of how awful MLMs are she had a lot of girlboss vibes.
If you're not already deep into anti-MLM content like I am (or you have a long drive coming up and have run out of Normal Gossip podcast episodes) this is a worthwhile read/listen. It took me a couple hours to get into it but then I had to know what happened with the author's alcohol and cancer journey so I kept listening.
If you're not already deep into anti-MLM content like I am (or you have a long drive coming up and have run out of Normal Gossip podcast episodes) this is a worthwhile read/listen. It took me a couple hours to get into it but then I had to know what happened with the author's alcohol and cancer journey so I kept listening.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Cancer
dashac's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
it was a perfectly okay book. about ~two-third of the way through it, it started getting a bit repetitive. it could’ve been a long article instead. gave it less ratings bc of some creative choices she made.
1. “hun” in the title. i thought this was written by a black woman bc i’ve only heard poc / southern ppl use “hun”..? prob on purpose bc she addresses anti-black racism in mlms, so this isn’t a strong critique
2. in the last chapter she doesn’t definitively say that mlms should be banned. even after continuously stealing from ppl and saying she’s sorry. i don’t like the whole “agree to disagree” thing when she knows firsthand how terribly this affects ppl’s lives
3. a lot of the talk of “white women perpetuating white supremacy” treats white women like they can’t think abt what they’re doing and as if they’re powerless to their racism. i feel like that’s not accurate at all. like, if they have enough cognition to be racist, they have enough cognition Not to be racist. white women are ppl too <3
not gonna read again, but i don’t regret reading it!
1. “hun” in the title. i thought this was written by a black woman bc i’ve only heard poc / southern ppl use “hun”..? prob on purpose bc she addresses anti-black racism in mlms, so this isn’t a strong critique
2.
3. a lot of the talk of “white women perpetuating white supremacy” treats white women like they can’t think abt what they’re doing and as if they’re powerless to their racism. i feel like that’s not accurate at all. like, if they have enough cognition to be racist, they have enough cognition Not to be racist. white women are ppl too <3
not gonna read again, but i don’t regret reading it!
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer and Alcoholism
bmpicc's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.0
My current rabbit-hole is the cult of MLM's. I do have a few reservations about this one. For instance, her new sober business makes me nervous because it has a slight MLM vibe for me. That being said, I think her heart is in the right place and what she shared was 100% relatable. It is easy to be sucked in, but beware... they pray on the weak. You may be on someone's "dirt list".
I'm not sure I know anyone at this point who has not been invited to a "party", let alone how many of us have been an active part of one. Yes, even me. I sold ********* when our son was first diagnosed with allergies because we didn't know how deep his issues went. I didn't know where to turn for safe cleaning & hygiene products. I was a new mom and an easy target. We all have a story.
I'm not sure I know anyone at this point who has not been invited to a "party", let alone how many of us have been an active part of one. Yes, even me. I sold ********* when our son was first diagnosed with allergies because we didn't know how deep his issues went. I didn't know where to turn for safe cleaning & hygiene products. I was a new mom and an easy target. We all have a story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Classism, Cancer, Pandemic/Epidemic, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Alcoholism, and Racism
amsswim's review
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
I liked this one. Easy to read/listen to and follow the journey she went through. As this is a topic I am very interested in, I knew a lot of the information already but there were still some new facts or perspectives I hadn't considered. This is more of a personal story and perspectives with facts rather than a strict non-fiction book, which isn't bad just worth pointing out. Would recommend to most people. Liked the content but the writing style was not really for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer, Sexism, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Racism, Misogyny, and Bullying
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual assault
hanmitche11's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
I have received my fair share of the "Hey Hun" messages (that I ignored). It's not shocking at all how MLMs, Christian fundamentalist beliefs, political views, and white supremacy all go hand in hand. This book would have obviously been better if we knew the MLM she was a part of!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism and Cancer
tinytrashqueen's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Didn't condemn MLMs as much as I feel like was warranted based on the facts and her own experiences. Also didn't dive into the issues of racism and lack of diversity as I would've expected given that white supremacy is referenced in the title.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Gaslighting, Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Police brutality
Minor: Suicide attempt
estam1's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Alcoholism
mountain_adventures's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
2.5
I disdain MLM. But I was intrigued to get an insiders view of how people rise to the top and what it is like up there. I certainly learned a lot of things like the *free* trip is not really *free*. I liked that she gave numbers of how much she was making at different time points and at one point she details her tax return which was helpful to get the big picture.
On the downside, I hated the analysis into white supremacy and trauma as that could have been handled better. I would have preferred the author to just stick to her own story. The book was in need of a good content editor to keep it shorter and cut out some of the tangents on things like essential oils. The end of the book feels like a giant ad for the author's new company which was off putting.
On the downside, I hated the analysis into white supremacy and trauma as that could have been handled better. I would have preferred the author to just stick to her own story. The book was in need of a good content editor to keep it shorter and cut out some of the tangents on things like essential oils. The end of the book feels like a giant ad for the author's new company which was off putting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting
jcrawford31's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cancer, and Racism
popsicleplease's review
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Alcoholism, and Addiction
Minor: Suicide attempt