Ophelia Speaks: Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self ebook

by Sara Shandler

Sara Shandler Psychology and Counseling English

Ophelia Speaks by Sara Shandler is a clever response to Mary Pipher's bestselling Reviving Ophelia.

Ophelia Speaks by Sara Shandler is a clever response to Mary Pipher's bestselling Reviving Ophelia. The book succeeds because it gives voice to their deepest concerns and their too-often frenzied lives. Because she's a college student, Shandler considers herself a peer of these adolescent girls, able to tap into their collective consciousness. Shandler is as determined as she is a sharp.

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At age sixteen, Sara Shandler read Mary Pipher's Reviving Ophelia, the national bestseller that candidly explored the unique issues that challenge girls in their struggle toward womanhood

At age sixteen, Sara Shandler read Mary Pipher's Reviving Ophelia, the national bestseller that candidly explored the unique issues that challenge girls in their struggle toward womanhood.

At the age of 16, Sara Shandler -- like much of America -- read Mary Pipher's acclaimed book about adolescent girls called REVIVING OPHELIA

At the age of 16, Sara Shandler -- like much of America -- read Mary Pipher's acclaimed book about adolescent girls called REVIVING OPHELIA. Shandler was deeply affected by Pipher's book, but felt that Pipher was speaking for a group that could -- and should -- speak for themselves. So she began requesting submissions and collecting the poems, stories, essays, journal entries and letters that were to become OPHELIA SPEAKS. And the story they tell is moving, depressing, enlightening and rewarding.

The book Ophelia Speaks by Sara Shandler is one of the best books I have ever read. The insight it gives to adolescent girls is one of a kind. The book, written in small essays and poems, is a collection of the experiences and memories of adolescent girls. The topics they have written about vary wildly, from rape to crushes to believing in yourself. It's refreshing to be able to open the book and relate to all the stories-with anything you are going through, this book lets you know that you are not alone in your struggles

The book is an anthology of works by adolescent girls which spent eighteen weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List.

At age sixteen, Sara Shandler read Mary Pipher's Reviving Ophelia, the national bestseller that candidly explored the unique issues that challenge girls in their struggle toward womanhood.

At age sixteen, Sara Shandler read Mary Pipher's Reviving Ophelia, the national bestseller that candidly explored the unique issues that challenge girls in their struggle toward womanhood. Moved by Pipher's insight yet driven to hear the unfiltered voices of today's adolescent girls, Shandler yearned to speak for herself, and to provide a forum for other Ophelias to do so as well.

A poignant collection of original pieces selected from more than eighthundred contributions, Ophelia Speaks culls writings from the hearts of girls nationwide, of various races, religions, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Ranging in age from twelve to eighteen, the voices here offer a provocative and piercingly real view on issues public and private, from body image to boys, politics to parents, school to sex. Framing each chapter are Shandler's own personal reflections, offering both the comfort of a trusted friend and an honest perspective from within the whirlwind of adolescence.

In these pages, you will see your best friend, your daughter, your sister--and yourself. At once filled with heartbreak and hope, in these pages Ophelia speaks.

Fesho

I loved this book and the idea but took away a star because I think the editor didn't need to sprinkle her own essays which didn't have the same substance as the ones she received. Those pages would have been better filled with people who had similar problems to the Reviving Ophelia, which is the book that preceded this one. A preface of the editor's story would have been enough, I found her inserts boring. BUT I give her credit for her brilliant idea in having girls write essays and appreciate that she wanted to give the girls a voice. I do think she should have applauded Mary Pipher since this book was an extension of her work. Shandler's comments came off like a rebuttal, which is ironic since that was the attitude of the girls Pipher tried to save. Do keep in mind that Shandler was young when she put this together. I also didn't like how she gave the stories away by talking about them before we got to read them so I found myself skipping through a lot as not to spoil the essays.

Wat!?

didnt get to read this one. Sent as a gift along with another Ophelia book. Hoping this generational problem that exists stops somewhere

Ffyan

Excellent companion book to Mary Pipher's Reviving Ophelia. Belongs on the book shelf of Mothers, Daughters and Fathers who want to validate and extend the crucial lessons of Pipher's work about the toxicity and craziness American culture wreaks on our daughters.

JOIN

I really had hoped that this book would be just as good, if not better, than Reviving Ophelia. I did not feel that this book was very well put together. There was no "flow" to the book and I just couldn't get into it. I think I'd rather stick to the original book. It was far more appealing and enjoyable to read than Ophelia Speaks.

Nicearad

Today's society has made us feel that our children must exceed in everything they do from grades to appearance(The need to be accepted into college is an added pressure). The young women who speak to us in this book feel that pressure and are just plain scared. This book which my daughter and I read together made me understand her feelings so much better(It was a terrific way to broach subjects that we parents may feel strange talking to our children about.
Thanks Sara!

Dreladred

I bought this book to research a novel I am writing. I'm closing in on sixty, and I liked the stories. Some are very toughing, very sad. The Author, who compiled and gives commentary on the stories of many teens, is a very talented young lady.

Gadar

I bought it for my granddaughter and she liked it.

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