How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran

How to Build a Girl

How to Build a Girl #1

Caitlin Moran with Louise Brealey (Narrator)

9 hours, 31 minutes first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary feminism young adult funny reflective medium-paced

Description

What do you do in your teenage years when you realize what your parents taught you wasn't enough? You must go out and find books and poetry and pop songs and bad heroes--and build yourself.It's 1990. Johanna Morrigan, fourteen, has shamed herself ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,275 reviews

Moods

funny 88%
emotional 53%
lighthearted 43%
hopeful 36%
reflective 35%
inspiring 27%
adventurous 24%
dark 15%
sad 9%
challenging 4%
relaxing 2%
informative 1%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 65%
fast 25%
slow 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 82% | A mix: 17%

Strong character development?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 67% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 15%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 5%

Average rating

3.69

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