Book Review

Facing 30

EW's GRADE
B

Details Writers: Kristin Beck, Lauren Dockett; Genres: Self-Help and Psychology, Women's Studies

If you're one of the confident, well-adjusted women who don't regard the Big 3-0 with a mixture of horror and depression...well, goody for you. For the rest of us — bombarded by images of 15-year-olds and all this talk of girl power — turning 30 can be an unexpectedly soul-shaking event. This compilation of interviews with women at or around the significant age (collected by two authors who both turned 30 while writing the book) addresses the experience head-on, tackling romance, career, family life, and body image. Though at times awkwardly written and repetitive, Facing 30 is an appealingly honest and ultimately optimistic view of the passage of time. B

Originally posted Mar 05, 1999 Published in issue #475 Mar 05, 1999 Order article reprints

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