Emily is the daughter of Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson who is also a blogger; her blog is called Pretty Normal Me and she using this part of the WWW to address issues women have in the world we live in. I'd never heard of her until I saw an article about how she was 'catfished'; this experience is included in the book in form of an open letter. This is the letter that made me buy the book.
"Just imagine if we, the normal girls, stood united as an enormous, hysterical and proud army. We would be unstoppable".
Can I Speak To Someone In Charge? is a book of open letters to people and issues Clarkson feels she needs to air her opinions to. Her writing is blunt, she's so to the point with making her voice heard and I love that.
The letters are relatable. She writes about her life and issues she's faced since the day she was born (most due to being a female in a modern-day male world). Although a daughter of a celebrity, she has had a normal upbringing and has had the same struggles and predicaments we have all faced and found ourselves in as women.
Letters include subjects from online trolls to body issues, boys, 'thinspiration', Trump and page 3 campaigners. My personal favourite is the Catfish letter as (although I've never been catfished) it was truly relatable to me as a young adult (and back through my teen years) and our relationship with the internet. Second is definitely the Topshop chapter. I am one of those girls who cries in changing rooms and cannot find anything that fits my body shape nicely. My 'size' changes from shop to shop... Clarkson questions this and other things that men have no issues with, making the point and hoping this will soon be a thing of the past.
Letters include subjects from online trolls to body issues, boys, 'thinspiration', Trump and page 3 campaigners. My personal favourite is the Catfish letter as (although I've never been catfished) it was truly relatable to me as a young adult (and back through my teen years) and our relationship with the internet. Second is definitely the Topshop chapter. I am one of those girls who cries in changing rooms and cannot find anything that fits my body shape nicely. My 'size' changes from shop to shop... Clarkson questions this and other things that men have no issues with, making the point and hoping this will soon be a thing of the past.
Clarkson has absolutely nailed this book. I'd strongly recommend it to all young teen girls, from those who feel that they are alone in this masculine world, those that feel that their life is crumbling at the seams and those who need to feel a part of an incredible movement of women. We all struggle, no matter how popular, loved, wealthy, happy or healthy we are.
I'd also recommend it for young males to read and I'd like to hear their opinions of the letters and issues wrote about. Although the book identifies mostly female issues, I believe that young men can be educated via this book to think about their upper hand as a male and make small changes to equalise society.
To be quite honest, I think there's a lot to learn from the content in this book for people (both male and female) of all ages.
Its nice to know I'm not the only one struggling with day to day issues us women face... even a celebrity's daughter does!! I will forever remember passages from this book.
I'd also recommend it for young males to read and I'd like to hear their opinions of the letters and issues wrote about. Although the book identifies mostly female issues, I believe that young men can be educated via this book to think about their upper hand as a male and make small changes to equalise society.
To be quite honest, I think there's a lot to learn from the content in this book for people (both male and female) of all ages.
Its nice to know I'm not the only one struggling with day to day issues us women face... even a celebrity's daughter does!! I will forever remember passages from this book.
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