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movable_typo's review
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
audreyng_29's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia
bellasgonemissing's review
4.0
i really enjoyed this book! the characterisation was so well done that i honestly thought it might be a memoir at the beginning and i was confused. i really loved girl as a character and found her situation and thoughts so real and moving. a star off just because it thought it could have done a little bit more, especially with the ending which felt a bit rushed
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Racism, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, and Medical content
Minor: Dementia and Alcohol
mmccombs's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
An absolute stunner! It was kind of slow build, but the way we were able to watch our narrator shift and evolve and contradict herself and grow a bit was so rewarding.
I love a book that grapples with itself (what is even the point of a book? Can we ever be truly honest about what we are trying to represent?) and a book that carves into the white supremacy at the heart of academia. The way Girl describes her relationship with her parents and Ah Ma, how they give and give to her while she drowns in the guilt of all that giving, was eye opening and so nuanced. I also really enjoyed the parts about Plath, I’m a casual enjoyer of her work but the narrator’s relationship with and musings on The Bell Jar and her poetry was very interesting. And her relationship with Clementine?! Don’t get me started…
The author’s writing felt pretty simple and straightforward at first, but then I’d be hit with just astonishing sentences and sit with them for a bit while my mind reeled. Wow, to be able to write like that?! Many highlights on this one!
I love a book that grapples with itself (what is even the point of a book? Can we ever be truly honest about what we are trying to represent?) and a book that carves into the white supremacy at the heart of academia. The way Girl describes her relationship with her parents and Ah Ma, how they give and give to her while she drowns in the guilt of all that giving, was eye opening and so nuanced. I also really enjoyed the parts about Plath, I’m a casual enjoyer of her work but the narrator’s relationship with and musings on The Bell Jar and her poetry was very interesting. And her relationship with Clementine?! Don’t get me started…
The author’s writing felt pretty simple and straightforward at first, but then I’d be hit with just astonishing sentences and sit with them for a bit while my mind reeled. Wow, to be able to write like that?! Many highlights on this one!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation
jminaprisc's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
written in a way that feels poetic and intentionally naive, the narrator seems to speak so authentically it’s like you’re reading her diary for a few months. She seems so weak and resilient at the same time. A refreshing coming of age novel set in the character’s early-mid twenties rather than their teenage years.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Racism
Minor: Sexual harassment
halfelfschollar's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Sexual harassment