So I'm sure you're wondering why there are two different titles for this review. Well when I first heard of My Favourite Manson Girl I was beyond excited. But then I found American Girls, which is also about the Manson Girls AND it happens to be written by the same author! So here I was thinking this girl specializes in Charles Manson literature, but that is not the case. It's the same book just with different titles depending on location of publishing.
I read American Girls which leads us through Anna's life, starting with her stealing a credit card and flying to LA. She had no plan for when the plane landed, she just knew she needed out of Atlanta. Luckily, her sister Delia lives in LA and agrees to let her stay for the summer. Delia's ex-boyfriend is a producer of garbage movies. The one he's currently working on needs A LOT of help and he asked Anna to read for him. He hands her a copy of Helter Skelter and begs her to pick a favorite Manson Girl to relate to. The idea was that LA changes you whether you want to believe it or not.
She agrees to read for $10 an hour. Which he then bumps to $15 and always adds in more. Most days she reads on the set of Chips Ahoy! The show Delia's boyfriend, Dex, is a writer for. No one really notices her reading about killers in the hall, until one day they do. She begins a crazy life that she never could have experienced at home. A life that no one will ever even believe happened. Sure her mom has cancer, but will Anna's presence make her stress levels rise? Sure her dad just got engaged in Mexico, but would he even notice a $500 charge on his credit card? Oh, and her best friend called her a selfish person for leaving her for the entire summer. But it's okay. She got to know her sister a little better and got a well deserved break from reality.
Overall, great book. It is teen fiction but I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys the downside of glamorous LA. You know, the nitty gritty, dirty underside where Charles Manson once lived.
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