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A review by babyfacedoldsoul
Goth Girl Rising by Barry Lyga
3.0
I first read this book when I was 17 and loved it from start to finish. I could really identify with Kyra and thought Lyga did an excellent job of portraying teenage women. I read the reviews of this book and found that many people did not agree with my original opinion. Intrigued and realistically with nothing better to do I decided to reread the book and see if my views had changed. And my had they ever.
I found Kyra to be very annoying this time through, and I was also shocked at how often Lyga chose to write about her boobs. I really don't remember thinking about mine that much at that or any age. I no longer found myself able to relate to Kyra, finding her to be very immature and dramatic and angsty. I find myself wondering if I was really like this at 17 then how come someone did not call me out for it.
So I guess what I'm trying to say is if you're a teenage girl of the goth persuasion and a huge Neil Gaimon fan, this is probably the book for you. It's a quick and easy read (I finished it in two days and found myself unable to put it down the whole time) but read it as a YA novel.
I found Kyra to be very annoying this time through, and I was also shocked at how often Lyga chose to write about her boobs. I really don't remember thinking about mine that much at that or any age. I no longer found myself able to relate to Kyra, finding her to be very immature and dramatic and angsty. I find myself wondering if I was really like this at 17 then how come someone did not call me out for it.
So I guess what I'm trying to say is if you're a teenage girl of the goth persuasion and a huge Neil Gaimon fan, this is probably the book for you. It's a quick and easy read (I finished it in two days and found myself unable to put it down the whole time) but read it as a YA novel.