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The Girls
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January 9, 2017
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Claire Talbot
Read "The Girls" by Emma Cline for the GPL book discussion group. The books is loosely based on the Manson family cult in the 1960's in California. Interesting because it is written from the perspective of a teen girl, overlooked during her parent's divorce, who is enticed by the freedom and attention from the "girls" that the cult leader "Russell" has recruited. It makes you think about how vulnerable young girls are, and how they can be dazzled by attention. This quote struck me (written about ...more
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