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Feb 26, 2011
Lord
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Growing up as a teenager in the 90s, I was a voracious reader of Sassy magazine. Through Sassy, I learned of two female authors who forever helped shape my imagination: Poppy Z. Brite and Francesca Lia Block. Their work utterly transported me to imaginary landscapes so rich and varied that I can truly say that these books helped to shape me into the person I am today. I grew up without a computer in the house, forget the Internet (I didn't have that until college), a weird kid in Olathe, Kansas.
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Feb 03, 2010
scout
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Meet La, whose mom commit suicide when La was really little. Meet Tuck, who doesn't know who her dad is but knows both of her moms. Meet Pony and Pixie, girls who are closer than sisters who aren't even best friends. Meet Winnie, who is in love with Cubby. Meet Cubby, who doesn't know how to deal with his issues in an honest way. I met all of these people (and more) in Girl Goddess #9, a book about all the Goddesses among the random world. Girls of all ages with all sorts of problems. From nine
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Feb 19, 2009
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As usual, I loved this book for the language. FLB uses such beautiful, lyrical prose. I wish I could write like her. She can find magic and beauty in such ordinary, everyday things.
This was a sweet collection of short stories about coming of age and the pains of growing up. I like that some of the stories focus on more and more open issues that in the past were ignored or shunned--I particularly liked "Dragons in Manhattan" about Tuck's two moms, "Blue" about a g More...
This was a sweet collection of short stories about coming of age and the pains of growing up. I like that some of the stories focus on more and more open issues that in the past were ignored or shunned--I particularly liked "Dragons in Manhattan" about Tuck's two moms, "Blue" about a g More...
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Jan 25, 2011
Taelor
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Jun 22, 2011
Adela
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Some of the stories in this book were really cute. In the first three I really enjoyed how Block makes it so believable that it's from the perspective of a little kid. My favourite stories in this book were "Dragons in Manhattan" and "Pixie and Pony". I love Francesca Lia Block's writing style, however I sometimes feel less-than-comfortable reading her works that have so much content related to unhealthy lifestyles. I love the fantasy and social aspects and I love her ima
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Nov 22, 2009
Sarah
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Block delivers a collection of stories about girl goddesses in their various forms.
The stories in this collection are just beautifully written. Block has a quirky prose style that is a joy to read. All the characters were so vivid and interesting. The only complaint I have is that I wish for just one of the stories she had written a more traditional romance (though I suppose the Devil Dogs story was mostly traditional). It seemed a bit like she was trying to prove that non-traditiona More...
The stories in this collection are just beautifully written. Block has a quirky prose style that is a joy to read. All the characters were so vivid and interesting. The only complaint I have is that I wish for just one of the stories she had written a more traditional romance (though I suppose the Devil Dogs story was mostly traditional). It seemed a bit like she was trying to prove that non-traditiona More...
Jan 14, 2011
Kat
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I woke up with an overwhelming desire to reread the Weetzie Bat books earlier this week, except I think my copies are packed up in a box in my parents' attic. I decided this was a perfect time to order myself a copy of Dangerous Angels (since I own the individual books), and while waiting for that to arrive, I pulled my copy of Girl Goddess #9 off my shelf.
I still loved the stories just as much as I did when I first read this in high school. Block's writing still touches me deeply, and More...
I still loved the stories just as much as I did when I first read this in high school. Block's writing still touches me deeply, and More...
Jul 25, 2010
Lady Feral
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You've got me wrapped around your finger, Block. I demand to know what you're going to do about it.
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Dec 20, 2010
Lexidreams
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Over all rating: 2.5 *s, C
Now to get to the good stuff. I feel a bit sad I didn't really connect to this book. I had a thought while I was reading it maybe I should stop while I'm ahead and books like I Once Was a Teenage Fairy can stay forever unstained by memory, but then I thought I love the few times FB hits home too much eve More...
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Over all rating: 2.5 *s, C
Now to get to the good stuff. I feel a bit sad I didn't really connect to this book. I had a thought while I was reading it maybe I should stop while I'm ahead and books like I Once Was a Teenage Fairy can stay forever unstained by memory, but then I thought I love the few times FB hits home too much eve More...
Nov 21, 2010
Monica
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Block either gets it very right or very wrong and that is why this is the second collection of her's that has received a middle-of-the-way rating from me . There are pieces that are amazing and then there are snoozefests.
Block reminds me of what it felt like to be a teen; how first loves and difficult topics made me feel. She does this through her expressive language. I have never read another author who writes like Block. Others have described her writing as magical and I can' More...
Block reminds me of what it felt like to be a teen; how first loves and difficult topics made me feel. She does this through her expressive language. I have never read another author who writes like Block. Others have described her writing as magical and I can' More...
May 24, 2010
Brittany
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Nine stories about girls who are lost in the world but find themselves as goddesses. Not in the literal meaning of Goddess, but they find that each of them are wonderful in their own way and they each have a place in the world.
This book is full of short stories about being a girl. Every type of girl. From a small girl that doesn't want to grow up, to girls that run a zine. Another great work for young girls by Francesca Lia Block. When I was introduced to her books, back when I More...
This book is full of short stories about being a girl. Every type of girl. From a small girl that doesn't want to grow up, to girls that run a zine. Another great work for young girls by Francesca Lia Block. When I was introduced to her books, back when I More...
Nov 30, 2007
Mikaya
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I can't remember which Francesca Lia Block book I got first, but I know that I liked Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books better.
The Weetzie Bat Books were better than Girl Goddes. They were longer and more involving, but going back, and understanding a lot better what was going on than an 11 year old did, I certainly appreciated it more.
Block's books are something I've gone back to year after year, and therefore spent a lot of time reconsidering and critiquing.
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The Weetzie Bat Books were better than Girl Goddes. They were longer and more involving, but going back, and understanding a lot better what was going on than an 11 year old did, I certainly appreciated it more.
Block's books are something I've gone back to year after year, and therefore spent a lot of time reconsidering and critiquing.
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Jun 13, 2007
Swankivy
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Girl Goddess #9 is a collection of short stories by Ms. Block. All of them are about girls who are very special in some way. "Tweetie Sweet Pea" is a story about a young baby and her life with her sister, Peachy Pie. "Blue" is about La, and her imaginary (or is she?) friend Blue, and her mother's role in her life of feeling unpopular. "Dragons in Manhattan" is about Tuck Budd and her confusion over who her dad is in her parents' relationship, since they both appear
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Dec 30, 2009
Jordan
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This book contains one of my favorite short stories of all time 'Dragons in Manhattan.' The story follows a girl on a search to find her father, only to discover that her father is who she least expected. Both Manhattan and Los Angeles are described beautifully in Block's lyrical language. I always enjoy her writing, but this is one of those short stories that I always remember, and I always tell people to read. I've read it many times since its publication in 1996, and never get tired of it.
Dec 08, 2008
Tracy
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I only made it through 4 or 5, possibly, stories and then decided that the book in general was too weird and that I just couldn't connect to any of the characters or their lives. I'm really glad this wasn't the first book of the author's I picked up because I can't imagine wanting to read anything else of hers. These stories just aren't for me.
Aug 29, 2011
Jennifer
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Reread of a favorite book of short stories from my adolescence, and it's every bit as good as I remember. I love all the stories, but Dragons in Manhattan and Winnie and Cubby are favorites. And Blue! And Pixie and Pony! Yeah, I love this book.
Apr 21, 2010
Maggie
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Some stories are better than others, but the prose and images stay with you long after you've read the last sentence. I really love FLB's luscious writing style. My favorites are "Rave", "Dragons in Manhattan", and "Winnie and Cubby".
Jul 28, 2007
In a random mood, I found Francesca Lia Block on a random friend's bookshelf, and while the story plots are nothing special -- a girl whose poet mother committed suicide gets an imaginary friend, writes a story about her mother and thus loses said imaginary friend; a young girl plays with her barbie doll and realizes she's growing up-- there is a certain style to the way she writes that I admire. And the seed of sexuality which is omnipresent in Lia Block's work goes beyond just mere titillation
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Oct 04, 2011
Sarah Marie
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Girl Goddess #9 was the first book that I've ever read by Francesca Lia Block and I'm glad I did. The book was interesting and the stories in the book kept me entertained.
Jan 18, 2010
Rachel
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Why did I read this? "Dragons in Manhattan" stands out in my lousy memory as the most remarkable in the book - but it also follows the Weetzie book pattern pretty closely. There's something about Block's writing that's infectious, though - it's fun, it's ridiculous, it's overtly emotional (this is YA after all) - reminds me, weirdly, why I do what I do.
May 30, 2011
Miranda
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I can't say this enough--love, love, love LOVE these stories! I could read them again and again. Francesca Lia Block has descriptions like no one else.
Mar 28, 2011
Dena
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I read this in high school and I carried some of these stories with me. Upon rereading it recently, I can see why it resonated with me at the time. Amazing stories of all queers of the rainbow.
Feb 07, 2012
Delirium
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A collection of Block's short stories, this is a quick but enjoyable read, a lighter serving of her longer fiction.
Jun 22, 2009
Kirsten
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Couldn't bear to read another Francesca Lia Block title. I may try again at another point in my life, but probably not.
Sep 19, 2010
Teresa
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This book pretty much changed my life when I read it at the end of middle school/beginning of high school. At the time, it made me feel much less alone in the world. Much less strange. I'm re-reading it now (in 2010 at the age of 27) and it's just as good as I remember. My favorite of the nine stories is definitely Dragons in Manhattan. Now that I live in LA I can understand her descriptions of Southern California even better than I could as a 15-year old in a suburb of Detroit who had never bee
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Dec 07, 2011
Elisabeth
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This book was one of my favourites when I was younger.. Think I read it at least 15 times...
Feb 13, 2009
Cheyenne
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this book was okay....not my favorite but some of the story's are very powerful.
Sep 09, 2008
Lola
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After being a formative part of the online FLB cult in early high school, I became hardcore disillusioned with her when I realized the many ways in which her work is problematic and fluffy. I maintain, though, that GG9 contains her best writing. There are some really powerful stories here. I can always rely on "Blue," "Pony and Pixie" and "Winnie and Cubby" to send my tear ducts into overdrive. And I named my first zine after the book the girls love in the title sto
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Mar 13, 2011
Ana
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This was the first book I read by Francesca Lia Blockand it whet my appetite for more of her whimsical, punky, magic-tainted stories.
