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Groupies: A Novel by Sarah Priscus

8 reviews

pich's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

caught my eye because of my classic rock phase from freshman year—the ending wasn’t what I expected, but I can’t really decide if that’s necessary a good or bad thing.

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pthornbury05's review

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adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Dry. Boring. Bland. Each scene after Faun's arrival in LA was ANOTHER party full of the same choices by all characters. The plot took WAY too long to develop for the length of this book and was wrapped up so quickly it didn't make reading it worth it. It took 2/3 of the book to drop a semblance of plot to enjoy and it was wrapped up with a result with 30 pages left.

I had high hopes for this book, but unfortunately, I was let down by the repetitive nature of the plot. The characters were not enjoyable to read most of the time and I felt I barely knew any of them. It read more like a weird obsessed love story from Faun to Josie rather than about Faun's experience with the 1970s rock and roll lifestyle. Essentially, this book felt like a dramatic retelling of The Great Gatsby with some characters and plot points adjusted to fit a new story.

This book and its characters could not decide what it wanted to be. There were many instances of character and plot decisions that did not make sense to me. While I understand others may enjoy this book, it did not have the drama and allure that I expected to see in a book stating it's a "novel that will have you turning the pages until the music- and drug-filled end".

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uhhlexiconic's review

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Perhaps speeding through the ending, everything building up to its ending-- the characters, the 70s music scene-- is compelling and complicated. An enjoyable coming of age

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jackieyvette's review

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was great! I love a dive into 70s rock and roll just as much as the next person, and this is one of those stories. Faun and Josie are the perfect duo to live through in this real fictional novel. The plus is we get to hear it all from Faun and her polaroid camera.
This has the perfect mix of fact and fiction and tells you everything you do and don't want to hear about LA in the 70s. It was glamorous and escapist, but also raw and reeling. It's a time period I love to live vicariously through, and Groupies is a great setting to lose yourself in.

Crying score: absolutely

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