"How to Be a Good Girl" by Jamie Hood is a raw examination on what it takes to be a "Good Girl" in our society. Told in non-traditional verse, Hood is open and honest about her experiences and what it means to be a trans women in America. Forever chasing the love that was pictured in 1950's house wife propaganda "How to Be a Good Girl" really captured the yearning to be wanted. I felt so seen by Hood and her experiences, the way she peeled herself open, exposing everything to the world is admirable.

A lot of this is uncomfortable to read, but I think in a purposeful way. The author is setting this up to make us think and feel thinks through the words. I think that it's a little too free range and unstructured for my preference, but I can see the value in what's here. A lot of it tends to read more like a stream of thought than anything else.