A review by lilraesn
Jell-O Girls: A Family History by

4.0

I went into this book thinking it would be a dry memoir about theJell-O family, but was pleasantly surprised by how good of a book this was (pro tip: read it, don’t listen to it on audio). Yes, it’s primarily a family memoir, but it is so richly written that it reads like a novel. I love the bits about the history of Jell-O itself in its larger cultural context and the idea of its role in enforcing a patriarchal structure (even if it’s a bit of a stretch, I loved it nonetheless). Be forewarned: there is medically/anatomically graphic sections that made my skin crawl like I was actually there.