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noxefa's review against another edition
5.0
No tengo la mente para escribir una reseña completa dando detalles de lo importante que fue leer este libro para mi, pero sí diré lo siguiente: este es mi libro más personal y se convirtió en un nuevo favorito. Yo SOY este libro. Yo SOY la chica de este libro, y sé que todas las chicas del mundo lo son. Pedazo de obra, merece todas las estrellas y lágrimas del mundo.
jeanetterenee's review against another edition
4.0
This is an autobiographical coming-of-age novel. It follows Allegra from the age of about three to about age thirteen. She's a very precocious Jewish girl growing up in Brooklyn in the 1930s. At that time, Jewish girls from wealthy families were expected to have no other ambition than to make a good marriage with a rich man, have a couple of kids, and be one of the ladies who lunch and play cards all day. These social strictures don't suit Allegra, and she's very vocal about it. Just as she's entering adolescence, she goes away to camp for the whole summer and discovers that there are other options for strong, talented young women who choose to define their own paths.
This book was a delightful, lighthearted read. It's only about 175 pages, and can easily be read in less than a day. There's a lot of subtle humor and a handful of laugh-out-loud moments as Allegra makes her discoveries about her world and shares her opinions.
This book was a delightful, lighthearted read. It's only about 175 pages, and can easily be read in less than a day. There's a lot of subtle humor and a handful of laugh-out-loud moments as Allegra makes her discoveries about her world and shares her opinions.
sunnid's review
5.0
Short, sweet. Funny and moving. Really reminded me of my mother and aunt and the time they grew up in.
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