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A review by katmackie
The Torn Skirt by Rebecca Godfrey
3.0
An angsty and fast moving tale of a teenage girl as she journeys to the underworld of her sleepy town. The Torn Skirt successfully captures the desires of a lost and stranded personality during such a crucial time, but I'm still not sure how I feel about the experience.
Sara Shaw knows what she wants when she sees it. This "it" isn't tangible, it's a way of being. She wants to be seen and invisible at the same time. She wants to be tough. She wants to stand up to bullies. She's full of good intentions, and poor assumptions. She sees the sketchy world of sex workers, johns, and seedy drug fueled parties with rose-colored glasses only a teenager could have. As a reader, I can't say I loved the ride, even if I found it insightful and entertainingly different from my own experience.
As Sara continues to spiral, she can't stop romanticizing the pain and missteps of the people around her. As they continue to disappoint her, she asks herself why she accommodates actions that make her uncomfortable. She carries a lot of pain herself which she isn't capable of articulating. It only gets worse, and she refuses to learn. Somehow there is a cautionary aspect to her tale. Unlike [b:Go Ask Alice|46799|Go Ask Alice|Beatrice Sparks|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327870536s/46799.jpg|2115708], a story mentioned quite a few times in The Torn Skirt, Sara's desires are a reality to be reckoned with.
Sara Shaw knows what she wants when she sees it. This "it" isn't tangible, it's a way of being. She wants to be seen and invisible at the same time. She wants to be tough. She wants to stand up to bullies. She's full of good intentions, and poor assumptions. She sees the sketchy world of sex workers, johns, and seedy drug fueled parties with rose-colored glasses only a teenager could have. As a reader, I can't say I loved the ride, even if I found it insightful and entertainingly different from my own experience.
As Sara continues to spiral, she can't stop romanticizing the pain and missteps of the people around her. As they continue to disappoint her, she asks herself why she accommodates actions that make her uncomfortable. She carries a lot of pain herself which she isn't capable of articulating. It only gets worse, and she refuses to learn. Somehow there is a cautionary aspect to her tale. Unlike [b:Go Ask Alice|46799|Go Ask Alice|Beatrice Sparks|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327870536s/46799.jpg|2115708], a story mentioned quite a few times in The Torn Skirt, Sara's desires are a reality to be reckoned with.