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lucyblack 's review for:
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces
by Isabel Quintero
Not what I thought it would be like at all. I was expecting this to be grittier and more mature. Told in diary format 17/18 year old Gabi often sounds more 13/14 and at times her chatty tone really got on my nerves. I liked that topics explored- sexuality, class, drug use, queerdom, pregnancy.. but I felt like the author was ticking teen drama boxes and it would have been better to just pick one or two and go more in depth. Gabi talks about loving her city but I didn't get any real feel for the place, similarly she 'loves' her friends but there isn't much dialogue etc cos of the diary format so it is hard to feel her relationships are sincere.
In saying all that, I did want to finish it and there were parts I really liked. I liked that it included a zine, I liked her courage and her belief in her right to be fat and her right to be a woman even though she had so many crappy messages from those around her.
I would recommend 'Manstealing for Fat Girls' by Michelle Embree
In saying all that, I did want to finish it and there were parts I really liked. I liked that it included a zine, I liked her courage and her belief in her right to be fat and her right to be a woman even though she had so many crappy messages from those around her.
I would recommend 'Manstealing for Fat Girls' by Michelle Embree