readingwithkaitlyn's review
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny
Moderate: Grief, Rape, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Racism
Minor: Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Blood, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Animal death
poolofbees's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
This book is filled with such profound vulnerability and honesty. Elhillo is unafraid to speak on the violence and pain that is inflicted on women, many of whom are later ignored. She talks about not having the words to talk about it. She does not try to offer solutions to these problems, but there is the persistent and running stream throughout the book of female closeness, friendship, love, the way we protect each other. I felt incredibly seen by this book. I was given new ways to think about those things that are most difficult to think about. I felt like Elhillo imparted a little piece of her own resilience into this book, like we could all be girls who never die, like we all will be girls who never die.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
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