Title: A girlhood, an assault, the coming-of-age
Product review: Dobie's book can be split into two distinct parts, the first about her early girlhood in a crowded Catholic family of six, trying to form an identity for herself within her family. As an adolescent, Dobie relates more to boys than girls, and she makes some decisions that push her away from the girl cliques, yet she is never fully accepted by the boys. Dobie learns the hard way, the very hard way, that there are different standards for boys and girls, and this culminates in the life lesson of being "the only girl in the car" for a sexual assault.The recovery portion of this memoir leaves the reader wondering about Dobie. She became chaste and stuck it out in high school until she could escape to the world of New York city and leave her past behind. I finished the book still wondering about her, as I think Dobie wondered about herself in the years to follow.
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