How do people really feel about Ivanka's book?

On May 2nd, copies of Ivanka Trump's book Women Who Work was put on the shelves of bookstores around the country. The book appears to be gaining mixed reviews. Some even feel that it is mainly addressed to the rich percent of the population and showcases "cheap feminism."

Jennifer Senior's review in the New York Times is one that criticizes the book. To start, the name of her article is Having Trouble Having it All? Ivanka Alone Can Fix it. This headline appears to be really sarcastic and a little malicious. It shows off her opinion on the book right away. Throughout Senior's whole article, she calls out Trump for her excessive use of inspirational quotes and considers the book a "descendant of many TED talks and lifestyle websites." Senior also points out the fact that Trump wouldn't be able to get through half the things she does with out the help whom were rarely mentioned in the book. I thought it was particularly funny when Senior talked about how Trump never talks about going out to get groceries in her time management grid. Senior said "Do groceries just magically appear in the fridge? Oh wait, they probably do."

Katie Shepard of BBC also wrote an article about Trump's new book. However, her article is slightly different than Senior's. Shepard's article focuses on what critics are saying about Trump's book. She actually quotes Senior. I found Shepard's article to be less intriguing because I don't think she read the book her self due to the lack of her own opinion in the article. However, she showed both good and bad reviews of the book which shows readers both sides of the story. I also feel like in a way Shepard was trying to protect Trump by saying "To avoid accusations that Ms. Trump is taking advantage of her White House platform to sell books, the president's daughter has promised to donate profits and has declined to do any publicity around the release." Using words like "promised" and "president's daughter" seem to have very positive connotations which is what I think Shepard wanted to prortray.

Although I haven't read it yet, it seems to be a classic cookie-cutter rendition of how to be a better person or better mom. However, I respect anyone that takes the time to write a book and I believe Trump deserves respect for that matter.

photo originally from: salon.com