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At 80, living legend / author Judy Blume may not come to mind as #yourbestamericangirl but she has written stories that American kids think about and shaped the way tweens and teenage girls talk about puberty, periods and female sexual experiences. Recently she has granted film rights for her book, Are You There God? It‘s Me, Margaret, to be adapted into a film.

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Riddle is a ridiculously named 13 year old with over dramatic, cold parents. It‘s 1972 and something weird is going on with the disappearance of local boy Charlie Devlin.

I liked certain things about this book. The story, overall, was interesting. I loved Riddle‘s parents Camp and Greer, despite them being total assholes. But I had a difficult time with the writing style. Too many similes and metaphors. #nofemmeber #LMPC #yourbestamericangirl

DAY 18: #MaryKarr is one of my favorite female American authors. She writes so beautifully about her life .... do NOT ask her about David Foster Wallace. 🤫

PS. She is totally the basis for the P.G.O.A.T. in Infinite Jest.

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I think Patricia Highsmith has to be the best of American writers, Ripley is of course the greatest villain and i loved Carol. Here are my next two PH bks waiting to be read, my gr rating of carol, and the title bk is one i read recently. And don't forget strangers in a train
A prolific writer and when the psychological thriller is being hailed as the new genre it makes you want to shout read Patricia Highsmith

Don't ask me why I thought of these books for #YourBestAmericanGirl. I haven't even read them yet.

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I'm going to go with a current author who's book i think should be required reading.
She's tapped into a problem in America brilliantly.

#YourBestAmericanGirl #NoFemmeber Gay's title essay has a great unifying feminist mesage- rather than dwell on non-feminist moments, we should embrace a larger movement of "bad feminists" over few 'perfect' ones. The song's title isn't as un-progressive as it sounds (Mitski does refer to 'American boy' as well). The lyrics are anything but stereotypical, hinting at the complexities from two lovers being raised in different cultures within the U.S.

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The downstairs Sylvia stuff - which needs amalgamating with the upstairs shelf....eventually....😁

#YourBestAmericanGirl didn't know literary fame during her lifetime, with only a handful of poems published while she was alive. It still blows my mind every time I think about it.

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In my opinion, who better to represent #yourbestamericangirl ? Strong, Intelligent, Kind. #nofemmeber