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ohclaire's review against another edition
slow-paced
3.0
This took me several library renewals to get through—as someone just beginning to think about exercise in a meaningful way, it scared me.
bibliobrandie's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing! Perfect! Loved every minute of it! I don't actually have the proper words to describe how much I loved this. I hope we don't have to wait too long for Bechdel to write another book.
mxunsmiley's review against another edition
4.0
Kinda crazy how I saw parallels between my own pathetic quest for transcendence and hers. I think the last page was especially poignant. It was interesting to see the background for her work on Dykes to Watch Out For and her other memoirs; honestly wasn't really expecting this side of her, not in a disparaging way.
fangslibris's review against another edition
3.0
Wish I liked this more. It feels like a long ramble with nothing concrete to say.
Also disappointed in the panel of Alison wearing a pussy power hat. I really respect her, and to see her involved in something largely transphobic like that makes me sad.
Also disappointed in the panel of Alison wearing a pussy power hat. I really respect her, and to see her involved in something largely transphobic like that makes me sad.
lisaw17's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
graveyardpansy's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 — in a way that only Bechdel can, this book combines themes of exercise, relationships, growing up, and... transcendentalism! it’s introspective and tied together really elegantly. i’ve seen some critique that it’s rambling and disconnected, but it works for me, and very much reads like other work by Bechdel. i’m not even interested in exercise as like. a topic. but i do love literature and philosophy and lesbians and memoirs, and this book delivered!