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Literary fiction

The Girls

★★★★★ 3/5

Finished October 12, 2026 · audio

I'm Manson'd out. I'm cult-girl'd out.

I did enjoy this somewhat, but I also felt that it was really drawn out and kind of tired. I feel like I’ve read/seen/consumed a hundred different variations of media about this subject and there was hardly anything original here for me. I’m Manson’d out. I’m cult-girl’d out. I found very little here to be unique, interesting, refreshing, or revelatory, and I don’t really understand the hype.

It was quite well written, thus the 3-star review.

Vibes

  • quite well written
  • really drawn out
  • kind of tired
  • Manson'd out
  • cult-girl'd out
  • don't really understand the hype

Favorite quote

“Poor girls. The world fattens them on the promise of love. How badly they need it, and how little most of them will ever get.”

Would recommend to

People who are still willing to find something interesting in a Manson-like cult girl story.