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Citizen Girl

by Emma McLaughlin
Nicola Kraus
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Another biting satire from Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Nanny Diaries.
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.
Sharply observed and devastatingly funny, Citizen Girl captures with biting accuracy what it means to be young and female in the new economy. A personal glimpse into an impersonal world, Citizen Girl is edgy and heartfelt, an entertaining read that is startlingly relevant.

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  • Release date

    January 4, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781442343221
      • File size: 316214 KB
      • Duration: 10:58:46

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 11, 2004
      McLaughlin and Kraus (The Nanny Diaries
      ) are back with another tale of woe featuring a 20-something New Yorker searching for a way out of her miserable life. This hyperventilating satire features Girl, an ambitious feminist whose well-known girl-empowering boss saddles Girl with the worst tasks, steals her ideas and finally cans her for speaking out. After a desperate search, Girl is hired for a dream job with a matching dream salary. As the Director of Rebranding Knowledge Acquisition for My Company, she doesn't exactly know what she's supposed to do, but it involves dodgy activities with her boss and being made over to fit in with a new California client. "You're lucky to even be here.... We're about to buy you a few thousand dollars' worth of suits. So just go try on the Goddamn bikini.... Honey, what're ya gonna do about the bush?" As work goes from bad to worse, the only light in Girl's tunnel is Buster—a sweet boy/man who creates video games for a living and who fluctuates between fleeing Girl and being there for her. But when a new boss takes My Company into a whole new darker direction (think sex industry), Girl is forced to make a decision between morals and money. Though witty and biting in spots, this bitter tale is too schematic and strident to be much fun. Agent, Suzanne Gluck at ICM. (Dec.)

      Forecast:
      The peccadilloes of Upper East Side mothers are a far cry from the sins catalogued here.
      Nanny Diary fans who pick this up may find they've gotten more than they bargained for.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Girl works for Guy. Guy runs My Company, Inc., which is owned by Rex. Girl is the story's initiate--idealistic and brainy, sensual yet principled--and voiced with snotty aplomb by the authors. Girl climbs the corporate ladder, desperate to achieve recognition and further her feminist goals in the shallow image-and-ego-driven New York City business world. Like most initiates, she encounters enemies, allies, mentors, and lovers--and you'll cling to every word as she does. The acting is authentic and rooted in real-world experience, and the writing is tight and knowing. Blatant, clever symbolism aside, CITIZEN GIRL is a comic insider's view of the Pilgrim's Progress facing today's citizens possessed of both soul and conscience. D.J.B. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      Any good satire of the corporate world must be brimming with buzz words and twisted politics, and CITIZEN GIRL makes some sharp jabs at both. The beleaguered "girl" is fresh out of school and overwhelmed with the confusing job market that awaits her. Katherine Kellgren offers an appropriate performance of a variety of characters, although some of the more colorful ones border on caricatures of the world's worst bosses and co-workers. However, Kellgren's narration is enthusiastic, and the story vibrates with her energy. Listeners can expect plenty of drama and detail in this audiobook. The authors specialize in making a story come alive, and the Kellgren captures that action with her delivery. L.B.F. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine

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