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A review by the_midnight_librarian
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
5.0
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I listened to this on Audible and found the voice exquisite. The story I found entertaining, the characters were all complex and each had their own personality and a slight history. They were all interesting enough, and I enjoyed Gilbert's writing style enough, that I wanted more back stories on all of them.
Vivian was a naive character of 19-20, that almost bordered on dim at times, but not enough to make me dislike her. I enjoyed her passion for sewing, to the point where I wanted nothing more than to start making summer dresses as we enter October! I laughed and was embarrassed for Vivi as she "went to the Doctor's", I worried for her as she gallivanted around New York into the early morning hours, I swooned with her, I stressed with her, and towards the end, I cried with her. This book let me hold Vivi's hand as she experienced New York, as she experienced her life. This book made me want to see New York in the 1940's, and made me believe that it wouldn't match up as it is now.
In fact as I write this I bumped this rating up a star because I'm finding I really did enjoy myself, and am figuring out how to go about the rest of my day now that I've finished reading it.
Not to say it didn't have it's problems, but that was the point, it doesn't matter! I was satisfied.
Vivian was a naive character of 19-20, that almost bordered on dim at times, but not enough to make me dislike her. I enjoyed her passion for sewing, to the point where I wanted nothing more than to start making summer dresses as we enter October! I laughed and was embarrassed for Vivi as she "went to the Doctor's", I worried for her as she gallivanted around New York into the early morning hours, I swooned with her, I stressed with her, and towards the end, I cried with her. This book let me hold Vivi's hand as she experienced New York, as she experienced her life. This book made me want to see New York in the 1940's, and made me believe that it wouldn't match up as it is now.
In fact as I write this I bumped this rating up a star because I'm finding I really did enjoy myself, and am figuring out how to go about the rest of my day now that I've finished reading it.
Not to say it didn't have it's problems, but that was the point, it doesn't matter! I was satisfied.