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A review by lovefromhannah
The Girls by Emma Cline
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
the girls by emma cline has a heart of darkness and will suck you in before you realise what it happening. it is glorious and visceral and dirty and mesmerising and i say these things with upmost appreciation for cline and her craft.
told from one questionable narrator in 1969 and present day, we witness evie walk willingly into the traps of the girls and the only thing we can do is continue reading with hope that she makes it out. we also read from her present point of view, seeing how her traumatic girlhood has effected her relationships with others,.bodies, social norms decades later.
despite that, I was bored the first 96 pages. I was impatient for the action to start, for evie to meet the girls. once the narrative jumped to 1969 I was suddenly invested. it also dips off a bit at the end.
told from one questionable narrator in 1969 and present day, we witness evie walk willingly into the traps of the girls and the only thing we can do is continue reading with hope that she makes it out. we also read from her present point of view, seeing how her traumatic girlhood has effected her relationships with others,.bodies, social norms decades later.
despite that, I was bored the first 96 pages. I was impatient for the action to start, for evie to meet the girls. once the narrative jumped to 1969 I was suddenly invested. it also dips off a bit at the end.