How to Build a Girl: A Novel Audiobook

Quotes

• “Brilliantly observed, thrillingly rude, and laugh-out-loud funny.”

  — Helen Fielding, New York Times bestselling author of the Bridget Jones series

• “Wonderfully wise and flat-out hilarious.”

  — People

• “The earnestness with which Johanna goes about constructing a new persona gives the novel an almost irresistible verve, and the reader continues to root for her even during the most embarrassing episodes.”

  — New Yorker

• “Moran’s spirited coming-of-age tale romps from strength to strength.”

  — Times (London)

• “Rallying cries will always have a place in a yet-unfinished movement like feminism, but sometimes storytelling is more effective. The fictional Johanna Morrigan never drops the F-word, but readers can see she’s asking all the right questions.”

  — New York Times Book Review

• “A rambunctious, raw-edged, silly-profound, and deeply relatable guide to what your worst mistakes can teach you.”

  — Independent (London)

• “A feminist coming-of-age tale…Johanna is an irrepressible narrator, telling a mostly true and funny tale of survival and success.”

  — Washington Post Book World

• “Almost every page has something on it that makes you smile, makes you sad, or makes you think—often all three at once in one sentence.”

  — Spectator

• “A smart, splendid, laugh-out-loud-funny novel.”

  — Boston Globe

• “Vivid and full of truths…There’s a point in midlife, when you’re already built, as it were, when the average coming-of-age story starts to feel completely uninteresting. But Moran is so lively, dazzlingly insightful, and fun that How to Build a Girl transcends any age restrictions.”

  — San Francisco Chronicle

• “Louise Brealey is perfect as the voice of Johanna…Brealey’s accent and light tone fit with Johanna’s exploits and offbeat style.”

  — AudioFile