![]() “It was partly the eyes,” Deenie notes, seeing herself in the mirror. ![]() ![]() These young women are brutal to each other and, ultimately, to themselves in ways that mark them forever. For this author, there’s nothing coy or quaint about women coming of age. In spare, ferocious language, Abbott captures their energy, a force as nihilistic as it is sexual as Deenie’s classmates battle for attention and social supremacy, much more Salem witch than sugar and spice. They are the ones who make the moves on the men, more or less, and certainly on each other. As in Abbott’s previous books, it’s the females who are the actors here. Now his friends are asking about them, and Eli is unsure how to react. ![]() A year ago, he recalls, Deenie and Gabby were just girls, Lise a chubby kid. Aggressively pursued by his female fans, he’s as mystified by teen girls as his father is, although his awareness of their sexual exploits is an added source of stress as he watches his only sister mature. Eli, Deenie’s hockey star brother, also has a narrative. ![]()
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