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Not that kind of girl
380 pages
A hyper-articulate, unapologetically messy dispatch from the trenches of young womanhood.
What it feels like
Reading this collection feels like sitting on a bathroom floor at a party with a brilliant, neurotic friend who is oversharing her most embarrassing secrets. The pace is brisk and conversational, pulling you through a chaotic landscape of bad dates, body image struggles, and creative ambitions with a wry, self-deprecating wit. It is an intimate, sometimes cringe-inducing, but deeply relatable atmosphere that captures the specific anxiety of being young, female, and desperate to be understood. The prose is sharp, hyper-articulate, and unapologetically blunt, making a messy life look like a deliberate art form. It will delight readers who crave raw, unfiltered honesty and find comfort in knowing they are not the only ones making spectacular mistakes on the way to adulthood.
- Mood
- intimate
- chaotic
- nostalgic
- candid
- Tone
- confessional
- self-deprecating
- wry
- neurotic
- earnest
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- messy early adulthood · body image and diet culture · sexual misadventures · creative ambition · female friendship
- The writing
- Conversational, hyper-articulate, and unapologetically blunt, reading like a late-night email from a very smart friend.
- The arc
- Moves from the chaotic insecurity of youth toward a tentative, self-aware acceptance of one's own flaws and desires.
- Who it's for
- Millennials and young women navigating the messy transition into adulthood who appreciate raw, unfiltered oversharing.
Content notes
- sexual assault
- eating disorders
- mental health struggles
- explicit sexual content
About the book
"If I could take what I've learned and make one menial job easier for you, or prevent you from having the kind of sex where you feel you must keep your sneakers on in case you want to run away during the act, then every misstep of mine was worthwhile. I'm already predicting my future shame at thinking I had anything to offer you, but also my future glory in having stopped you from trying an expensive juice cleanse or thinking that it was your fault when the person you are dating suddenly backs away, intimidated by the clarity of your personal mission here on earth. No, I am not a sexpert, a psychologist or a dietician. I am not a mother of three or the owner of a successful hosiery franchise. But I am a girl with a keen interest in having it all, and what follows are hopeful dispatches from the frontlines of that struggle."--
Description from Open Library.
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