

City of Girls: Book Summary & Analysis
Author: Hazel Quinn
Narrator: Jade Monroe
Abridged: 11 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Loudly
Published: 02/17/2025
Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction
Author: Hazel Quinn
Narrator: Jade Monroe
Abridged: 11 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Loudly
Published: 02/17/2025
Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction
Gilbert’s narrator is an old woman named Vivian, looking back at herself as a naive 19-year-old who had just failed out of Vassar College. (She ranked 361 in a class of 362, surpassing only a girl who contracted polio.) Baffled by a daughter with no matrimonial or professional prospects, Vivian’s pa......more
City of Girls is a genre-bending, uniquely-structured, light-hearted, deeply-profound kind of novel, whatever that means. I'm honestly still in awe of it. The first half has zero conflict and yet never fails to engage. I devoured every moment of being young and careless in 1940's New York, amid show......more
Three joyful, glamorous time travelling to 40’s, but travel time was too long stars!!! I really tossed around giving three to four stars, because I enjoyed the writing but not sure about the character development! I really enjoyed some parts so much! Having fun to learn Broadway theater life and sca......more
City of Girls started as a 5 star read. 2/3 in it fell to 3 stars. By the end I settled on 2 stars. The story is not fluid, nor does it make much sense. In 1940's New York City theater district, the play 'City of Girls' is gaining momentum. 'City of Girls' is an off-Broadway play written and execute......more