There are no Jack Kerouacs or Holden Caulfields for girls. Literary girls don’t take road-trips to find themselves; they take trips to find men.
“Great” books, as defined by the Western canon, didn’t contain female protagonists I could admire. In fact, they barely contained female protagonists at all.
It’s Frustratingly Rare to Find a Novel About Women That’s Not About Love – Kelsey McKinney – The Atlantic (via oditor)
Hadn’t thought about it, but it’s true.
Wildflowers & Whimsy 