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A review by library_lurker
The Thorn Necklace: Healing Through Writing and the Creative Process by Francesca Lia Block
3.0
the memoir part was interesting. it kinda confirmed my suspicions that FLB is fixated on beauty standards to the detriment of many other aspects of her life. there was a LOT of recounting of comments people have made about her appearance--as a thin, cis white woman who meets conventional beauty standards--and it's kinda like, ooookay. but it was also fascinating and beautiful and ethereal and all the things that make her such a captivating writer.
I mostly skipped the writing advice part, it's pretty basic and kinda jarring. I wish this was just a straight-up memoir about healing through writing without the instructional part of it. there'll be, like, this totally fascinating story and then it will be like, "and now about plot! let's look at the plot of 'to kill a mockingbird'"
I mostly skipped the writing advice part, it's pretty basic and kinda jarring. I wish this was just a straight-up memoir about healing through writing without the instructional part of it. there'll be, like, this totally fascinating story and then it will be like, "and now about plot! let's look at the plot of 'to kill a mockingbird'"