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Girls of a Certain Age by Maria Adelmann

4 reviews

paperknotbooks's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Unusual blend of coming-of-age and mature woman exploration. Always a light sense of innocence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

hannibanani29's review

funny reflective fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, and War

Minor: Death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

chikitungis's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Death and Sexual content

aidrielle's review

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

as far as short story collections go, this is one of the better ones i've read. but maybe i'm biased because i just love stories about girlhood and womanhood! i especially liked "Only the Good," "Elegy," "Middlemen," and "The Lunatic Report." "Only the Good" is probably my favorite though, and i don't even really know why. it was the first story and it had me by the throat from the very first line. i love maria adelmann's prose!
i will say though that this book weirdly had a lot of stories involving the US military which i have... complicated feelings about so it was a bit uncomfortable to read. maybe it's my fault for not looking at the synopsis too closely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

Moderate: Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia