Samantha answers “Why oh Why do the authors keep writing...”

Dorie - Cats&Books :) asked this question about The Girl Before:

Why oh Why do the authors keep writing titles with the word "Girl" in it??? I won't even look at these books because it's just gotten to be so ridiculous. After all that work of writing the novel why settle for a stereotypical name, I just don't get it!

Samantha The "girl" in this title has a double meaning though, which you learn at the end. I don't think it's as "denigrating" to women as one might think. The…moreThe "girl" in this title has a double meaning though, which you learn at the end. I don't think it's as "denigrating" to women as one might think. There's a twist.(less)

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Jen Hurowitz You missed a good book, in judging it by its cover!
Apr 17, 2017 09:46AM · flag

Leslie If that's it, it seems like she (or whoever came up with the title) was trying WAY too hard to be clever. ...more
Jul 22, 2017 04:50PM · flag

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