(book review)

‘City of Girls’ by Elizabeth Gilbert was a revelation for me! I bought this book solely because of its cover, and only while reading it I paid attention to the reviews on the network. So, the plot of the book is that nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris is expelled from a prestigious college. Her parents send their daughter to Manhattan to live with her aunt, the owner of a small but very eccentric theater. Unexpectedly for herself, Vivian finds herself in a real whirlpool of pre-war Bohemian life. Meeting stars, unusual theater productions, unbridled sex, rivers of alcohol and a feeling of complete freedom first fascinate and seduce, and then knock the earth out from under her feet.

‘City of Girls’ is about daring to break conventions and follow your desires: a celebration of glamour, resilience, growing up, and the joys of female friendship – and about the freedom that comes from finding a place you truly belong. At the beginning, Vivian behaves too easily, simply, and even sometimes absurdly, but as you read the book you begin to understand why her behavior can be specific.

The main character is revealed to us from a completely different side; instead of a bright and freedom-loving girl, we see a little girl who is forced to obey and live by clear rules in her childhood, but now she has the will to do anything she wants. The main thing is do not get lost. For me, this book is not only about the incredible atmosphere of the theater, New York, the fashion of the 40s and the realization of one’s own dream. It is also about finding yourself, true friendship, the ease of life and trying to prove to others and the world that you are worth something. As it is said in a book: you don’t have to be a good girl to be a good person.

My rating is 9/10.