Shrill
by Lindy West
Taste attributes: biographydocumentarycomedyslowfresh & originalunsavouryrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthsocial commentarycoming of age
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, stirring biography, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
4.3 / 5
9 ratings
About This Book
Coming of age in a culture that demands women be as small, quiet, and compliant as possible--like a porcelain dove that will also have sex with you--writer and humorist Lindy West quickly discovered that she was anything but.
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- Author
- Lindy West
- Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 266
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- Open Library
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