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A review by queenofthesouthernsun
Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir by Maggie Thrash
emotional
sad
slow-paced
1.75
So this book made me uncomfortable.
I completely understand that this is a memoir and recounts a lived experience by the author, and I really, really don't want to take that away or belittle it for her. And I understand the experience of being at summer camp and having a crush on the cute counsellor that makes you evaluate things about your life.
But also having been on the other side of the camp leader/camper dynamic it is NEVER okay to pursue a relationship with a camper or insinuate that's what you want to do! I couldn't overcome the fact that Maggie was 15 and Erin was 19 (17 and 21 at the end respectively) and that's what ruined it for me.
I completely understand that this is a memoir and recounts a lived experience by the author, and I really, really don't want to take that away or belittle it for her. And I understand the experience of being at summer camp and having a crush on the cute counsellor that makes you evaluate things about your life.
But also having been on the other side of the camp leader/camper dynamic it is NEVER okay to pursue a relationship with a camper or insinuate that's what you want to do! I couldn't overcome the fact that Maggie was 15 and Erin was 19 (17 and 21 at the end respectively) and that's what ruined it for me.