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Boyd's vigorous narrative of a young girl's South Carolina upbringing entertains, but proves too disjointed. Author tour.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Jesse Larsen
The Revolution of Little Girls starts with a summary of the major events of Ellen Larraine Burns' life, then proceeds to reveal the details in a manner that reads like a narrative tour through a shoebox full of sharply-focused but randomly tossed photographs. Here is Ellen at thirteen playing Tarzan, stealing fish, and learning to kiss with Hutch. Here is Ellen at age five before her father was killed in a car accident. The guy with the cigar hanging out of his mouth is Uncle Royce who was mean to them in ways they barely remember. This is Ellen at twenty getting ready to marry Nicky, the man who didn't let her drink or take drugs and took care of her for a seven-year period she remembers as "like a long stay in a good hospital." That's Blacklock, the southern mansion - "a white island in a sea of black folks" - that felt haunted and attracted electrical storms. The man in front of the house with her mother is Dr. Post, Ellen's gynecologist when she was twelve and her stepfather when she was thirteen. The last picture is Ellen's mother, a woman who used to embarrass Ellen by "speaking in italics." The shadows in the background might be Ellen's little-girl ghosts disappearing; Ellen doesn't need them anymore, now that she remembers why she loves her mother, can resist alcohol, and knows enough to honor her woman-loving, unstarved self. -- For great reviews of books for girls, check out Let's Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14.
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Boyd's vigorous narrative of a young girl's South Carolina upbringing entertains, but proves too disjointed. Author tour.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Jesse Larsen
The Revolution of Little Girls starts with a summary of the major events of Ellen Larraine Burns' life, then proceeds to reveal the details in a manner that reads like a narrative tour through a shoebox full of sharply-focused but randomly tossed photographs. Here is Ellen at thirteen playing Tarzan, stealing fish, and learning to kiss with Hutch. Here is Ellen at age five before her father was killed in a car accident. The guy with the cigar hanging out of his mouth is Uncle Royce who was mean to them in ways they barely remember. This is Ellen at twenty getting ready to marry Nicky, the man who didn't let her drink or take drugs and took care of her for a seven-year period she remembers as "like a long stay in a good hospital." That's Blacklock, the southern mansion - "a white island in a sea of black folks" - that felt haunted and attracted electrical storms. The man in front of the house with her mother is Dr. Post, Ellen's gynecologist when she was twelve and her stepfather when she was thirteen. The last picture is Ellen's mother, a woman who used to embarrass Ellen by "speaking in italics." The shadows in the background might be Ellen's little-girl ghosts disappearing; Ellen doesn't need them anymore, now that she remembers why she loves her mother, can resist alcohol, and knows enough to honor her woman-loving, unstarved self. -- For great reviews of books for girls, check out Let's Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14.
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