Reviving Ophelia : Saving the Lives of Adolescent Girls

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Summary: A College View
Review: This review is being done by a college student. I am a major in education, and read this book for one of my education classes. I found that it was very hard to read. It went back and forth from what Pipher had to say to true stories from girls she has encountered. I personally could not tell when the story ended and where her thoughts began. It also was published in a weird way. I mean, the chapters didn't flow together like they probably should have. I did enjoy reading the book, in spite of the above. It showed me what was going on when I was that age. I was everything those girls were. I really seemed to relate to the girls in the book.

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Summary: A College Students Opinion
Review: I read "Reviving Ophelia," by Mary Pipher for my education class at Macon State College. Since I am a young women and a sophmore in college I understood many of the stories that Pipher wrote about. I would recommend this book to any young women, or any mother who has a teenage daughter. This book was very inspiring and informative. I enjoyed how Pipher explained all her knowledge and then gave a true story to back it up. I am glad my teacher required me to read this book.

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Summary: A College Students Opinion
Review: I read the book, "Reviving Ophelia," written by Mary Pipher for my education class at Macon State College. Being a young women and a sophmore in college I understood some of the stories Pipher described in her book. I enjoyed how she wrote about a person, then gave her professional knowledge, and gave a few more stories that tied into what she was trying to explain. I would recommend this book to many young women, however to women who have or has young teenage daughters. This book was inspiring and very informative.

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Summary: Reviving Ophelia
Review: I was assigned Reviving Ophelia for an education class at Macon State College. I am an Education major. I thought the book was good. However, I felt that the author was focusing on the bad things that happens during adolesence and none of the good things. She was writing about things that happen during early teen years that did not happen to me. Pipher phrased certain things, that made me feel wierd, because I didn't feel the way the girls in the book feel, or because I didn't feel the way she thought girls should feel. I would recomend the book to others, but I suggest that you go into it knowing that their are views and situations discussed that you may not feel the same way she does, just know that there is nothing wrong with you, it's just the way the author feels.

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Summary: Project
Review: I am a college student majoring in education and I am reading this book for my class. I thought the book was very helpful in realizing that teenagers always change and no 2 are alike. The parents also have a big roll in the children's life. When you are teaching or parenting a child, you have to let them express themselves and try to help them cope with the many changes they are facing. If you don't, they will rebel and turn totally against you. We must all work together and work for the same thing, the success and growth of the children. We need to help them be the best they can be.

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Summary: This book changed my life.
Review: Reviving Ophelia is the reason I changed careers. I used to be a radio DJ at dumb alternative stations. Then I read Mary Pipher's book. Today, I'm a school guidance counselor. Anyone who has been a girl or ever plans to raise a girl must read this book.

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Summary: Every Parent With A Daughter Needs to Read
Review: Hello. I am a college student at Macon State College, Georgia. I am presently in an education class where I had to read "Reviving Ophelia" for a grade. This book is a must read for all parents who have daughters entering adolescence. Not only did it reveal to me reasoning for behaviors of young women, but it also allowed me to related to it with who I was as an adolescent(not to long ago.) This book is filled with need to know facts about young womens lives and view points. I highly recommend buying this book and not only parents reading it, but the young women read it also. Sincerely, M. Garren

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Summary: Should be a Must Read for preteen and teen girls!
Review: My daughter who is 11, has always felt "different". I bought this book with the hopes that she would see that there are others who feel the way she does. The expression on her face was priceless when she read that she is not alone in her feelings.

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Summary: "Girl Poisoning" Culture
Review: Reviving Ophelia is a well-written book. It does a great job exploring the issues that adolescent girls are facing and how our culture influences adolescent girls today. Some of the issues adressed include drugs and alcohol, sex and violence, eating disorders, and depression. I agree that adolescent girls are strongly influenced by our culture, but I think strong family values could carry these girls through the hardships of adolescence. The author suggests that adolescent girls have a low self-worth and low self-esteem. Adolescent girls face pressures to be someone who they are not and this causes the loss of their "true self." She explains why our culture is not a healthy environment for adolescent girls. She emphasizes the negative aspects of our culture and says that we live in a "girl poisoning" culture. It is a culture that is look-obsessed, violent, and very troublesome for adolescent girls. Phipher says we need to strengthen these girls so they can live within our society. The author provides interesting, but eye opening case histories for each issue presented in the book. For example, Tammy was a seventeen year-old girl that was brought in by her mother because she was cutting her breasts. Tammy felt the need to cut herself whenever she fought with her boyfriend. She thought she was going crazy and felt better after cutting herself. She had developed a bad habit of hurting herself physically when she was in emotional pain. Phipher encourages her clients to keep journals and helps them to find healthier ways of dealing with their stress or pain. The case histories really opened my eyes to the severity and complexity of the issues adolescent girls are faced with today. This is a great book for anyone involved with adolescent girls. I would recommend it to parents, teachers, and even adolescent girls to read. I think it is an excellent resource, which could give some understanding into the complexities of adolescent girls. It provides a great deal of information about how our culture greatly influences the attitudes, self-esteem, and actions of adolescent girls. It is a great book!

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Summary: Jermila's Point Of View
Review: I am a college student at Macon College located in Macon Georgia. This book was required reading for my Intro. to Education class. Reviving Ophelia gives good insight into the complexities of adolescent girls. Being female and having traveled this road in earlier years, has helped me in understanding some of my own feelings. Although I was not as extreme as some of the girls mentioned in the book, I do feel a kinship to them. I have a seventeen year old daughter and twin girls aged twelve. They all will be reading this book. I give a thumb's up on this very good book.