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A review by jang
What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold
4.0
Visceral, unforgiving and unflinchingly raw in its manifestation of what broken, young girls go through.
I know why feminists are very rabid about their views regarding the characterization of the main character. Her being possessive towards her boyfriend is bordering on obsession but I'm pretty sure there isn't a single female soul who read this book that hasn't at least related or went back to that time in their not-quite-ripe, adolescent life. We all have gone through that.
The decision she made towards the end, FOR ME, redeemed her character. She did what could be the best decision for her and for everyone around her.
This book is painful yet very enlightening. I'm sure most girls who read this shed a few tears just looking back to all those times when you thought confusion has become a permanent fixture in your life, and when you felt like there's just no way out.
I know why feminists are very rabid about their views regarding the characterization of the main character. Her being possessive towards her boyfriend is bordering on obsession but I'm pretty sure there isn't a single female soul who read this book that hasn't at least related or went back to that time in their not-quite-ripe, adolescent life. We all have gone through that.
The decision she made towards the end, FOR ME, redeemed her character. She did what could be the best decision for her and for everyone around her.
This book is painful yet very enlightening. I'm sure most girls who read this shed a few tears just looking back to all those times when you thought confusion has become a permanent fixture in your life, and when you felt like there's just no way out.