A review by dianametzger
Property Of by Alice Hoffman

2.0

I give this 2 stars instead of 1 bc it's Hoffman's first novel and I can't fairly compare it to all the incredible work that comes after. The only thing it has in common with her most notable works is about how men and women are capable of ruining each other. I should commend her honest portrayal of drug use--gritty in a way that is unique to the time the book was written. I give it one star as a stand alone book bc I could care less/barely knew anything about the main character. I couldn't ever tell you her name, granted it was first person, but truthfully she had no real point of view. Her body was a vessel for her infatuation for this gang leader. Hoffman does write a lot of infatuated women, but they're given a much more rich interior life than this one. Impressed by Hoffman with how much she's grown as a writer. I give credit to how prolific of a writer she is. Practice makes perfect for Hoffman. This one was a real slog while her later books feel like dreams.