Reviews

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

alexnawanak's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

themanicpixienightmare's review against another edition

5.0

This is book 31 I’ve read this year. From fantasy to memoir. It is the first where the vibrancy of the writing truly moved me. I want to live at the Lily 

catcon's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-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

aarushi_padhi's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

dianamallen's review against another edition

5.0

Gilbert's best book to date. Reading it is easy like Sunday morning, and the bubbly prose slides down like champagne.

jennbliven's review against another edition

4.0

Interesting set up. Enjoyed the second half far more than the first bit. Finished satisfied, and what more can you ask for.

mjhj888's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I very much enjoyed this historical fiction novel of a young girl finding herself on the brink of WWII and then following her life after the war. I especially liked the parts of the story while producing the musical, even though Vivian was not necessarily the most likable character at that time. 

chanelchapters's review against another edition

DNF

A woman named Angela asks her father’s mistress “what was my dad to you?”

Said mistress proceeds to write her ENTIRE life story- like read the room lady. She doesn’t want to know about every dick you sat on, just her dad’s.
And we were subjected to a scene where she decides to just get her virginity over with and asks a married old doctor to do it, and his version of dirty talk sounds like he’s giving her a medical exam

awen_mair's review against another edition

funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

bookworm_713's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.25