i rated this so highly for the main fact that i am also a lesbian that is 2 years older than their sister with a ... difficult relationship with their mom. seriously, its crazy how baltasar perfectly capture the expectation and disappointment of fitting into a box, and then not being able to.

this book isn't for everyone, but if that sounds like your cup of tea, i think you will really like it. the writing is beautiful, its seriously one of those books that you underline everything. and its also really funny at times! i think it does a wonderful job at the split of being devestating and finding humor. The translator also had a wonderful afterwood and did a great job.

 

Page 9; 

‘Mom’s tanks of milk wiped me out, they made me less human, even less of a girl.’ 
 

Page 30; 

‘Sisters lead identical lives until one of them grows up, and then the other begins to do things in secret- above all, meeting new people to fill the hole her sister has left.’ 

Page 34; 

‘As far as my current occupation goes, I think Mom is pleased- pleased that she has, at long last, put me in a box.’