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I read Green Girl by Kate Zambreno. It speaks about an important and difficult issue but I do not like writers who write about writing. She modeled the book too much after a much better book which irritated me for the same reason: The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector. Another irritating quality of the book was I got the feeling of, "Look how many books I've read and how many films I've seen." Of course it is natural for authors to refer to other works in literature. But nearly every other page begins with a quote from a film or a book and, annoyingly, she references the film instead of the author in cases where credit really should go to Tennessee Williams or Trumane Capote. I couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed for her because she over-quoted Lispector and some other guy. Her crush on the French new wave films was, again, a little embarrassing. Other people will probably love it, but as for me, no thanks.