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3.02 AVERAGE
3.02 AVERAGE
medium-paced
I thought this book was going to be about girls who are obsessed with death, which is kind of sort of really relevant to my career in the death-positive pro-green funeral industry, but instead it is about our society's obsession with killing off women in our movies and tv shows and how we've become objectified in that sense. Which I suppose if you're really into true crime and mysteries, that may be right up your alley, but despite my best efforts I just haven't been able to get into those genres. Maybe I've been misled but this just wasn't for me.
slow-paced
This book was more academic and dense than I expected and I was looking for an easier read
3.75: Uneven collection but mostly well written and engaging essays, with a confident voice and random but compelling topics. Somewhat misleading title, but otherwise a fun and quick read (especially if you’re familiar with LA and pop culture references).
I liked the first few essays in this book because they dealt with what the title promised. I was hoping for a more thorough investigation of the Dead Girl trope.
I like Bolin's writing and was intrigued by the details of her life in Los Angeles, but felt those essays were shoe-horned into this collection.
I like Bolin's writing and was intrigued by the details of her life in Los Angeles, but felt those essays were shoe-horned into this collection.
I detested this strange half memoir, half obscure pop culture reviews that were never firmly tied together. Incredibly mismarketed, it ambles on while missing the ‘dead girls’ topic almost entirely.
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
this kind of feels like it should be two different books but i enjoyed them both!! someone let me know when/if Bolin writes about Sharp Objects and Mulholland Drive because i want to read it!!!!
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
I went into this collection of essays slightly mislead- I believed it was completely about analyzing and debunking the white woman’s obsession with true crime. It has elements of that, but evolves into the author’s personal reflections on her relationship with the genre at different points in her life.
Overall it was an interesting read, but could be very slow at times.
Overall it was an interesting read, but could be very slow at times.