Author: Emma Cline
Publisher: Random House
Publication Date: June 14, 2016
Edition: Hardcover (368 pages)
The Girls by Emma ClineMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Emma Cline, in this work of fiction, captures a young girl's dissatisfaction with her ordinary life as a fourteen-year-old in 1969--a time of great turmoil in America. The portrait she paints of Evie Boyd and Evie's fascination with a member of the real life Manson Family cult is dramatic and intensifies as Evie is drawn closer and closer into the web of violence.
I looked forward to this book with great anticipation, but found myself relieved when I finished reading it. It may be less traumatic for readers who do not remember the Manson murders and the aftermath, especially the trial. I appreciate the expression Ms. Cline put into words, and the portrayal of the times, but, as I read this book, I found myself revisiting many of the emotions I felt in August of 1969 and for many months thereafter. This is not a book for anyone who is uncomfortable with the reality of depravity, though that is not the sole focus of the book.
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