A review by jklbookdragon
Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir by Liz Prince

4.0

This graphic memoir does a great job of portraying the childhood / youth and opinions of a self-described tomboy, trying to figure out what that really means for her. My flavor of tomboy was different, and I'm older, but I can still really relate to what she has to say. And my reaction to my grandmother giving me a doll when I was a little girl was exactly how Liz reacted to her grandmother giving her a dress. In this day when gender fluidity and gender transitioning is at least easier if still not at all easy, it's good to note that there are people like me who are definitely cis and hetero women, but are comfortable in men's clothing and don't conform to popular female stereotypes at all. But even if we're tomboys, we're still different from each other. I do wish that was portrayed a little more positively in this book, but ... it's a portrayal of how she felt in that time and at that age.