A review by jencolumb0
Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book feels like it shouldn’t really work . . . or be good: stereotypical, slim, brooding lesbian (Katherine Moenning would be a shoe-in) takes on the loss that made her that way . . . with the unlikely support of a blond bi chick with a kid, one bed troupe, and all.

But then, it does. And explores the multi-faceted aspects of relationships among women better than Steel Magnolias ever did. And the stuff that could be so trite (see,
the Katherine Moenning type on a camping trip
) isn’t. The fact that
three folks out of a group of four are bi
strikes me as a little unrealistic but my glee arising from the bi representation rapidly overcomes that. 💖💜💙

The elements of loss and growth explored in this book mean that it’s not a thoroughly escapist read but it’s a really solid, worthwhile one that I’m not done thinking about yet.
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