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Summary: Block is truly amazing!
Review: Girl Goddess # 9 is a book by Francesca Lia Block. This book contains nine short stories about girls and how in every girl there is a goddess. They are all breathtakingly descriptive. It didn't take me long to finish this masterpiece!I'm a huge fan of Block's writing style and this book was one that takes you into its world from the beginning and doesn't let you out until the last page has been read and you're left with the aftertaste of Block's stories. The first story Tweetie Sweet Pea, is about being young and innocense. It's a great opener for this book. Blue was one of my personal favorites. When La looses her mother (her mother took her own life) she hides all her feelings in and has no friends. Until she meets an odd character from her closet who is blue. Dragons in Manhattan is one of the best short stories I've read. It's about a girl with two mothers who are lovers and she goes on a search to find her father. Rave is narrated by a boy who talks of a highschool love named Rave. Winnie and Cubby is about two highschool lovers one who a shocking secret revealed later in the story. Other stories include Girl Goddess # 9, The Canyon, Pixie and Pony, and Orpheus. This book is not to be missed!
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Summary: Feminism you didn't even know was feminism
Review: Girl Goddess #9 is one of the best books out there for girls. I read it the first time about a year and half ago, and proceeded to read the rest of Francesca's cooks. I even did an author presentation on her. This is a book that is about girls from all walks of life, and it emphasizes the born-in divination each girl has because she is who she is. Block's writing style is beautiful; it's full of imagery and metaphors, written almost in poetic form. Her writing style is something that is almost musical; you could honestly feel and hear the beats in her words. I highly reccommend picking up her other books as well, and Girl Goddess #9 is a good introductory to her work. This is a feminist novel in the sense it embodies the power of a girl because of her individuality, but it does this without the need of destroying the male sex. It's a highly reflective short story compliation, and they are stories that any girl could live in. Block illustrates love, pain, and growth at its most honest form in her work.
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Summary: Every Girl's Diary
Review: I look back now, and I realize that Girl Goddess #9 was a big part of my formative years. It was the first FLB book, and it still one of my favorites. When I read the title story, I remember thinking, "Well,I like Sarah McLachlan, maybe I should give Tori Amos a try." (If you don't know how that story ended, well, know that I think nothing of driving ten hours to go to a Tori concert.) And, a year or so later, I re-read the story and thought, "Hey, I like Sarah and Tori, maybe I should try the Cocteau Twins." Thus began another addiction which annually saps me about fifty bucks. I was going through major issues with a very dear friend as I read "Pixie and Pony," and for years now, those words have stayed with me: "Best friends? We are sisters." After my mother's injury, I struggled to reconcile the reality of her new self with the way she had once been. The story "La" was of enormous help. GG#9 is every girl's diary. It is all of our fears and hopes and drems. It is everything we've questioned about life, our futures, our parents, our sexuality, and love. Each girl is perfectly unique, very mysterious, and yet completely familiar. Each of these girls is like a little facet of each other, and of ourselves.
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Summary: This is my absolute favorite book
Review: i bought this book from amazon.com probably a year ago, and it really changed my life! i think every girl should read this! any female aged 13 and up will love these stories. words cannot even describe the wealth of emotions that will spew out of you while you read this book. it is one of those books you can read over and over again. Francesca Lia Block gives the reader nine stories that go in no particular order. Of course everyone will have their favorite stories but the ones that touched me the most were the ones about raven, the beautiful groupie; la, who tries to cope with life, aided by her friend blue; and tweety pie and her sister; tuck budd and her lesbian parents--heck, every story is my favorite....GO OUT AND BUY THIS BOOK! YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT BECAUSE IT IS ABSOLUETELY BRILLIANT! :)
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Summary: Very realistic + true to life!
Review: This book was really very good! The nine stories range from writers of a zine called Girl Goddess, to La with the imaginary friend. From Tuck Budd, who discovers that her father is much closer than she realizes, to Raven, the rock groupie. Every story is poetic, written in a distinctive style. It really focuses on teenage issues, like suicide, sex, gender issues, homosexuality, relationships, etc. I'm extremely glad that I read this book, but if the above stuff offends you, don't read it. I'd recommend it for ages 12 and up.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: Where was FLB when I was a tween or teenager?? Her books rock! I've read seven of them and I'm hooked. The kicker is that I'm not a teenager anymore, but rather a mama of a... girl. These books will make great gifts for other girls. Note that she writes about issues that real girls (and boys) deal with (rape, incest, drugs, abuse, etc) and doesn't offer the usual...la babysitters club.
Enjoy!
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Summary: A Fun Read
Review: This book is a collection of 9 short stories. Some of them are intresting and a little amusing...but nothing to rave to your friends about. I don't regret reading it but it's diffently not a favorite of mine. I recomend this book to people who like to read but don't have alot of time to do so.
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Summary: Girl Goddess #9 Rocks!
Review: The sights, sounds, smells and tastes of bohemian/beatnik/alternative/rock-star/every day worlds come alive thanks to the creative prowess of Francesca Lia Block. Block is a poet - able to create whole worlds in just a few words. Her lyrical style keeps her stories moving fluidly. What I don't like about this book is that it makes me feel like I've missed out on so much - the smells of flowers, the rock-star names, the spontaneity with which her protagonists fully embrace life. This is the first of Block's books that I have read - I'll be picking up Weetzie Bat and others soon!
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Summary: Charming!
Review: The thing I like best about Ms.Blocks books is that she makes the unreal real.Her words come to life.The only thing I didn't like about the book was the swipe at pro lifers that 2 girls in one of her storys took.But other than that,I loved it.
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Summary: loved it,plain and simple
Review: I first found this book,in the back shelves of my local library in the teen section,it seemed cool,after just reading book jacket.I fell in love with some of the stories,like "dragons in manhatten","Rave" they showed what's it like to be different,and the way they feel.I feel anybody, boy or girl, 10 or 20, could read this book.
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