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A review by jordanwyn
Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng
3.0
First, this book does not Gal Pals us thank god. Like many books I started reading going “this is pretty gay” and about halfway through the book said “yeah it sure is.”
Parts of this book sent me sobbing. The grief, rage, loneliness, self hatred are all real and raw. In the last few chapters when Sunny is talking to Mina, WHUFF. We all have things we regret and loss we can’t ever really get over. Sometimes there’s just surviving.
The horror of existing in this world as a teenage girl is also brutally realized, without, thankfully, resorting to putting sexual violence on the page. It’s sadly fitting that this book’s fantasy element is what allows those girls to have bloody revenge.
Other parts weren’t bad but just weren’t as good. I would have been happy to let the book have more time and space to play out the horror of the entertainment industry, of what we demand of girls’ and women’s bodies both to be attractive and perform.
Finally, in defense of Eugenia, sushi made with non sushi rice sounds disgusting. Was it just long grain rice? Was it even sticky rice?? Justice for Genie.
Parts of this book sent me sobbing. The grief, rage, loneliness, self hatred are all real and raw. In the last few chapters when Sunny is talking to Mina, WHUFF. We all have things we regret and loss we can’t ever really get over. Sometimes there’s just surviving.
The horror of existing in this world as a teenage girl is also brutally realized, without, thankfully, resorting to putting sexual violence on the page. It’s sadly fitting that this book’s fantasy element is what allows those girls to have bloody revenge.
Other parts weren’t bad but just weren’t as good. I would have been happy to let the book have more time and space to play out the horror of the entertainment industry, of what we demand of girls’ and women’s bodies both to be attractive and perform.
Finally, in defense of Eugenia, sushi made with non sushi rice sounds disgusting. Was it just long grain rice? Was it even sticky rice?? Justice for Genie.