City of Girls
Elizabeth Gilbert, 2019
Historical fiction Contemporary fictionYoung adultRomance
An old woman explains the Manhattan theatre years that made her — the showgirls, the bad decisions, the pleasure taken without apology.
Feels like tenderness, wonder and defiance. About love and society.
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The case for squandering your youth, argued with perfect logic.
People will tell you not to waste your youth having too much fun, but they’re wrong. Youth is an irreplaceable treasure, and the only respectable thing to do with irreplaceable treasure is to waste it. So do the right thing with your youth, Vivian—squander it. Elizabeth Gilbert.Before Eat Pray Love made her famous, Gilbert was a magazine journalist; her 2002 book The Last American Man was a National Book Award finalist in nonfiction.
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- Feels like tenderness, wonder and defiance. About love and society.
- What should I read after City of Girls?
- If you liked City of Girls, try The Happy Ever After Playlist (Abby Jimenez), Red, White & Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston) and To Sir Phillip, With Love (Julia Quinn).
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What if the thing you apologise for is the thing someone loves most?
I always loved everything about you, of course, but for some reason I always found your impatience especially charming. It was never because you wanted more, it was because you wanted everything.
To Sir Phillip, With Love · Julia Quinn
What it means to stop pretending and simply claim what you want.
Because when I finally take those lips in mine, it will be the furthest thing from pretending. I will not be showing you what it would be like if you were mine. I’ll show you what it is. And I sure as hell won’t be showing how good I could make you feel if you called me yours. You’ll already know that I am.
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