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A review by didyousaybooks
Girlish: Growing Up in a Lesbian Home by Lara Lillibridge
3.0
I received this book in exchange via netgalley and the publisher in exchange of an honest review.
According to goodreads, it took me exactly 2 months to read Girlish. And the main reason why I’m only putting 3 stars. Let’s say three and a half.
It is a good, honest, raw book.
But everytime I was putting it down, I did not feel like picking it up again.
It was a bit depressing to be honest.
I felt sad, frustrated and angry on behalf of young Girl.
Now, the « notes from the fourth wall », when the author breaks the 3rd person narrative to speak directly, analyse or explain her thoughts as a grown adult were more than welcome because they brought much open mindedness, still truth but also acceptance, clarity and understanding, as well as love to balance everything else.
There is a lot of « ugly » bits, but this is mainly a story with lots of love. Hard, strange, compulsive or even abuse love as well as a love a child as for its parents and vice versa. Motherhood.
As Girl would tell you herself, this is her own story she presents you.
She is not talking about anyone else.
I’d say if you like reading personal memoirs, Girlish is a solid book. Not an easy one but don’t be scared, it’s not all depressing either. Just a bit of life.
And it’s always good to learn about people that leads extremely different lives as yourselves.
As a 29 French girl, who’s main occupation is to travel the world and only has to take care of myself, you’d think I did not have much to take from Girl’s story but there are a few things here and there that are applicable to my own experience and I think as a whole, everyone would find something to connect with in this book, identify with or just empathize.
According to goodreads, it took me exactly 2 months to read Girlish. And the main reason why I’m only putting 3 stars. Let’s say three and a half.
It is a good, honest, raw book.
But everytime I was putting it down, I did not feel like picking it up again.
It was a bit depressing to be honest.
I felt sad, frustrated and angry on behalf of young Girl.
Now, the « notes from the fourth wall », when the author breaks the 3rd person narrative to speak directly, analyse or explain her thoughts as a grown adult were more than welcome because they brought much open mindedness, still truth but also acceptance, clarity and understanding, as well as love to balance everything else.
There is a lot of « ugly » bits, but this is mainly a story with lots of love. Hard, strange, compulsive or even abuse love as well as a love a child as for its parents and vice versa. Motherhood.
As Girl would tell you herself, this is her own story she presents you.
She is not talking about anyone else.
I’d say if you like reading personal memoirs, Girlish is a solid book. Not an easy one but don’t be scared, it’s not all depressing either. Just a bit of life.
And it’s always good to learn about people that leads extremely different lives as yourselves.
As a 29 French girl, who’s main occupation is to travel the world and only has to take care of myself, you’d think I did not have much to take from Girl’s story but there are a few things here and there that are applicable to my own experience and I think as a whole, everyone would find something to connect with in this book, identify with or just empathize.