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Journalist Kayleen Schaefer has put together a completely new sociological perspective on the way we see our friends today, one that includes interviews with dozens of other women across the country: historians, creators of the most iconic films and television shows about female friendship (and Galentine's Day!), celebrities, authors, and other experts. The end result is a validation of female friendship that's never existed before.
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In my NYC days of the 70's, we said “call me/ring once when you get home”. I enjoyed the book for the nostalgia it evoked in me but don't know if I agree with all Kayleen Schaefer's conclusions.
Starts good, but becomes repetitive. There is a reason some things should only be written as blogs or longform essays and not a whole book when there's not enough content.
friends are important, internalized misogyny is a thing, and isolated nuclear families are not sustainable community structures.