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Girlhood by Melissa Febos

34 reviews

8675309mp's review

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challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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americattt's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

Felt so very personal and yet so encompassing of feelings and experiences I’m sure every girl has lived.

“What is a sea storm as a child? How does an earthquake begin to know itself? That first rumble you hear and think: me. Our power may be innate, but we learn its meaning from others. No one is born knowing the difference between a sea god and a sea monster. What if no one told you that you were a Hecatoncheire? ”
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annamary54's review against another edition

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4.5

I struggled to get into this book, but the mirror test got me hooked. this really puts into words what it feels like to be a girl in a woman’s body. at times i was extremely uncomfortable reading this, in the best way. it forced me to reflect on my own life every essay. will be recommending to all of my friends. 
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mckennamarsh06's review

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4.5

A book that starts out slow and depressing, until it suddenly builds to rich, incredibly articulate writing. Febos mines the depths of despair for rich insights into femininity and life as a whole. If you’re brave enough to stick through the darkness, it’s well worth it. Her essays detail everything from her relationship to her mother to her childhood, to the development of her writing career and an exploration of her relationship to her self worth. Febos redefines not only what it means to be “slut,” but what it means to be a woman, and a free one at that 
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chelseamann's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

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joensign's review

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challenging emotional informative slow-paced

5.0

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bella_ruth's review

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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m_ren_watson's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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madelinedalton's review

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challenging reflective medium-paced

4.0

Like most essay collections, some essays were phenomenal and some were just okay. Unfortunately, I found the first and last essays to be underwhelming, which is a bit of a bummer. That said, “Thank You for Taking Care of Yourself” was SO profound that I have to give this 4 stars. 

I went into this book expecting a lot of essays that are broadly relatable to women. Instead, I got essays that were about one woman’s very interesting life that were sometimes applicable to the things we all go through. This is not at all a bad thing! I think I just felt a bit let down by the book because it wasn’t what I was hoping to read, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad writing choice at all. Melissa Febos has really interesting and powerful stories to share. 
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helinae's review against another edition

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The topic is familiar to me and I did not feel like reading another book about it. Would recommend if the general themes are unfamiliar.
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