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mentalvoid's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
css13's review against another edition
3.0
I have mixed thoughts about this book. Overall, I found it a bit difficult to get through; parts of it are more academic analysis-y than I expected or wanted. It’s also hard to read about the horrors that women go through in such a great quantity (important of course, but certainly doesn’t qualify the book as an easy read). It is very insightful and has some beautiful lines and made me think, though, which I appreciated greatly.
paytonnmoore's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Rape, and Sexual content
trinitymconrad's review against another edition
4.0
"the body's truth is indelibly engraved, whether behind a closed door or in a dark place. what happens in the dark still happens, even if you can't see it."
"if i have learned anything from my study of empty consent, it's that i must turn on the lights and welcome every part of me into the room. if i want my yes to mean yes, there can be no locked doors in the house of me."
"intimacy has little to do with romance. it is a closeness to another person that requires closeness with oneself. it is not watching lightning strike from the window but being struck by it."
"if i have learned anything from my study of empty consent, it's that i must turn on the lights and welcome every part of me into the room. if i want my yes to mean yes, there can be no locked doors in the house of me."
"intimacy has little to do with romance. it is a closeness to another person that requires closeness with oneself. it is not watching lightning strike from the window but being struck by it."
lunxro's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
shannonmmay's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
amandabrookem's review against another edition
5.0
melissa febos knows how to expertly and perfectly articulate her experiences in a way that makes everything sound so poetic. not sure how i’ve gone this long without reading something of her’s but i’m glad i finally got here
aniyahanelis's review against another edition
4.0
“My self hatred was not self generated. It was an expression of the environment outside of my body, which, it eventually turned out, I could change,”
Girlhood is a beautiful collection of essays about Melissa Febos experiences growing up and becoming a young woman. Febos has such a way with words that I can’t describe. I often found myself highlighting sentences because the6 were relatable. My favorite chapter has to be Wild Animal. 4 stars.
Girlhood is a beautiful collection of essays about Melissa Febos experiences growing up and becoming a young woman. Febos has such a way with words that I can’t describe. I often found myself highlighting sentences because the6 were relatable. My favorite chapter has to be Wild Animal. 4 stars.