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# City of Girls: A Novel

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Review: Great book! - How refreshing to have a woman become who she really is, to know what works for her, and to embrace it whole heartedly, and to be honest with others about that. This is really unheard of, or nearly so. It’s a fascinating story about one woman’s long life of discovering her truest self, and then having the courage to live her life in accordance with that knowledge of what’s important to her. The many deep relationships, the family of choice we call it in my world, is satisfying and enlightening. May we all be so lucky as to have a life filled with such people. I know it’s a hugely important part of my life to have always had such a loving and fun and interesting group of people whom I love and who love me back. It may be the only area of my life where I have truly and thoroughly succeeded, and it’s profoundly meaningful to me. I can’t say that every reader will enjoy a book like this, written about such deep questions about how best to live one’s own best life. But I know I found it useful, entertaining, moving and eye opening. Quite a feat for one book!
Review: The great fun, but ultimately poignant story of a free spirit making her way in New York City - This was simply wonderful. Elizabeth Gilbert returns to form with City of Girls, the story of Vivian Morris, who is telling the story of her life in answer to the question, "What were you to my father?" Freshly kicked out of Vassar in 1940, she heads to New York to live with her aunt, who owns a theatre. This is not an upmarket establishment, but a crumbling showhouse in a working-class area, trying desperately to attract locals without much money to spare. Vivvie, who has a knack for sewing, quickly gets caught up in the productions and in life behind the scenes. But "too much fun" and the war inevitably take their toll, and Vivvie eventually faces a reckoning. The second half of the book is very differently paced - less fun, but more poignant. I did think that the final bit, the bit that answered the question posed in the opening chapter, was slightly light in detail compared to the rich telling that had gone before, but this is only a minor complaint.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #144,431 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #214 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction #537 in Literary Fiction (Books) #8,939 in American Literature (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (44,727) |
| Dimensions  | 6.2 x 2 x 9.3 inches |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 1594634734 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1594634734 |
| Item Weight  | 1.6 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 480 pages |
| Publication date  | June 4, 2019 |
| Publisher  | Riverhead Books |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book!
*by K***B on January 3, 2024*

How refreshing to have a woman become who she really is, to know what works for her, and to embrace it whole heartedly, and to be honest with others about that. This is really unheard of, or nearly so. It’s a fascinating story about one woman’s long life of discovering her truest self, and then having the courage to live her life in accordance with that knowledge of what’s important to her. The many deep relationships, the family of choice we call it in my world, is satisfying and enlightening. May we all be so lucky as to have a life filled with such people. I know it’s a hugely important part of my life to have always had such a loving and fun and interesting group of people whom I love and who love me back. It may be the only area of my life where I have truly and thoroughly succeeded, and it’s profoundly meaningful to me. I can’t say that every reader will enjoy a book like this, written about such deep questions about how best to live one’s own best life. But I know I found it useful, entertaining, moving and eye opening. Quite a feat for one book!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The great fun, but ultimately poignant story of a free spirit making her way in New York City
*by S***R on August 3, 2019*

This was simply wonderful. Elizabeth Gilbert returns to form with City of Girls, the story of Vivian Morris, who is telling the story of her life in answer to the question, "What were you to my father?" Freshly kicked out of Vassar in 1940, she heads to New York to live with her aunt, who owns a theatre. This is not an upmarket establishment, but a crumbling showhouse in a working-class area, trying desperately to attract locals without much money to spare. Vivvie, who has a knack for sewing, quickly gets caught up in the productions and in life behind the scenes. But "too much fun" and the war inevitably take their toll, and Vivvie eventually faces a reckoning. The second half of the book is very differently paced - less fun, but more poignant. I did think that the final bit, the bit that answered the question posed in the opening chapter, was slightly light in detail compared to the rich telling that had gone before, but this is only a minor complaint.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good read!
*by B***E on May 9, 2020*

I'm reading the best book of fiction I've read in twenty years (Me--a bonified memoir-creative non-fiction reader actually reading fiction!) by Elizabeth Gilbert, The City of Girls is a page turner. I stayed up until 5 am reading. I can't put it down! Only when I passed out and my iPad konked me on the head did I stop reading! I love the scenes, characters, dialogue and narrative. The fact that it is written in an epistolary form from a 70 year old woman to an old friend and confidant made it so interesting. It reads like a coming of age memoir with delightful coming of age sexual confessions, reflections, and life lessons that speak to us in 2020. This novel is set in the delicious golden age of the 40's in NYC and anyone who was born and raised in NY have at least heard of the places named in the story. BTW--last week, I took a memoir writing workshop with Elizabeth Gilbert for an hour, she said she is relived to write fiction so she can write freely without worrying about being sued by anyone and that she feels completely liberated; as her protagonist in this novel becomes over a period of time. It's a perfect escapist read for these dark days of too much bad news. This book is a real delight. I recommend it heartily!

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