A review by ljrinaldi
American Girls by Alison Umminger

4.0

I loved this book. I am still trying to decide if this is a four or five star, but I loved how authentic this whole story was. I loved how Anne had two moms and that wasn't a huge or big deal (well it was in a way but not a big way). I loved how her sister wasn't perfect, nor was anyone else. Everyone was human. I also loved how Los Angeles was described. Having lived there for the first 25 years of my life, I am very familiar with it. And having lived near where the Manson murders took place, as well as being alive when they happened, I am familiar with that history.

Others have said good things about this book, so I don't have to say a lot. I think the author did an excellent job about doing research about Los Angeles and Manson. My father worked for the studios, and I agree which her description of what it is like to be on a set. There is a whole lot of down time.

But, as I brought up in an update, I have one thing to pick on, and this could be easily edited if they chose to. You can drive to a parking lot below the Hollywood sign, but you can't drive up to the Hollywood sign, you have to hike up there.

The non-American name of this book is "My Favorite Manson Girls" which makes more sense, to me.

Thanks to NetGalley for making this book available for an honest review.