A review by jcpdiesel21
The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff

3.0

An interesting, thought-provoking take on identity based on the life of a brave, groundbreaking individual. While I didn't find the writing to be particularly brilliant and several details are inexplicably changed to satisfy a wider audience, Ebershoff does a fairly good job of stitching together existing information about Lili Elbe into a compelling narrative to tell her story. What I appreciated most about this book is the way that Lili's journey is relayed equally from Greta's point of view; too often the spouse or partner gets lost in the focus on the main individual's struggle, and these people are affected nearly as much and add welcome dimension to the story.