#about a girl
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Four and a half stars. This was so moving and beautiful. I read a few reviews that complained the protagonist and narrator, Tally, was too hard to empathize with because she’s so analytical, but I never felt even a hint of that. I loved the whole story. (Also, the cover is gorgeous.)
Even readers who don’t know a thing about astronomy (like myself) or Greek myths (not like myself) will be able to follow the story. It’ll be difficult to see where the plot is going, but seriously, just trust the author because she’ll get you through it in one piece.
Overall: this is an excellent read that hit all my happy buttons–friendship, growing up, stumbling around and trying to figure out Emotions while being utterly mortified by them, Greek myths, weird small towns where mystical things start to happen, and an utter lack of angst over the main character’s bisexuality. I received my copy for free at Y'All West (May 2016), but having finished the book, I would say it is absolutely worth whatever you have to pay to get your hands on a copy.
I wake up awash in titillation,
Your sweetly animalistic fragrance
Suffuses me still, and
My heart paces
As I cling to oneiric
Creation.
I wake up trailing
Soft linens — your hair,
Toward
A crumpled duvet — your shoulder;
All the worried while my heart begs:
“Hold her”;
Nothing matters more than
Keeping you there
Where I can still have you; love you…
A kiss in the aether, there’s
Nothing I can do:
I wake up.
—
10-5-2022, M.A. Tempels ©
7-5-2022, “… a Shakespearean sonnet about a lilac girl.”
MTV Unplugged in New YorkbyNIRVANAwas released on this day in 1994. Although the DVD versions came out way later (November 20, 2007) I included them on this picture to show my full Unplugged collection (so far).
I prefer the audio of the DVD, because it’s longer and includes gems like this by Kurt:
“You want us to play Nine Inch Nails songs?”
Read more jokes here: https://www.livenirvana.com/tourhistory/banter/1993/t_11-18-93b.php
About a Girl
