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How to Build a Girl
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
A Number One Sunday Times bestseller, from the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Be a Woman.
Now a major film directed by Coky Giedroyc and starring Ladybird's Beanie Feldstein as Johanna Morrigan and Game of Thrones's Alfie Allen as John Kite.
My name’s Johanna Morrigan. I’m fourteen, and I’ve just decided to kill myself.
I don’t really want to die, of course! I just need to kill Johanna, and build a new girl. Dolly Wilde will be everything I want to be, and more! But as with all the best coming-of-age stories, it doesn’t exactly go to plan…
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- Sarah Hancock
- 21-06-18
Read me and grow.
extremely well written and very funny. Wise and rude in equal measure. Brilliantly observed and set in a well remembered cultural millieu this book shout.what I want my teenaged daughter to hear. I am truly happy that she is reading the hardcopy version.
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- Chris Richards
- 04-09-18
Cultural eye opener
As a 44 year old man I consider the time I've spent digesting this book as a strange kind of cultural exchange exercise. Having recently become a dad to 2 daughters the title swung it for me but I have to be honest it's not exactly what I had in mind. On reflection this was even better than what I was expecting and if there's a moral to all this it's that boys and girls aren't so different. We all want to be loved, we all want to make our mark in the world and we all need to masterbate from time to time. Well performed, this is a fun and funny page turner. A real reminder how crap the teenage years actually are.
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- Alistair K.
- 18-07-17
Observational/reflective gold for the post teen
A delightful perspective of teenage angst and triumph. Hilarious and hitting close to home, HTBAG follows Johanna in her quest from innocent northerner to fully fledged and dysfunctional young woman. Do yourself a favor!
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- Ewan Melling
- 22-10-17
Fan bloody tastic
Heartbreaking, mind bending, belly laughs a plenty. As a survivor of Wolverhampton in the 80s and 90s. I can tell you this book is bloody brill.
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- Sarah
- 13-04-18
as if Moran wasn't hero enough already
I had read Morans non fiction works but for some reason put off reading the novel for ages. I shouldn't have put it off. it is luscious and funny and clever and honest and absolutely recommended. partly autobiographical anyway it has Morans trademark witty wordsmithery and class narrative it manages to so expertly capture the mundane drama and desperation of being a teenage girl in the 1990s in such a clever and hilarious and absolutely vital way that I just don't have the words to explain how good this book is. as if Moran wasn't hero enough already. a fresh flavour of feminist voice that resonates hard against my childhood memories and my funny bone. can't rate highly enough.
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- Bilbo of Bag End
- 24-04-18
Raw, deep, sad and honest.
Hard to listen to at times because of the language but still very insightful and clever. The author is one to watch. You made me care about Dolly.
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- Mama
- 26-04-18
Hilarious and delightful
What a wonderful listen. Hilarious and delightful. Exquisitely written. Beautifully narrated. I love Jo-Hannah Morrigan
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-04-18
Interesting read.
Over the top bad language and frequent sex references - but easy to follow and quite moving in places. I enjoyed it overall.
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-12-20
Brilliant!
A really fantastic read full of life's ups and downs. Loved every second of it.
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- Coco
- 27-01-16
I wish I'd read this when I was younger
Sometimes a book comes along that it totally comforting in it's refreshing honesty and joy.
I love the central character in this book. I know her. She makes me feel unashamed and happy and hopeful that one day, there will be female voices all throughout our society.
Thank you :-)
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