This book is really weird, but has enough common themes to tie the reader to reality. I found this listed under horror and listened to the audiobook, but I would definitely classify it as a mysterious magical realism story. 

The girls of a downtrodden Cleveland neighborhood have a lot to deal with. It's 1980 and the steel mill is about to go on strike (putting most of their father's on the picket line), their mothers have an intense neighborhood watch system, and the young women are dealing with all the societal pressures of their station. All this makes for a dreary time, until things start to get weird. 

A few of the girls start turning into rusted out, metallic versions of themselves. While the government gets involved to poke and prod, it's really the neighbors that turn their back on them, as it's easier to hide girls with a problem instead of helping them. 

While this story wasn't anything like I expected, I did really enjoy it.