juliacremin's review
3.0
A fun read that I found very relatable, but I felt like something was missing. Maybe because I read "All the Things She Said" recently and felt like that book spoke more for my desire for overall knowledge of queer culture. I enjoyed the author's perspective but was left somewhat unsatisfied.
nosmallthing's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Lesbophobia
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic
savncheese's review
5.0
This is one of those books that there were several moments while reading that I stopped and wished there was a way that I could slow down and cherish how incredible it was. But at the same time, I wanted to keep reading because it was incredible -- a true catch 22.
As a queer woman that grew up in a small town and didn't truly realize this part of me until I had left that small town, this book made me feel incredibly seen in my identity. It also made me laugh out loud several times, which is a difficult thing to do. If you love cringe millenial humor and TSwift, you'll love Jill. Overall, this book was a combination of all the things that make for a great memoir -- vulnerable, honest, tender, inspiring, and unrelentingly funny.
As a queer woman that grew up in a small town and didn't truly realize this part of me until I had left that small town, this book made me feel incredibly seen in my identity. It also made me laugh out loud several times, which is a difficult thing to do. If you love cringe millenial humor and TSwift, you'll love Jill. Overall, this book was a combination of all the things that make for a great memoir -- vulnerable, honest, tender, inspiring, and unrelentingly funny.
readingbrb's review against another edition
funny
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Minor: Outing, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship
mariam11's review
3.0
def had some fun and insightful thoughts on pop culture and lesbianism! the humor was a bit too millennial for my taste but it didn’t take tooo much away from it!
mandygollaher's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Essentially, this was a book of musings from a queer author about retrospectively gay moments she had as a child and the queer/queer-bait-y media that she consumed during that time. There's a lot of anecdotes and thoughts about the way that Hollywood and the music industry both explicitly and implicitly lay the groundwork for a lot of millennial girl's gay awakenings and you certainly get to know a lot about the author's childhood and her coming out journey, but I wish there had been a bit more discussion about queerness on social media and Twitter (whoops, sorry Elon... i meant ~X~) but contemporary discourse was pretty absent from the book.
I also wish we had learned a bit more about how Jill came to have the jobs and live the lifestyle she had in California and a bit more about the way she's found community online or found the making of a community online difficult despite the seemingly endless queer content creators and queer content online.
Overall this was an enjoyable but not particularly memorable or mind-blowing memoir.
plusbian's review against another edition
5.0
A masterclass in lesbian history.
This essays had me laughing, googling images and fully immersing myself into lesbian pop culture.
As a pop culture fan, this brought me back to some moments and I got to discover new ones I have never heard about because I grew up in Brazil.
A must read for anyone who wants to knows about lesbian culture and wants a peek behind the curtain while journeying into the soul of Jill Gutowitz.
This essays had me laughing, googling images and fully immersing myself into lesbian pop culture.
As a pop culture fan, this brought me back to some moments and I got to discover new ones I have never heard about because I grew up in Brazil.
A must read for anyone who wants to knows about lesbian culture and wants a peek behind the curtain while journeying into the soul of Jill Gutowitz.