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Gilgi, One of Us
by Irmgard Keun
GILGI, ONE OF US by IRMGARD KEUN
Gilgi is a young woman whose life is completely in order. She works hard and she has clear goals. She doesn’t feel the need to have a man for anything other than fun and feels no emotional attachment to them. That is until she meets Martin and falls head over heels in love. This almost sounds like the plot of an early 00s romcom, but it was written in 1930s Germany and Gilgi is smart enough to know that her independence is important. She and her friend Olga (my favourite character) are full of wisdoms that give a woman from the 2020s something to consider. It’s incredible to imagine this being written in prewar Germany when it’s so modern. Makes me think that it’s absolute rubbish when people say that we should accept sexism from older people because they are from another generation. Absolutely not. One can be a decent human being whether they’re from the 1930s, 1830s or 2030s.
There were so many amazing quotes in this book, I’m tempted to go through it with a highlighter and then share them all with you.
I know I say this a lot, but you neeeeeed to read this.
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Gilgi is a young woman whose life is completely in order. She works hard and she has clear goals. She doesn’t feel the need to have a man for anything other than fun and feels no emotional attachment to them. That is until she meets Martin and falls head over heels in love. This almost sounds like the plot of an early 00s romcom, but it was written in 1930s Germany and Gilgi is smart enough to know that her independence is important. She and her friend Olga (my favourite character) are full of wisdoms that give a woman from the 2020s something to consider. It’s incredible to imagine this being written in prewar Germany when it’s so modern. Makes me think that it’s absolute rubbish when people say that we should accept sexism from older people because they are from another generation. Absolutely not. One can be a decent human being whether they’re from the 1930s, 1830s or 2030s.
There were so many amazing quotes in this book, I’m tempted to go through it with a highlighter and then share them all with you.
I know I say this a lot, but you neeeeeed to read this.
#book #irmgardkeun #gilgioneofus #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #bookstagrammer #bookrecommendations #bookreview #bookreviewfeatures #bookrecommendation #bookreader #bookreviewer #bookreviews #bookreviews #bookreading #bookrecs