A review by arilaurel
gods with a little g by Tupelo Hassman

5.0

Tupelo Hassan writes these characters with such brave and self-assured voices, so unlike my own when I was young and questioning everything. But these voices are also very young, and their willfulness doesn't conceal their vulnerability. Helen Dedleder is at tuning her own self-understanding and power in a small town that is rich with intricacies and social dynamics. Together, the Dickheads follow honor codes of loyalthy, quick comebacks, and solidarity against the messed up adult-built institutions in Rosary. The book culminates to an emotional and resonant ending that requires Helen have the spiritual strength and self knowledge to survive this place.