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A review by daddyprentiss
The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff
3.0
This is a beautifully written book. Even though it’s a work of fiction, it’s clear that the author did a lot of research on the real Lili Elbe, the first woman to undergo gender confirmation surgery.
I just didn’t love it. It felt like a book I’d be forced to read in a high school English class. The writing was tedious and simile-saturated to every last unimportant detail. The info dump chapters were boring, and at times I was forced to remind myself that I was supposed to care for the characters. I can appreciate the importance of the story being told, but I was kind of bored while reading the whole thing. The main theme was the only thing keeping me attached- had this not been a queer story, I would have given up around chapter 2.
All in all, I would highly recommend this book to folks who like this style of literature. I don’t regret reading the book, but it’s also not one I’ll be picking up for a reread.
I just didn’t love it. It felt like a book I’d be forced to read in a high school English class. The writing was tedious and simile-saturated to every last unimportant detail. The info dump chapters were boring, and at times I was forced to remind myself that I was supposed to care for the characters. I can appreciate the importance of the story being told, but I was kind of bored while reading the whole thing. The main theme was the only thing keeping me attached- had this not been a queer story, I would have given up around chapter 2.
All in all, I would highly recommend this book to folks who like this style of literature. I don’t regret reading the book, but it’s also not one I’ll be picking up for a reread.