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Local Girls
Local Girls
Author: Alice Hoffman
Told from Gretel Samuelson's sly and knowing perspective, Local Girls charts her progess as she navigates from childhood to the brink of womanhood, picking her way through the tragedies and absurdities of everyday life in a family which is rocked by divorce and disaster, bad judgement and fierce attachments. Her father has left them, her cha...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780099282945
ISBN-10: 0099282941
Publication Date: 2000
Pages: 197
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Leigh avatar reviewed Local Girls on + 378 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
My least favorite of Hoffman's books - speedy read, forgettable characters, but good prose. Dreadfully sad.

My main problem with this book was the lack of a plot. Hoffman is usually so creative with her characters and what they do during the course of a novel; but this was about nothing and the characters were as ordinary as anyone you'd see on the street.

Recommended only for hardcore Hoffman fans.
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OnlyVal avatar reviewed Local Girls on + 34 more book reviews
Not like other Alice Hoffman novels; I was a litte disappointed in this one. However, my book reading friends loved it.
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cute quick little read
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Funny, poignant and lyrical story, beautifully read, about two girls growing up in a Long Island neighborhood.
sari-lynn avatar reviewed Local Girls on + 207 more book reviews
Unabridged. Somewhat interesting story of growing up amidst divorce. The main character seemed a little detatched. The book was read by two different readers, which I found rather disconcerting. I liked one of them quite a lot, and didn't care for the other one.


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