Review: A Life-changing Eye-opener
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 31, 2013
Just when you thought you've got the fairer sex all figured out, you read Alana Munro's book, `Women Behaving Badly', and your "understanding" of women instantly goes back to Square One. Simply put: women are much more complicated than you think--they are not the solid block of sisterhood you've thought to exist all along.Munro's book is enlightening on so many levels. For one, I don't remember any book that actually tackles a subject as uncomfortable to admit as this--many women would rather wade in the bliss of "unacknowledgment" than give in to the demand of utter candor and admit that, yes, your friends are most probably toxic, manipulative b!tches who are not really there to support you, but stab you in the back. The stories and anecdotes range from annoying to utterly horrible--if you've been lucky this far and haven't had the misfortune to encounter "friends" who will drop you and burn you at the slightest inconvenience, then reading this book will "shock" you.Reading Munro's book refreshed my memory about those so many instances of bullying and back-biting I have experienced in the past--from the schoolyard to the workplace. But most importantly, Munro takes a step further by actually providing actionable solutions--the book painstakingly delves into the topic of helping you out in identifying "bad women" from a mile out, so that you can safely get out of their way, or at least know how to proactively deal with them.Moreover, this is a book that isn't solely targeted to female readers. Men will also hugely benefit from it as you get a glimpse into the hidden dynamics ("dysfunction" is probably a more appropriate word) that exist between females so that, hopefully, you'll know better.Add to that is the fact that Munro writes with that heartwarming, deep empathy--this is a subject she knows very well, and she throws all caution to the wind by sharing practically everything. She doesn't hold back--and she wants everyone else to learn from what she has learned.`Women Behaving Badly' is not fiction. It is as real as that woman sitting next to you and smiling at the beautiful waitress serving her. And when I say order this book now, I'm not kidding--it is that important. I highly recommend!