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This book was fantastic. Every story resonated and shocked. I was skeptical when I began but after the first one I was committed. And it's a really fast read. It's not short, but the stories move quickly. There's not a lot of extra unnecessary fluff details. The stories progress at a really nice pace.

Takes me straight back to freshman year at college. 💜💜🎶🎶 Thanks #hoopla!! #musicalreading #wintereread

I'm not much of a short story reader, but this year I've added a few to my reading diet to round me out. This was an awesome collection of stories about "girls" and "young women" encountering various identity issues. I was really impressed and would highly recommend.
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Book 4 of the #biblioweekend! Surprise surprise, I liked another collection of short stories 🙃 But seriously, this was really good and I'm already in the bag for whatever Abigail Ulman does next.

These were all about young women growing up at various points in their teens and twenties. My favorites were the three stories that followed Claire, as well as the story about horse camp.

4🌟 Overall a strong collection that spans the globe from Russia to Australia to the US following girls and women as they come of age sexually. The arc of three stories about the British film student in SF was decent, but not the one I would have chosen to expand. My favorite was about two Australian teens who turn their backs on parties & sex to go to horse camp at 16. The other great one is a 22 yo New Yorker who gets pregnant w a gay friend.

This story broke my heart. 😭😭😭 I'd ugly cry if I could tonight. Why is in a spoiler tag.

I'm going to try this one again. I got tired of short stories after reading six collections in a row! If not, I'm still in the middle of This One Is Mine, but the characters in that book are becoming more unpleasant than I want to deal with now. I really want to start Grunt, but I'm saving it for a little longer if I can. #bookishproblems #bookwormproblems

I'm going to need to marinate on How to Set a Fire for a bit before I write a review. It's a pretty damn incredible book. Solid 4🌟

Anyway, I'm starting this now. I hope I haven't made myself too sick of short stories by reading 6 in a row! I ❤️ coming of age, though, but I hate the cover!

I loved this dearly! Really wonderful collection of stories!

I got this through LibraryThing early review program. I liked this book - it was a quick read and I enjoyed Claire's story the most, maybe because I love San Francisco and the story took me there. The Elise and Jenni story was great too.

Got this as an ARC from LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program. Didn't realize it was a collection of short stories. Lots of girls making unhealthy life decisions. Well written, but so very sad and, like stories can be, unsatisfying to end without resolutions.

LibraryThing early review! Book mail is the best kind of mail! (This is my third from LibraryThing and the one I was looking forward to the most)

So so so so excited about this book mail!!!

I never used to like short stories but in the past year or so I've grown more of an appreciation of them. Maybe because it's such a tricky format to master or maybe because I love the way the ending hangs in the air. Either way, I'm very excited to start this.

Book Mail from LibraryThing's Early Reviewer program!!!

These nine stories about young women in a rush to be adults are achingly sad and smart. More, please.

I really liked this collection and there was one in particular that was haunting and sad.

Two stories in and really enjoying this collection about the lives of young women. I usually have a hard time getting into short story volumes, but so far I love this book.

Really enjoying so naturally I'll be working today with headphones.