Book description
A dazzling debut collection of raw and explosive poems about growing up in a sexist, sensationalized world, from a thrilling new feminist voice.
i’m a good girl, bad girl, dream girl, sad girl
girl next door sunbathing in the driveway
i wanna be them all at once, i wanna be…
Why read it?
1 author picked Life of the Party as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I truly believe that this poetry collection is a must-read; I have never read anything before that so validated my experiences, fears, and feelings of moving through the world as a woman. That is the central thread of the collection, along with the true crime genre, and why women, statistically, seem so enthralled by it.
Even as someone who does not often consume true crime or read much poetry, I read this cover to cover in one sitting and was nearly moved to tears at points simply because of how succinctly Gatwood put my own experiences and emotions into words.…
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