"No, I am not a sexpert, a psychologist, or a dietician. But I am a girl
with a keen interest in having it all, and what follows are hopeful
dispatches from the frontlines of that struggle."
Lena’s new book, Not that Kind of Girl: A young woman tells you what she's 'learned,' is a comforting hug for
all of womankind. Her stories meld together in a dry fondue of awkward sexual
encounters, body dysmorphia, loving friendships, and general angst that
encompasses the experience of young girls and women in our society. I found in
her book a sense of comradery—which is certainly what she sought to forge. She
reaches across the page like an empathic friend giving you the last bite of the
chocolate croissant upon recounting a night of questionable consensual sex.
Cause let’s be honest, all young women get ‘fucked’ by society in many ways,
shapes, and forms. Ms. Dunahm, with her trademark wit and biting candor, unapologetically
calls out said-‘fucking’ and breathes hope into the future of femininity
without sanguine reverie or direct condemnation of patriarchy. Men and women
alike, to give a unique insight into some themes prominent in young females’ experience,
should read this book and honor a creative luminary of our generation, Lena
Dunham.
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