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Average rating: 3.73 · 3,930 ratings · 672 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us 3.74 avg rating — 3,312 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Women from the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us 3.51 avg rating — 392 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brilliance and Fire: A Biography of Diamonds 3.90 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Valley of the Dolls

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Not really a novel, but compelling as a theory of celebrity and its ability to bypass time.
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Rachelle Bergstein and 166 other people liked Meike's review of Life of M: "The internet is buzzing with the rumour that main character M was inspired by Natalie Portman, and I can report that this is very obviously the case: For instance, the whole thing is set in Paris where Cusk and Portman live, and there are discussions" Read more of this review »
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Nobody does the tragedy of misaligned interpretations like Sally Rooney
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“There is nothing fiercer than a failed artist. The energy remains, but, having no outlet, it implodes in a great black fart of rage which smokes up all the inner windows of the soul.”
― Rachelle Bergstein, The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us

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