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Title	:	The Girl in the Mirror
Author	:	Cathy Glass
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Student Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	April 1st 2005 by Harper
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Sociology. Abuse. Autobiography. Memoir

The Girl in the Mirror

Cathy Glass

Paperback | Pages: 320 pages

Rating: 4.1 | 1763 Users | 132 Reviews

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Prior to reading 'The Girl in the Mirror' I had already read 3 of Cathy Glass' memoirs, and loved them all, finishing them in a few days. However, I think Glass should definitely stick to memoirs, as I found this novel disappointing and hard to get into. The plot structure itself makes for a perfectly good novel (but only if you don't mind graphic descriptions of abuse and have a strong stomach) but the writing made it extremely predictable. I'd guessed that Mandy was a victim of sexual abuse by the time I'd read the prologue, and then Glass patronises the reader further by dropping several huge hints, so by the time the truth comes out, it isn't overly surprising. The twists near the end were again, adequate, but certainly not altogether shocking and quite predictable (I guessed as soon as I learned that Jimmy was dead that it was because of suicide... but maybe that's just because it's how I would have written it as well!)

While Glass' writing style certainly makes for an easy read, I think it's far more suited to memoirs than it is novels. As the book went on I became increasingly annoyed by the lack of fluidity of the prose and her tendency to tell us every action or thought which Mandy encounters. For example:

"Five minutes later the train began to slow as the station approached. Mandy stood, then waited by the doors until the train stopped. The doors opened and she got out, her pulse quickening and her breath becoming fast and shallow. She looked the length of the platform and then followed the dozen or so passengers who were walking towards the exit barrier. She'd never used this station before; it was on a different network to the one she used when she visited her grandparents, twelve miles away. She fed her ticket into the turnstile and followed the signs to the ladies' WC."

This isn't the worst example, but it's just one of the badly structured paragraphs which frustrated me. Everyone knows how one leaves a station, so what's the need for a lengthy description of it? Another moan I have about her writing technique is that you find a cliché on every other page, and the dialogue is often unrealistic. People have an annoying tendency to call each other 'love' and sometimes I felt I was reading the same chapter several times over. I did find myself wanting to rush to the end, and not really for the right reasons. I wasn't engrossed by the ending, and I found the funeral scene unnecessary.

It's an ok book as far as plot and read-ability is concerned. I was just getting very annoyed with it by the end!

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Original Title:	The Girl in the Mirror
ISBN:	0007299273 (ISBN13: 9780007299270)

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Ratings: 4.1 From 1763 Users | 132 Reviews

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It was easy to guess what would happen in the book, so full of surprises it was not... but it is based on a true story and more people should read these... these kinds of things just have to stop! Yes, the book made me angry and anxious, but I wasn't expecting it to be an exhilarating book, but an "educational" one. It is shocking to know how common these things are. And victims should know THEY ARE NOT TO BLAME, THE PEDOPHILES ARE.

This story revolves around a few short weeks in which Mandy goes to stay at her aunt and uncle's house to help nurse and look after her dying grandfather. It is quickly apparent that the house and her family have secrets that Mandy, it seems, is the only one not to have any knowledge of. Over time with flashbacks and picking at conversations, Mandy finally confronts what she has suppressed in her memory for the last ten years.This book is very emotional both from the point of view of sexual

Overall this was a good book. At the same time it was hard to read because of the subject matter. The topics of death and rape in the same story takes its toll on the reader. I pushed through to finish it quickly. The author did a great job of writing this book but its really sad that its based on a true story. I was happy Mandy got some answers/closure but the pain the entire family suffered was pretty sad. Between her suffering grandfather and her remembering the incident I was glad she got

This was much different then her other books that I have read. I di however enjoy it. As always love her writing. On the story part of it...This poor girl, seems as though everyone in her life kept her attempted rape a secret. It was so tramatic for her she locked it deep away. Although she did this she still suffered from the effects of it every day. Not wanting anyone to love or touch her. In my oppinion you need help and to deal with these things strait away. Otherwise in infects the rest of

Wow! was my gut reactionHow do you review on a subject so hurtful to the heart? You try to go impersonal right? Cathy once again has done an outstanding job as an author. She gets into the heart of the matter without any qualms. This book is about recalled memories. Mandy was abused traumatically as a young adolescent and had buried the memory deep within herself. Her family also hushed the memory. Would talk about it and covered it up very neatly. When Mandy agrees to help nurse her ailing

I have just finished this book and am left feeling disappointed in it. I have previously read other books by Cathy Glass and although i didn't think they were that great i felt they were good enough for me to read more. Big mistake!! I doubt i would read any more after reading this one. It was written differently from the others id read and you knew exactly what what about to happen right from the start. Although one of the characters Sarah was supposed to be one of the main characters her

A true story worth the telling. But OMG where was the editor???? Example. 'She decided to eat some breakfast before leaving for the train. She got out the toaster, carton of juice and butter. When the toast popped up she spread a thin dab of butter. She ate watching out her bedsit window as the clouds rolled in.' ALL that happened here was that she woke, ate a quick breakfast and headed for the train station. Geez