How to Build a Girl: A Novel
“Brilliantly observed, thrillingly rude and laugh-out-loud funny.” (Helen Fielding, author ofMad About the BoyandBridget Jones's Diary)“I have so much love for Caitlin Moran.” (Lena Dunham)“Hilarious autobiographical fiction debut for Britain’s Lena Dunham.” (Kirkus Reviews(starred review))“Moran’s characters are huggably, aggressively real, her setting-1990s Wolverhampton and London-touchable, and her depiction of growing up well worth reading. One heartily hopes there’s more where this came from.” (Booklist)“Moran’s spirited coming-of-age tale romps from strength to strength… The text itself pulses with an energy and enthusiasm.” (The London Times)“Moran shows her shining soul—which is even more remarkable than her wit….Almost every page has something on it which makes you smile, makes you sad or makes you think—often all three at once, in one sentence.” (The Spectator)“APortnoy’s Complaintfor girls….When I see this book described as ‘laugh-out-loud funny’ I feel affronted; it could make you laugh out loud with one hand tied behind its back….Laughing out loud is just the start.” (The Guardian)“A rambunctious, raw-edged, silly-profound and deeply relatable guide to what your worst mistakes can teach you….Moran’s special trick…is combining her relentless bouncy irony with flashes of heart-on-sleeve straightforwardness, and a general predisposition toward hope.” (The Independent)“An entertaining read, with Moran in fine voice-hilarious, wild, imaginative, and highly valuable.” (The Observer)“So funny it hurts.” (Harper's Bazaar)“Moran is a brilliantly funny writer.” (Financial Times)“As building girls goes this is one alternative instructional manual ever woman should read.” (Daily Express)“Exuberant.” (Tatler)“This is a riotous read with jokes galore cut through with lightly handled serious observations about the nature of poverty and the challenges of emerging female sexuality.” (Sunday Express)“Hilarious….I whizzed through this book. Laughing at every page.” (The Independent on Sunday)“The self-conscious agonies of precocious yet sensitive Dolly ring painfully true, while the witty sex scenes, boozy anecdotes and one-liners make this great fun.” (Sunday Mirror)“Scathingly funny.” (People (3 ½ stars)onHow to Be a Woman)“There are lots of things to love about Caitlin Moran’s How to Be a Woman….A glorious, timely stand against sexism so ingrained we barely even notice it. It is, in the dour language [Moran] militates so brilliantly against, a book that needed to be written.” (New York TimesonHow to Be a Woman)“It is bracing in this season of losing [Nora] Ephron to discover a younger feminist writer who scrimmages with the patriarchy and drop kicks zingers with comic flair….A must-read for anyone curious to find out just how very funny a self-proclaimed ‘strident feminist’ can be.” (NPR's Fresh AironHow to Be a Woman)“Moran’s frank wit is appealing.” (The New YorkeronHow to Be a Woman)“Caitlin Moran taught me more about being a woman than being a woman did. I’m pretty sure I had testicles before I read this book.” (Jenny Lawson, author ofLet's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir)onHow to Be a Woman)