jerakahs's reviews
13 reviews

Women by Chloe Caldwell

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Women may be required reading for all WLW. A novella about a young woman's first relationship with a woman--a lesbian over fifteen years older than her and practically married--and their obsessive, sex-fueled spiral into heartbreak. I was shocked at how seen I felt by their budding love which quickly turned to dangerous, unhealthy obsession, the lesbian secrets that cut deep--insider secrets! A quick read, some WLW might find this hits too close to home, and for that reason, I think everyone of them should read it. 

It's Fun to Be a Person I Don't Know by Chachi D. Hauser

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

The blurb on the back of this book claims that it is not a juicy Hollywood tell-all about the author's connection to the Disney Family (she is the great-great niece of Walt himself), but rather an exploration of identities in all forms--gender, familial, racial. I agree somewhat. There is no denying that the most exciting parts of these essays are the connections to Disney. I found the author's ruminations on their semi-estranged grandfather, Roy Disney, to be specifically jaw-dropping. Weaving in musings on climate change, gentrification, gender identity, and a dying hetero relationship attempting to be anything but (dying and hetero), Hauser creates an interesting, if not confusing, tapestry of her life.  

Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5