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City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

33 reviews

bookmarkedbyfi's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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betsygrace's review

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Too much weird sexual content and sexual assault/rape vibes for me. It’s very normalized in the circle that the main character runs in, and I got tired of hearing it (listened on audiobook)

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lotten4's review

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emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really liked the ambiance. (Also, good writing)

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genevievefv's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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m4rtt4's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Didn't expect to like it as much as I did! Time travelling through books has always been nice, and this time it was genuinely FUN and addicting as well. But why the f was the book written in the form of a letter? That was completely unnecessary, and I don't think the story would have been any less interesting had it just been about Vivian (as it already was), without the constant remarks to "Angela". I mean, NOBODY writes letters 500 pages long to explain anything, let alone something like this. I didn't really like Vivian either, sometimes she was painfully insufferable. However, I did like her story, and that's what matters. I might have fallen in love with the dusty, cigarette-reeking yet compelling Lily Playhouse as well.

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applejacksbooks's review

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emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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erinnz's review

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adventurous sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

A less exciting Evelyn Hugo story.

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joydynne's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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angietheace's review

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reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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lostbuthey's review against another edition

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inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

City of Gils is a New York Time’s Bestseller about love, friendship, glamour, and sex.

1940: After dropping out of college, nineteen-year-old Vivian is sent to live with her aunt in New York City. During the day, she sews costumes for the musical performances in her aunts' theater called the Lily Playhouse. And at night she and her friend Celia chase trouble from one side of the city to the other. Until a small mistake leads to a scandal that flips her world upside down.

This book was great. Technically, this could be my entire review, but let’s go a bit more into detail, shall we?

The characters were amazing; lovable, hateable, funny, talented, and sometimes stupid. And that’s what made it interesting. I found Vivian’s character development particularly interesting and relatable. She was young and thought she already knew everything. And when she got older, she realized how wrong she had been. I think this happens to a lot of us.

The relationships between the different characters and the way they evolved were nicely done. In the end, I was surprised about which relationships lasted and which ones didn’t.

In addition to that, I enjoyed that certain characters were introduced late and certain left early.

And the last few chapters made me sad. Not only because that part of the story was particularly emotional but also because it was beautifully written.

However, this book is written like one long letter. I personally think it would have been better if this weren’t the case since it is unlikely for someone that old to remember every detail of their life. Furthermore, the narrator [Vivian] kept repeating the name of the woman she was writing to. Now, don’t get me wrong: in some cases, this is fitting, but sometimes it was a bit too much and thus felt repetitive.

I recommend you read this book if you are intrigued by the glamour of New York City and/or if you are a young woman trying to find your place in this world. But: Be cautious. You might just get lost in this book.

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