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Text Me When You Get Home
- The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
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Publisher's Summary
"Text Me has the thrills and laughs of a romantic comedy, but with an inverted message: 'There just isn't only one love story in our lives,' Schaefer writes. If you're lucky, friends will be the protagonists in these multiple love stories. It's high time that we start seeing it that way." (NPR)
2018's Great Reads
A personal and sociological examination - and ultimately a celebration - of the evolution of female friendship in pop culture and modern society
For too long, women have been told that we are terrible at being friends, that we can't help being cruel or competitive, or that we inevitably abandon each other for romantic partners. But we are rejecting those stereotypes and reclaiming the power of female friendship.
In Text Me When You Get Home, journalist Kayleen Schaefer interviews more than 100 women about their BFFs, soul mates, girl gangs, and queens while tracing this cultural shift through the lens of pop culture. Our love for each other is reflected in Abbi and Ilana, Issa and Molly, #squadgoals, the acclaim of Girls Trip and Big Little Lies, and Galentine's Day. Schaefer also includes her own history of grappling with a world that told her to rely on men before she realized that her true source of support came from a strong tribe of women. Her personal narrative and celebration of her own relationships weaves throughout the evolution of female friendship on-screen, a serious look at how women have come to value one another and our relationships.
Text Me When You Get Home is a validation that has never existed before. A thoughtful, heart-soaring, deeply reported look at how women are taking a stand for their friendships and not letting go.
Critic Reviews
“A memoir of female friendship issues a call to action for BFFs everywhere.” (New York Times Book Review)
“Text Me has the thrills and laughs of a romantic comedy, but with an inverted message: ‘There just isn't only one love story in our lives,’ Schaefer writes. If you're lucky, friends will be the protagonists in these multiple love stories. It's high time that we start seeing it that way.” (NPR.org)
“Schaefer traces the evolution of female friendship in this thoughtfully reported book. Its insightful cultural criticism makes for an especially valuable read in the #MeToo era.” (Entertainment Weekly)
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- Samira
- 10-03-2021
At least it uplifting
Well written and full of stories of experiences, Schaerer does a good job of being so pro-female relationship it was hard to critique. That being said, I think there was not a enough discussion about women who don't have many female friends. I wished she did more research on other's experiences rather than talking to people she knows or people from within her circle.
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- Annabelle King
- 19-04-2019
so heart warming
described my wonderful, brilliant close friendships. So positive and glowing it will leave you feeling great, empowered and ready to celebrate all the awesome women in your life.
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