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A review by butterflyzo
Girls Can Kiss Now: Essays by Jill Gutowitz
1.0
reading this book felt like listening to a boring old person tell you a story from their youth, full of names i didn't know that the author expects you to know, and the most pointless ramblings.
one thing that bothered me about this book was that the author claims to be funny? the reviews on the back of the book talk about how unhinged and hilarious it is, and-i don't mean to be rude- but i did not even crack a smile once. i'm sorry but this just felt like reading a gay millennial twitter thread. or a buzz feed article. it's even more annoying when the author talks about how funny she is.
another thing that annoyed me was that the author talks about white people over and over again as if she isn't white? i find it very weird that she detaches herself from this privilege yet claims to hate white suburbia as if she is not that.
the way she claims things to be lesbian canon that is unique to her life and experiences is very boring from the reader's perspective. it seems like the target audience is tiny: a 30 something year old white lesbian who grew up in the suburbs and is obsessed with pop culture. its a very tough read if you don't fall into that specific niche.
as a lesbian i expected to relate to at least one essay in the book and i can tell you i couldn't at all. it was a very frustrating read and i wouldn't recommend it to anyone. unless you like speculating on real peoples sexualities as if it's a joke and publishing it in a book. very weird behaviour.
one thing that bothered me about this book was that the author claims to be funny? the reviews on the back of the book talk about how unhinged and hilarious it is, and-i don't mean to be rude- but i did not even crack a smile once. i'm sorry but this just felt like reading a gay millennial twitter thread. or a buzz feed article. it's even more annoying when the author talks about how funny she is.
another thing that annoyed me was that the author talks about white people over and over again as if she isn't white? i find it very weird that she detaches herself from this privilege yet claims to hate white suburbia as if she is not that.
the way she claims things to be lesbian canon that is unique to her life and experiences is very boring from the reader's perspective. it seems like the target audience is tiny: a 30 something year old white lesbian who grew up in the suburbs and is obsessed with pop culture. its a very tough read if you don't fall into that specific niche.
as a lesbian i expected to relate to at least one essay in the book and i can tell you i couldn't at all. it was a very frustrating read and i wouldn't recommend it to anyone. unless you like speculating on real peoples sexualities as if it's a joke and publishing it in a book. very weird behaviour.