num_pages: 176
description: A dazzling debut collection of raw and explosive poems about growing up in a sexist sensationalized world from a thrilling new feminist voice.im a good girl bad girl dream girl sad girlgirl next door sunbathing in the drivewayi wanna be them all at once i wanna beall the girls Ive ever lovedfrom GirlLauded for the power of her writing and having attracted an online fan base of millions for her extraordinary spoken-word performances Olivia Gatwood now weaves together her own coming-of-age with an investigation into our cultures romanticization of violence against women. At times blistering and riotous at times soulful and exuberant Life of the Party explores the boundary between what is real and what is imagined in a life saturated with fear. Gatwood asks How does a girl grow into a woman in a world racked by violence? Where is the line between perpetrator and victim? In precise searing language she illustrates how what happens to our bodies can make us who we are.Praise for Life of the PartyDelicately devastating this book will make us all feel less alone in the dark.  Miel Bredouw writer and comedian Punch Up the Jam Gatwood writes about the women who were forgotten and the men who got off too easy with an effortlessness and empathy and anger that yanked every emotion on the spectrum out of me. Imagine we get to live in the age of Olivia Gatwood. Goddamn. Jamie Loftus writer and comedian Boss Whom Is Girl and The Bechdel CastIve read every poem in Life of the Party . Ive read each of them more than once. In some parts of the book the spine is already breaking because Ive spent so much time poring over it and losing hours in this world Olivia Gatwood has partly created but partly just invited the reader to enter on their own caution signs be damned. This book is enlightening inspiring igniting and f***ing scary . I loved every word on every page with a ferocity that frightened me. Madeline Brewer  actress The Handmaids Tale Orange Is the New Black and Cam
language: English
title: Life of the Party
publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback