A review by lesbrary
The Falling Girls by Hayley Krischer

4.0

A while back, there used to be a lot of stories about obsessive female friendships. Stories like Heavenly Creatures or Single White Female. Now that I think about it, even Carmilla, back in the 1800s, fits in this! But part of the appeal of these stories, at the time, was the spectre of lesbianism. As that fear became less culturally relevant or acceptable, those kinds of stories seemed to die out. Believe me, I’m glad that the monstrous lesbian is no longer a popular movie trope, but I do think there’s something really interesting about these stories. Especially in adolescence, friendships between girls can be all-consuming, The most important relationships in your life, The kind of people who shape your entire personality. The Falling Girls explores these relationships, the dangers and the appeal of them, without falling into old homophobic tropes.

Full review on the October 5th episode of All the Books.