To put it simply, The Girls takes the horror of the true Manson murders and for the most part, just plops in fictional characters to replace the real life killers. We see the "family" through the eyes of Evie, a 14-year-old girl living in the late 1960s who is completely disillusioned with her life. Upon meeting members of this cult, she is drawn to them and their leader, Russell (you can only guess who he is supposed to represent).
If you think The Girls is going to be mostly about the actual killings, think again. They don't even happen until almost 90% of the book is finished. Many times in these fictionalized accounts, knowing that something is definitely going to occur draws up quite a bit of suspense. However, Cline just fills the previous pages with mundane details and lots and lots of sex, so The Girls was definitely not the page-turner I was expecting.
MY RATING - 2
