A review by anotherdayreading
Green Girl by Kate Zambreno

4.0

I picked this up after hearing Roxane Gay give it such a glowing review in her book, Bad Feminist. I have read a lot of British chick lit - books about 20-something woman living in London. But while this book was about a 20-something Londoner, it was definitely not chick lit. This one was not cheery with a happy ending. This one was about a lost girl, a young woman who doesn't know who she is supposed to be or who she wants to be. She just moves through her life, experiencing things, but not really controlling anything that is happening to her - and of course ending up much more unhappy and lost for it. It is not a life I could ever tolerate living but it is much more realistic than all the happy ending fluff. Would love to discuss this one with a book group. There is a lot there and I feel I have barely scratched the surface.