Jenny Williamson

Do You Have the Courage to Be You? by Jenny Williamson is Nonfiction. It is a Christian Living, Personal Memoir, and personal Growth book. From the moment I started reading, I felt drawn in by the author’s words. This book illustrates how God can take you from an ordinary existence to do extraordinary work for His kingdom.

She causes us to recognize how we buy into lies about ourselves instead of being who God called us to be. But by stepping out in courage, we can become who God desires us to be.

So, if you are looking for Nonfiction? Christian Living/Personal Memoirs/Personal Growth, check out Do You Have the Courage to Be You? by Jenny Williamson.

I received a complimentary copy of this book, but this in no way influenced my review. All opinions are my own.… (más)

I loved this book and how the author through grace and truth leads readers to believe they are here for a reason. The enemy for years had me believing I wasn’t good enough. Finding my way I now know that I am someone who God loves unconditionally. Stepping out in faith I find myself enjoying serving in church again. For a long time I allowed the enemy to tell me I wasn’t needed and had no talents to give. Let me shout this to the world, “We all have gifts that God wants us to use.”

As I have become older I face a new phase in my life. It has made me realize that I need to almost have an urgency to share God with others, enjoy my life to the fullest and reach out to others who may be hurting or feeling alone.

The book was very eye opening to me as I discovered there are still things I need to work on. I have always struggled with rejection. My need to be accepted overwhelms me at times. The author helps me see that I have already been accepted by God. He is the one I want to please. With Him I have confidence and am now able to share with others my journey to finally be me.

“Unfortunately you cannot do what you were created to do until you know who you were created to be.”

I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.… (más)

Over the millennia and around the world, religions and literary epics and superstition had numerous female characters that have influenced numerous cultures and societies. Women of Myth: From Deer Woman and Mami Wata to Amaterasu and Athena, Your Guide to the Amazing and Diverse Women from World Mythology by Jenny Williamson and Genn McMenemy with illustrations by Sara Richard covers 50 goddesses, heroines, and monsters from around the world.

Over the course of 248 pages, Williamson and McMenemy cover their selected subjects in encyclopedic format giving pronunciation guides, appearance, and any symbols connected with the subject before giving an overview of the individual and their story with a sidebar to end the entry. As the very long subtitle states the authors cover women from around the world as 28 of them come from non-European, North African, or Middle Eastern cultures that sometimes dominate books like these with only token characters from China or India and a generic entry to cover all Native American tribes & cultures. The main reason I got this book was the 30 illustrations done by Sara Richard, an artist whose work I’ve followed for a very long time and frankly her work here is once again top notch. Now for some people who are triggered by gender terminology, avoid this book because Williamson and McMenemy don’t shy away from stating the evidence of genderbending or intersex for some individuals which when I checked other sources—besides those they provided in the reference section at the back of the book—turned out the authors did their research to give that possibility of that interpretation.

Women of Myth looks at 50 individuals that had significant impact upon their cultures either as deities to be prayed to, heroines to look up to, or monsters to look out for. Jenny Williamson and Genn McMenemy did a great job introducing readers to these individuals with the added effect of the amazing art of Sara Richard giving a visual interpretation of them as well.… (más)

Excuse me, are we reading a what -should-have been informative book on mythical women and legendary goddesses or a ''Down with the patriarchy'' propaganda (and badly written, for that matter?)

Athena is a lesbian, Freja has acquired black nail polish because why not, Ishtar's male manifestation has become non-binary, Atargatis's priests are transgender. Pick your idea of pure idiocy.
There's a thin red line separating the campaign of raising awareness of gender issues from plain, old propaganda, and this 'book' is the epitome of today's efforts to project every single contemporary narrative into myths and legends created millennia and millennia ago.

You may be suitable for the Twitter mob but not for experienced readers. And you have tired us to hell and back.… (más)