I just finished this book and I need to talk about it but I can’t bring up the words. Such a phenomenal book, especially if you’re a millennial woman who had their preteen and teen years in the late 90s/early 00s.
The book is a coming of age story following three girls, Shaz, Kel and Rach, in Doncaster; the nights out and boys and school dramas. It shines in the writing – I felt every emotion they did (and of course, there were a lot being teenage girls!). My diaphragm felt frozen the whole time reading it, like I couldn’t take a full breath, because it was hitting me so hard. It’s written entirely in the Doncaster Yorkshire dialect, which almost put me off reading it but I’m glad I went for it. I think the dialect actually made it more impactful because it was like they were talking directly to me.
If you enjoyed Shuggie Bain, I think you’ll like this. Best book I’ve read this year (and I’ve read over 100!) it’s so so so so good
by LittleBlag