he described why it happens and what a huge factor a girl's environment is in her own development. She talks about the media as a source of unrealistic ideals set upon the girls of our society, and I very much agree with that because I have felt the pressure to look like those girls in the magazines. I also liked the quotes that she had picked out from her patients, poets, and other therapists. My favorite quote was "[Adolescent girls] aren't waving, they're drowning". I think that this is a very clever statement, and its also very true. Most adults don't realize that their daughters are struggling to stay afloat in the sea of newly discovered emotions, and with every new day comes a new, more trying situation. Every day there is a new battle that must be fought. My favorite part of the book was when she talked about girls my age who had the same problems that me and my friends do. Dr. Pipher talked to one girl who didn't have any life threatening problems but was just depressed about her life and had a poor self image and low self esteem. This made me feel better because she wrote about how many young women feel the same thing, and minor depression and poor body image is normal. I think that this book sends a very important message, it tells the reader about the dangers that adolescent girls face and survive every day. It also gives many different perspectives on issues that teens face because she gives us her own opinion and also those of her patients and their parents. I think that the reason this book is so eye-opening is because it gives you the honest truth, it's not candy coated. She tells stories that really happened, and the reality of the book is one of its best qualities....
