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4saradouglas's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed it. Funny, insightful, relatable, and really great message.
kpbake427's review against another edition
4.0
An enjoyable read. I liked hearing her perspective and learning about her journey.
thestoryowl's review against another edition
4.0
Good illustrations and heartfelt memories from Liz Prince. Some good advice for teen girls who don't fit the stereotypical "girl" mold.
hayleybeale's review against another edition
4.0
A wonderful graphic memoir, about a girl who wants to be a boy - only it turns out she really wants to be a girl on her own terms, not society's terms. Read my full review here.
sparklethenpop's review against another edition
5.0
I never have liked have short hair, mostly because I don't like making small talk at the hairdresser's, but other than that, this is so me. I always joke that I'm girlier now than I've ever been. I love jeans and tee-shirts and sneakers and spent much of high school wearing really baggy clothes. What a great reminder that being a girl can mean so many different things!
gfauquet's review against another edition
3.0
A memoir about a tomboy finding her people in the punk/zine scene. Or at least that's what happens by the end. Most of the book is spent detailing the struggles of being a tomboy from age 6-16. I am forever a femme, so it was not a story I connected with personally, and I would be sort of hesitant to give this to one of my students (even the tomboys). I'm not sure how accessible they would find this.
wrentheblurry's review against another edition
4.0
Closer to 4.5 stars. Also note: I put this on my "LBGT" shelf, and though the main character is called all manner of deragatory homosexual slurs, it's really more about gender identity, and I didn't want to make a separate shelf for that.
Tomboy is a touching tale of LIz' desire to be NOT a girl growing up, including all the trials that adolescence brings to such a struggle. The character are nicely drawn; Prince has a real knack for comic-style art. My 13-year old son loves graphic novels, so he read this, though he didn't like it nearly as much as me. Maybe females (and especially tomoboys!) will find more to relate to, and perhaps enjoy, here. Well done!
Tomboy is a touching tale of LIz' desire to be NOT a girl growing up, including all the trials that adolescence brings to such a struggle. The character are nicely drawn; Prince has a real knack for comic-style art. My 13-year old son loves graphic novels, so he read this, though he didn't like it nearly as much as me. Maybe females (and especially tomoboys!) will find more to relate to, and perhaps enjoy, here. Well done!
wrasea's review against another edition
4.0
"Ever since my childhood infatuation with Egon Spengler, glasses had been a sign of sophistication that I longed to acquire and now they were MINE. All those years of sitting too close to the TV paid off."