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A review by melaniesreads
The Girl Who Outgrew the World by Zoje Stage
4.0
Oh what it is to be female. Joyous in the amazing things our bodies can do but also how we are so much more than the bodies that house our souls.
In this novella Zoje takes the current relevance of body autonomy and sexualisation/objectification of girls and twists the narrative into a dark fairytale with a very unique heroine. Lilly is only eleven but her body is growing and developing faster than what is normal. With her mother having died in childbirth her father has been her everything. Heartbreakingly she now sees the fear on his face.
As if puberty isn’t bad enough at least your peers are going through it too, but in Lilly’s case she is an anomaly. Luckily there is one person who is by her side come rain or shine. So how appropriate that her best friend’s name is Rain and she brings nothing but sunshine to Lilly’s world.
At points this is an uncomfortable read but it’s meant to be. It is showing how little control females have on aspects of themselves and their bodies. Part coming of age and part fairytale this is a book of wonder and in my hopes I see a future where all women outgrow the world we are living in. Never make yourself smaller is a motto for Lilly and for every girl out there.
In this novella Zoje takes the current relevance of body autonomy and sexualisation/objectification of girls and twists the narrative into a dark fairytale with a very unique heroine. Lilly is only eleven but her body is growing and developing faster than what is normal. With her mother having died in childbirth her father has been her everything. Heartbreakingly she now sees the fear on his face.
As if puberty isn’t bad enough at least your peers are going through it too, but in Lilly’s case she is an anomaly. Luckily there is one person who is by her side come rain or shine. So how appropriate that her best friend’s name is Rain and she brings nothing but sunshine to Lilly’s world.
At points this is an uncomfortable read but it’s meant to be. It is showing how little control females have on aspects of themselves and their bodies. Part coming of age and part fairytale this is a book of wonder and in my hopes I see a future where all women outgrow the world we are living in. Never make yourself smaller is a motto for Lilly and for every girl out there.