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A review by whatbritreads
What It Feels Like for a Girl by Paris Lees
4.0
*Thank you to the publisher for sending me a copy of this to review!*
This was a memoir like I’ve never read before, it redefined what it means to be a memoir and honestly I loved that about it. It was written in such an engaging and tongue in cheek style from the offset that this simply felt like dipping into a piece of fiction. It was written with such great character and had a tone to it that felt so relaxed yet intimate. I loved the voice in which it was written, Paris Lees has such a talent for storytelling. I reckon I could sit having a pint with her and listen to her talk for days, mesmerising and so engaging.
The Nottingham nostalgia hit me full force here honestly, being the city I studied in it made me miss it so much - despite how downright dreary it sounded in here. Reading this in the little voice in my head with the accent really transported me back there, and the descriptions were so vivid I could picture everything.
This book takes the reader on such an insane journey and it was really quite mind blowing to read how she grew up and how that shaped her as an individual. Though a lot of this memoir is quite sad, the tone never seemed to dip down and it always had an underlying buzz of positivity and lightness to it somehow that was really unexpected but brilliantly achieved. It was relatable in many aspects as well, talking about elements of living on a council estate and being bullied throughout school that I resonated with and really felt.
Overall this one was brilliant and definitely worth the read if you’re interested. I just wish it was perhaps a bit longer and some elements were fleshed out a little more as the ending felt rushed, but I enjoyed it.
This was a memoir like I’ve never read before, it redefined what it means to be a memoir and honestly I loved that about it. It was written in such an engaging and tongue in cheek style from the offset that this simply felt like dipping into a piece of fiction. It was written with such great character and had a tone to it that felt so relaxed yet intimate. I loved the voice in which it was written, Paris Lees has such a talent for storytelling. I reckon I could sit having a pint with her and listen to her talk for days, mesmerising and so engaging.
The Nottingham nostalgia hit me full force here honestly, being the city I studied in it made me miss it so much - despite how downright dreary it sounded in here. Reading this in the little voice in my head with the accent really transported me back there, and the descriptions were so vivid I could picture everything.
This book takes the reader on such an insane journey and it was really quite mind blowing to read how she grew up and how that shaped her as an individual. Though a lot of this memoir is quite sad, the tone never seemed to dip down and it always had an underlying buzz of positivity and lightness to it somehow that was really unexpected but brilliantly achieved. It was relatable in many aspects as well, talking about elements of living on a council estate and being bullied throughout school that I resonated with and really felt.
Overall this one was brilliant and definitely worth the read if you’re interested. I just wish it was perhaps a bit longer and some elements were fleshed out a little more as the ending felt rushed, but I enjoyed it.