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A review by stephalopuff
Jell-O Girls: A Family History by Allie Rowbottom
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
2.0
Meh.
This is one of those memoirs where you're left thinking, "not everyone's story warrants a memoir". Even the portions of the book that the author examines the history of Jell-O felt shallow and forced. I honestly cannot connect the dots on what her life and the Leroy girls have in common other than a shared hometown? It all felt like a really basic women's studies essay on patriarchy, women's trauma and Jell-O.
Also, if you must, I suggest physically reading this book. The audiobook was read by the author and I had to crank it up to 1.5x speed to just put my head down and plow through this book.
This is one of those memoirs where you're left thinking, "not everyone's story warrants a memoir". Even the portions of the book that the author examines the history of Jell-O felt shallow and forced. I honestly cannot connect the dots on what her life and the Leroy girls have in common other than a shared hometown? It all felt like a really basic women's studies essay on patriarchy, women's trauma and Jell-O.
Also, if you must, I suggest physically reading this book. The audiobook was read by the author and I had to crank it up to 1.5x speed to just put my head down and plow through this book.