A review by jaclyncrupi
A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie Tu

3.0

Winter days spent reading books on the beach wearing a tshirt. Like in Queenie and Normal People, the protagonist of A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing allows herself to be debased sexually to an incredible low before she can find the strength to rise again. I’m conflicted about this narrative arc in all three books but something I’m not conflicted about is having a professional classical musician as a protagonist. This book is best read with Beethoven’s Violin Concerto playing. As someone who spends too much time thinking about the literary and musical canons, this book spoke to my heart. There was excellent commentary about female composers, music, race and art. This is a book about ambition, drive and how to fill the void inside. It’s the fictional Mozart in the Jungle and I read it in a single sitting.