The one and true Bible written by lesbian Jesus herself.
A coming-of-age novel that follows Coley as she moves in with the father she has never known and meets Sonya and her less-than-desirable friend group. Coley and Sonya quickly develop a friendship, but is there more behind their solo hangouts?
First, there was a song. Then there was this book. Now, there is a movie. I finished out Pride Month this year with the “Girls Like Girls” movie. When I got home, I did not want to leave the world, and since I had the book on my shelf, I did not have to. Was it smart of me to decide to take in the same content back to back? Maybe not. But in my defense, books and their visual counterparts are generally fairly different.
This is not the case for “Girls Like Girls.” There are maybe two or three scenes in the book that play out differently in the movie, but other than that, it is quite truly copy-pasted. Is that bad? No. It is actually what we, the fans, want most of the time. I just felt myself dragging a bit because I went from one right into the other.
The story felt very true to a real sapphic coming of age. Both Coley and Sonya navigate their feelings differently, and that is real life. No coming out experience is the “perfect” way to experience it. You can feel them both working through these feelings and trying to figure out what it all means for themselves. I think those with similar experiences who read this will have the opportunity to see themselves in the pages.
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