oh my goddd my friends have all gotten tired of me talking about this book because i literally bring it up whenever someone asks for book recs but it’s sooo amazingly written it’s a shame it isn’t more well known!!
the plot is fairly simple, a woman named cassandra comes home from college to attend her twin sister’s wedding, but where it really shines is the unique character studies and the fun/relatable prose and inner monologue!
it was written by dorothy baker in the 60s, and is pretty progressive for the time (the main character is lesbian which was definitely not accepted much back then!!)
anyways i would definitely read it if you’re a fan of very down to earth and relatable stories! (although trigger warning for suicidal ideations, its not graphic but still!)
this short novel revived my love of reading and though i haven’t read My Year of Rest and Relaxation, it seems to me if you want to be inside the head of someone insufferable but relatable (and queer!) you could always choose Cassandra’s. I also heard Neon / John Early won the rights to adapt it so… that’s set to be iconic
It’s been three days since I’ve finished that book and it’s on my mind all the time.
when I brush my teeth I think about Nettie and her time in africa , I make myself a drink and I think about Sofia and her brave struggles , it really stuck with me .
It’s bleak but it’s because a woman’s life can be bleak , it’s also happy and theological and compassionate.
Anyways check the trigger warnings but if you want to dive into a beautiful story and a sapphic one at that check it out ! 😜♥️
desperately need everyone in the world to read my favorite book that i imprinted on like a baby duckling at 16 years old. was there something wrong with me? maybe. is the book good? yes.
do you like ghosts? haunted houses? weird marriages? then boy do i have the book for you
i recently really got into pokémon and i’ve started collecting the games! i have 8 so far, some from my childhood and some recently acquired, plus a pokémon gameboy color :D
