Blog #10: Red Fired ME Up!

Amy Goldwasser picked exceptional young women to feature in her novel. Each of them told a great story: some made me cry, some made me laugh out loud and they all touched my heart.
My favorites were the ones that depicted the inner over-reactive child which lies beneath the young women who wrote the tales. For example, Grace Habegger, who wrote about Jonny Depp really displayed the opposing forces inside of a young woman! She is very childish in her obsession, but the more mature young woman inside of her requires that she admit this silly side of her reverence of him along side of her more advanced admiration of his acting ability. It portrays a phenomenal dichotomy which is present in all of us, and certainly extreme within young women.
Also, I was pleased with how relatable I found their stories. They discussed real-life issues, issues I have dealt with or that someone I know has dealt with. September 11, suicide, friend’s dying too young, problems understanding their parents or vice versa. All of it affected me. I cannot wait to share this book with my cousin who is struggling with an eating disorder and my best friend who is adopted and my mother struggles with mental illness and my brother who could just never understand girls, and my grandmother who always asks why young people think dancing and dressing the way they do is ok, and my father who doesn’t trust lesbians, and my friend who got lost in the ash of the twin towers and struggle for days to call home to say she was ok, and my aunt who is the biggest Jonny Depp fan I have ever known. This book has insight to offer to everyone and that is what I love the most about it. It made me feel special and normal all at the same time.

Becca