ninaprime 's review for:

The Burning Girl by Claire Messud

4.0

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I personally love books about female friendships, and the plethora of emotions contained within those experiences. Messud wrote a story that feels utterly realistic, where everything is messy and complicated and ultimately feels a little pointless. Because of the strength of her writing, I found Julia and Cassie's story to be profound and haunting, but it does conclude rather unsatisfactorily in the way that life does.