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Local Girls (Audio Cassette) (Unabridged)
Local Girls - Audio Cassette - Unabridged
Author: Alice Hoffman, Laural Merlington (Narrator), Aasne Vigesaa (Narrator)
A funny and touching, sharp and tender, irresistible chronicle of a family coming apart at the seams, and of a young girl learning how to survive. Told from Gretel Samuelson's sly and knowing perspective, "Local Girls" charts her progress as she navigates from childhood to the brink of womanhood, picking her way through the tragedi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781567404265
ISBN-10: 156740426X
Publication Date: 6/1/1999
Edition: Unabridged
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Book Type: Audio Cassette
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
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Leigh avatar reviewed Local Girls (Audio Cassette) (Unabridged) on + 378 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
My least favorite of Hoffman's books - speedy read, forgettable characters, but good prose. Dreadfully sad.

My main problem with this book was the lack of a plot. Hoffman is usually so creative with her characters and what they do during the course of a novel; but this was about nothing and the characters were as ordinary as anyone you'd see on the street.

Recommended only for hardcore Hoffman fans.
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OnlyVal avatar reviewed Local Girls (Audio Cassette) (Unabridged) on + 34 more book reviews
Not like other Alice Hoffman novels; I was a litte disappointed in this one. However, my book reading friends loved it.
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cute quick little read
reviewed Local Girls (Audio Cassette) (Unabridged) on + 37 more book reviews
Funny, poignant and lyrical story, beautifully read, about two girls growing up in a Long Island neighborhood.
sari-lynn avatar reviewed Local Girls (Audio Cassette) (Unabridged) on + 207 more book reviews
Unabridged. Somewhat interesting story of growing up amidst divorce. The main character seemed a little detatched. The book was read by two different readers, which I found rather disconcerting. I liked one of them quite a lot, and didn't care for the other one.


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