Book info

• Title How to be Famous
• Author Caitlin Moran
• Year 2018
• Genre Contemporary

I'm Johanna Morrigan. It's 1995. I'm nineteen and I live in the epicentre of Britpop. Parklife! My unrequited love, John Kite, is busy with a Number One album, world-tour, drugs, and a nervous breakdown. So, I've started hanging out with hot young comedian Jerry Sharp. Big mistake. 'He's a vampire,' my friend Suzanne warns. 'One of those men who destroys bright young girls. Also, he's a total dick.' Unfortunately, I've already had sex with him. Bad sex. And now, I'm one of the girls he is trying to destroy. I know I have to stop him. But how does one girl fight a famous, powerful man? A novel about friendship, feminism and finding your place in the world.

Thoughts

The sequel to How to Build a Girl which I absolutely loved and it lived up to the original. The writing is just as exquisite as the first, drawing you in to Johanna’s world and not letting you go until the final sentence. Jo/Dolly has moved to London but is still dealing with her chaotic family, her sexist workplace, a burgeoning love life, and an unrequited first love. It’s almost difficult to describe how much I loved this, and the moments that take a feminist stance just made me want to shout out loud. I really need to read some of Moran’s non-fiction, because I just want more!

Rating: 5 / 5