Reviews

Chelsea Girls by Eileen Myles

chezie's review against another edition

This is definitely a book I will be coming back to, I read the whole thing but I know different stories will mean more on a second read-through in the future. This was very raw and honest, covering many many ideas and themes including some that were hard to read. But its ability to touch on all these different human experiences made this feel whole and larger than the sum of its parts.

evewyb's review

5.0

I needed this reminder of what life could be like

nastjarchive's review

2.0

see, I'm sure this is rlly good. just wasn't the right book for me rn

leadabird's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol

atreenamedjulia's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective medium-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

4.25

I think if you are a lesbian or a poet but, especially if you're both, you should read this.

issnadja's review

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

Like your caotic friend telling you 100 side stories to an initial one. But the friend is Eileen Myles and the stories feel like poems although you don’t always know what’s happening 

mglinsley's review against another edition

dark funny relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.0

realgingerscrap's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

mollyburgess96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-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

3.5

holyhannah's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-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

4.5

the prose of this memoir is so unlike anything i’ve read before but i love how it’s like a messy stream of consciousness that bares it all. eileen myles, the woman you are