I really liked this one. It reminded me somewhat of the Danish realism prose just not quite as dark. It has a lot of different layers to it, the aspiring hope of a lost girl who ultimately ends up stuck in the same vicious circle, and the coming of age of a innocent young girl, who as a depressing cynicism at the end but still manages to find love. I liked and hated the rather abrupt ending, it was kinda happy ever after and tragic at the same time, but had it ended on a more wholesome tied with a bow kind of way I wouldn't have found it credible anyway. So a solid 4 stars to this one.