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A review by carriepond
Girlhood by Melissa Febos
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Girlhood by Melissa Febos is an essay collection about growing up in a female body that I picked up after reading two essay collections where Febos's essays were among my favorites. I am so glad I did because I consider this essay collection a must-read.
Reading these essays was cathartic and made me feel seen deeply-- there were so many times that Febos articulated an experience or feeling that I had so perfectly that it was as if she had pulled it from deep within me and then voiced it better than I ever could. The pages of my copy are full of underlining, of sentiments that resonated, or were beautifully put, or that I wanted to return to again. I will be thinking about my favorite essays, "The Mirror Test," "Thesmorphia," and "Thank You for Taking Care of Yourself," for a long time, but the entire collection is truly wonderful.
I highly recommend this book.
Reading these essays was cathartic and made me feel seen deeply-- there were so many times that Febos articulated an experience or feeling that I had so perfectly that it was as if she had pulled it from deep within me and then voiced it better than I ever could. The pages of my copy are full of underlining, of sentiments that resonated, or were beautifully put, or that I wanted to return to again. I will be thinking about my favorite essays, "The Mirror Test," "Thesmorphia," and "Thank You for Taking Care of Yourself," for a long time, but the entire collection is truly wonderful.
I highly recommend this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Misogyny
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts