I suspect that Caitlin Moran is a bit of a 'Marmite Person' - you either love her or hate her and there's not much middle ground... Well, I have to admit that I love her and thoroughly enjoyed her first novel 'How to Build a Girl' which tells the story of Johanna Morrigan, the eldest daughter of a close knit working class family from Wolverhampton who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde and leaves school to become a successful rock journalist. Although there's a disclaimer at the beginning of the book stressing that this is a work of pure fiction it obviously shadows Caitlin Moran's own life. Indeed if you have read her previous book 'How to be a Woman' you will recognise a lot of the material here but don't let that put you off. It's well written and it made me laugh out loud more than once. Johanna/Dolly is brilliantly portrayed as a feisty yet vulnerable girl whose situations and dilemmas force her to rethink her ideals and grow...
I can't wait for the further adventures of Dolly.
Recommended.
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