Having recently graduated from Columbia Journalism School and landed her dream job at 20/20, the last thing twenty-seven-year-old Geralyn expects to hear is a breast cancer diagnosis. And there is one part of the diagnosis that no one will discuss with her: what it means to be a young woman with cancer in a beauty-obsessed culture. Trying to find herself while losing her vibrancy and her looks, Geralyn embarks on a road of self-acceptance that will inspire all women. Although her story is explicitly about a period of time when she was driven by fear and uncertainty, Geralyn managed a transformation that will encourage all women under siege to discover their own courage and beauty. The important and outrageous lessons of Why I Wore Lipstick come fast and furious with the same gusto that Geralyn has learned to bring to every aspect of her life.
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Sexual Content - 3/5
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Violence - 4/5
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Language - 0/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 1/5
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Summary
Reviewer Name: JoMama I appreciated the very open and honest way Geralyn tells us about her batle with breast cancer. Considering the subject matter, it was a compelling and quick read. I enjoyed her writing style and blunt way of sharing her fears, her hopes, and her personal and gritty experiences. I only gave it three stars, however, because it was a bit jumpy in the telling of it. She would be in the middle of telling us something and then jumped to another story that I wasn't sure if it was before or after the one she was in the middle of telling. I also struggled with the occasional use of the f word and I did feel uncomfortable with the first chapter describing being in a stripping club. I understand why she included that story and some of the others as well, but it was just a bit much for me.