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A review by librar_bee
Wild Geese by Soula Emmanuel
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
4 stars. Two Irish women of very different experiences come together. As exes with seven years between them, they learn one another over the course of a weekend in Copenhagen.
Emmanuel's writing is gorgeous. Thoughtful and intentional with every word, her musings on being perceived and truly seen as a trans woman and a woman in general speak to the importance of a feminism that wholeheartedly embraces trans women. Phoebe, our narrator, and Grace, her ex-girlfriend, are equally frustrated and enchanted by one another, and their conversations over the course of the weekend take us on an intimate journey of their growth into womanhood on the cusp of age 30.
Much of the book is self-reflection and introspection on Phoebe's part, which often slowed the pacing significantly in places. Nonetheless, the shared experience of womanhood and the love inherent in their relationship is deeply felt on every page.
Emmanuel's writing is gorgeous. Thoughtful and intentional with every word, her musings on being perceived and truly seen as a trans woman and a woman in general speak to the importance of a feminism that wholeheartedly embraces trans women. Phoebe, our narrator, and Grace, her ex-girlfriend, are equally frustrated and enchanted by one another, and their conversations over the course of the weekend take us on an intimate journey of their growth into womanhood on the cusp of age 30.
Much of the book is self-reflection and introspection on Phoebe's part, which often slowed the pacing significantly in places. Nonetheless, the shared experience of womanhood and the love inherent in their relationship is deeply felt on every page.