Title: Citizen Girl
Authors: Nicola Kraus, Emma Maclaughlin
Publisher: Atria
Date Published: 2004
Pages: 320
Rating: 
(2 out of 5)
(2 out of 5)"Working in a world where a college degree qualifies her to make photocopies and color-coordinate file folders, twenty-four-year-old Girl is struggling to keep up with the essential trinity of food, shelter, and student loans. So when she finally lands the job of her dreams she ignores her misgivings and concentrates on getting the job done... whatever that may be."
After reading Citizen Girl, I decided to give myself some time to think about it before I reviewed it hoping to process it a bit better but still I come up short for words. It was a pretty good book over all, but I just found it extremely strange. I'm not sure what to make of it. Girl has a very witty perspective on life and she's an enjoyable character who I think most can relate to. But, the situations she's in just seem slightly far fetched for me (although I'm still in high school so I wouldn't go by me for that one). She goes from working at a feminist company to working for an internet site which ends up transforming into a porn site, all the while she's trying to help a feminist charity that helps girls in the sex trade but, the director of that charity seems almost to not care about the porn situation and that one of the girls she saved is in it. It was a strange book.
The book was well written however. I really enjoyed the style of writing and how they made Girl seem like a real person. They didn't try and make their main characters life perfect, they made it realistic and easy to relate to. They question morals and money and the choice between the two. It's very interesting behind all of the strange. It seemed pretty realistic economy, dating, and work wise.
Overall, I probably would never suggest this book to anyone because I found it just too strange.
Caution: This books contains things that some may find inappropriate.
