2.5
A Good Happy Girl
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A poignant, surprising, and immersive read about a young professional woman pursuing an emotionally intense relationship with a married lesbian couple, for readers of Kristen Arnett and Melissa Broder
Helen, a jittery attorney with a self-destructive streak, is secretly reeling from a disturbing crime of neglect that her parents recently committed. Historically happy to compartmentalize—distracting herself by hooking up with lesbian couples, doting on her grandmother, and flirting with a young administrative assistant—Helen finally meets her match with Catherine and Katrina, a married couple who startle and intrigue her with their ever-increasing sexual and emotional intensity.
Perceptive and attentive, Catherine and Katrina prod at Helen’s life, revealing a childhood tragedy she’s been repressing. When her father begs her yet again for help getting parole, she realizes that she has a bargaining chip to get answers to her past.
A Good Happy Girl is interested in worlds without men—and women who will do what they can to get what they want. In her exploration of twisted desires, queer domesticity, and the effects of incarceration on the family, Marissa Higgins offers empathy to characters who often don’t receive it, with unsettling results.
Helen, a jittery attorney with a self-destructive streak, is secretly reeling from a disturbing crime of neglect that her parents recently committed. Historically happy to compartmentalize—distracting herself by hooking up with lesbian couples, doting on her grandmother, and flirting with a young administrative assistant—Helen finally meets her match with Catherine and Katrina, a married couple who startle and intrigue her with their ever-increasing sexual and emotional intensity.
Perceptive and attentive, Catherine and Katrina prod at Helen’s life, revealing a childhood tragedy she’s been repressing. When her father begs her yet again for help getting parole, she realizes that she has a bargaining chip to get answers to her past.
A Good Happy Girl is interested in worlds without men—and women who will do what they can to get what they want. In her exploration of twisted desires, queer domesticity, and the effects of incarceration on the family, Marissa Higgins offers empathy to characters who often don’t receive it, with unsettling results.
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“audiobook + ebook
i don’t know how i feel about this book or if i enjoyed it but i love lesbians and weirdos”
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“this books needs a plethora of content warnings! think twice before picking it up. there is graphic descriptions of violence, sexual acts, bodily fluids, negligence, incarnation, alluded to child abuse, and probably more that i blocked out.
i wasnt sure what to rate this book bc i thought some parts were interesting or thought provoking but most of it felt gross for shock value. the rough part for me is that a lot of us have issues related to childhood trama that leaves us wishing for care and acceptance. then when we get those things we want to push against it because we feel we don't deserve it or just simply aren't used to it. i would argue most if us don't end up as manipulative and aggressive as the mc here.
in conclusion, i wouldn't recommend. i don't regret reading it but there are better books to spend yoir time on.”
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