Girlcrush: The #1 Sunday Times Bestseller

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She shares bits of her life online, as she is discovering more about herself as a bisexual woman, but things eventually start going sideways. I was slightly disappointed by which aspects of the story are resolved in the end and which are left unaddressed, but overall I really liked this. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Kleine Anmerkung gleich zu Beginn: Vielleicht wäre es hier angebracht gewesen, Triggerwarnungen im Buch zu platzieren. Eventually, Eartha realises that if she wants to be herself again, she needs to destroy her online persona. In Given's debut novel, we follow Eartha on a wild, weird and seductive modern-day exploration as she commences life as an openly bisexual woman whilst also becoming a viral sensation on Wonder Land, a social media app where people project their dream selves online. There is a moment, in the middle of Florence Given’s Girlcrush, when our protagonist, Eartha, sits euphoric in the gender neutral toilet cubicle of a queer nightclub and notices fresh graffiti written on the door in lipstick. Girlcrush can be broken down into two main themes – exploration of Eartha’s sexuality and the toxicity of social media.This book is an extremely superficial exploration of bisexuality, feminism, social media, 'cancel culture', and sexual assault. As a bisexual woman I found it littered with biphobia and severe problems around identity, femininity, masculinity and many issues catered towards our non binary siblings too. The book describes social media as curated lies and takes that idea to a whole other level in the second part of the book. Florence was handed the keys to the kingdom here and yet, this book was undoubtedly one of the worst things I’ve ever read. This book is internalised homophobia and stereotyping wrapped in a dazzling bow, using us as its mouthpiece to trick us all into thinking it’s validating.

e., in the forefront of the Wonderland engagements), churning out post after post that strays away from the honesty that gave her viral fame in the first place. I detest the term 'girl crush' but as I know Given has herself queried that term, thought I'd give the book a whirl. There are some “directors notes” which plays out more like a movie than a book (I listened on audiobook and finished with reading it - it worked well on audio but was confusing in the book). I’ve followed Florence Given’s account on my personal Instagram for quite a few years now and, to me, the first part of this novel felt almost like a fictionalized autobiography of her trajectory to fame on Instagram.The novel has the capabilities of a beach read, but wants to be sharp social commentary, and it does not come together, as it lacks stringency, smart plotting and aesthetic panache. Her work confronts oppressive attitudes towards women and their bodies and she uses her platform to raise awareness of issues surrounding sexuality, consent and gender.