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withlivjones's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
This book is definitely appropriately named, so many aspects of girlhood condensed into just over 100 pages and every woman will be able to connect with at least one element of Annie Ernaux’s account.
In theory, this book really shouldn’t work - it’s rambling and confused to the point where by the end even the author isn’t sure what it has become. But there’s something about Ernaux’s writing that is extremely compelling and brings all the threads of the story together. It reads like fiction, but the fact that it’s a memoir told nearly fifty years after the event makes it all the more sad.
In theory, this book really shouldn’t work - it’s rambling and confused to the point where by the end even the author isn’t sure what it has become. But there’s something about Ernaux’s writing that is extremely compelling and brings all the threads of the story together. It reads like fiction, but the fact that it’s a memoir told nearly fifty years after the event makes it all the more sad.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Classism
looneytunes's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual violence
galucka's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Eating disorder and Sexual violence
solshineytb's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
avec ce livre j'ai vraiment compris ce qu'était l'écriture d'Annie Ernaux
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
astridmalmhester's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content