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emilyinherhead's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
But a girl . . . Nothing to see. It’s not that he’s unhappy, no. There’s just a little something missing from his happiness.
This is philosophical auto-fiction at its finest, written in gorgeous prose and proceeding at a dream-like pace through a life. As someone born and socialized as a girl, I found a lot that resonated with my own experience, which was both validating and depressing. There is hope, though, as the main character’s daughter emerges toward the end, representing a new generation of women, freer, more queer, more confident. This book left me thinking about how far we’ve come and how far we have left to go.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Gaslighting
Moderate: Misogyny
woolfism's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Incest, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, and Homophobia
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