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Bezig met laden... Jobs for Girls with Artistic Flair: A Novel (editie 2022)door June Gervais (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Jobs for Girls with Artistic Flair is a great book - a coming of age novel. A queer woman, Gina is trying to break into the tattoo industry in the 1980s, which is heavily male dominated. Gina is very non-conventional and beats to her own drum Filled with drama, romance, and suspense! Highly recommend for those who are queer, feminists, and those with an open mind. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"An uplifting, feminist coming-of-age love story about a young woman who dreams of becoming a tattoo artist, and living life on her own terms. Introvert Gina Mulley is determined to become a tattoo artist, and to find somewhere she belongs in her conventional Long Island town. But this is 1985, when tattooing is still a gritty, male-dominated fringe culture, and Gina's funky flash is not exactly mainstream tattoo fare. The good news is that her older brother Dominic owns a tattoo shop, and he reluctantly agrees to train her. Gina has a year to prove herself, but her world is turned upside down when a mysterious psychic and his striking assistant, Anna, arrive on the scene. With Anna's help, Gina recognizes that the only way she has a shot at becoming a professional tattoo artist is to stand up for herself, and embrace her quirkiness both in her art and her life. When Gina and Anna fall in love, Dominic gives Gina an ultimatum. She's faced with an impossible choice: Is the romance and newfound independence she's found worth sacrificing her dreams? Or can she find a way to have it all?"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Gina is an engaging character who readers will root for. Many of the supporting characters are also well-drawn I struggled with Dominic, though. At the beginning of the book he seemed like a very strong character, who always had Gina's back and was pushing her out of a concern for her best interests. As the book went on, he came to seem kind of like a weak-willed jerk who really just couldn't be bothered with his little sister anymore. Since the book is told through Gina's eyes, that may have been the point, as she matures and comes to see Dominic more clearly, and I, like Gina just became somewhat disappointed in him. If so, I applaud Gervais for her subtle but effective rendering of a realistic brother-sister relationship.
FTC Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher in exchange for this review. ( )