A review by keenanmaree
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What a gorgeous, weird, and wonderful book. As bizarre and fantastical as it is, it still manages to provide an incredibly grounded exploration of what it is like to grow up feminine in a world that has declared so many aspects of femininity to be taboo. It is a powerful study of gender, relationships, and what happens when we allow too much to remain unsaid simply because “we don’t talk about that.” 
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