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A review by elenagroves
Girl. by Robin Williams
3.75
Robin Williams' GIRL. is a relatively brief but evocative poetry collection centering on the author's experiences with and insight on gender identity and sexuality. These poems expound on several prevailing themes including the dichotomy of feeling both "too queer" yet "not queer enough," especially as a bisexual person; romantic love and yearning; internal and external homophobia; and religious trauma. Williams' prose is punchy yet effortlessly florid, rendering this collection both compulsively readable and emotionally impactful. As a bisexual woman myself, many of the reflections within the poems resonated with me, reinforcing just how essential it is to have literary representation like GIRL. available for anyone who may have experienced confusion surrounding, or is coming to terms with, their sexuality.