White Girl Problems by Babe Walker
This book...I wasn't sure if I would want to keep this book on the shelf or get rid of it the second I read it. I think I had a "book crush" on this book from the time I read the dedication page,
"For Me."
Awesome.
I loved the fact that she wrote it about herself, for herself, without a lot of crap behind it or the really mushy stuff. haha. Not that I would know who I would dedicate a book to, but just sayin'.
This book was very real yet unbelievable at the same time. I guess I say that because of one of the defining factors of the book - I, unlike the author, did not come from a home/life of privilege. There were things in there (as well as some of the fashion designer names) that were so unbelievable that they seemed unreal. Like, how in the WORLD could that have EVER happened to ANYONE?!
There were parts of the book that were a little more sexually graphic than I would have liked (something I keep running into oddly enough). Like, odd-to-be-reading-on-the-bus-surrounded-by-complete-strangers-book, if, given the completely oddly based fear that any one of them could read my thoughts, read what I was reading, and judge me harshly. But seriously guys - people in the bus totally creep on what you are doing/reading on your phone/kindle/nook/iPad/paper/book, whatever. I am totally guilty on a few occasions. One time I didn't even realize I was doing it until they "turned the page" on their Kindle and I was like oh - yeah...this is not my book...You are not reading that... (I was standing in the aisle and they were sitting down - easy to read what they were reading. It probably helped my cause because the woman had her font set at a very large setting).
So, the verdict on this book is that it will stay on the bookshelf for now - I feel I could want to re-read this book again sometime down the road. For now.
-LD
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