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A review by nssutton
Blueprints for Building Better Girls: Stories by Elissa Schappell
3.0
I enjoyed the dark writing and trying to discover where the characters intersections occurred. While I thought this book was interesting, there was one thing I thought it lacked -- the happy girl. I know first-hand that being a woman is hard and I appreciated this close examination of the thoughts and feelings associated with differing archetypes that are outside of my own experience.
But where is the confident woman, the girl who didn't leave her friend behind at the frat party, who gets riled up while reading articles about the current state of women's healthcare issues, who balances out these other characters uncertainty about their positions in life. Maybe I have just always been fortunate to surround myself with women of this caliber, but my own personal experience made the title seem like a call to action -- let these fictional examples show that we need to provide stronger blueprints for building better girls.
But where is the confident woman, the girl who didn't leave her friend behind at the frat party, who gets riled up while reading articles about the current state of women's healthcare issues, who balances out these other characters uncertainty about their positions in life. Maybe I have just always been fortunate to surround myself with women of this caliber, but my own personal experience made the title seem like a call to action -- let these fictional examples show that we need to provide stronger blueprints for building better girls.