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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 Paperback | Pages: 320 pages

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*Contains heavy spoilers* 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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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.

I love the Cathy Glass books, I find them heartbreaking to see what some children go through yet the books are well written and it's nice to read from the point of view of a carer. Sadly I found it hard to follow this book, I'm not sure what but something wasn't quite there for me

Even tho this us good, I prefer cathys other books about her as a foster carer

Badly written, patronising, focusing on really unimportant details through the entire narrative (okay we get it the character puts her mobile in her bag every time she finishes using it!) Feels like the author was trying to write a book through the eyes of a much younger character & tried to "be cool" & "down with the kids" and just failed miserably, the inaccuracies made it more obvious the writer is probably several generations older than her character!

I like books by Glass. I think she is an amazing person for reaching out and helping so many young people who are struggling. I thought this book was different than many of her other books. Many of her books deal with Glass caring for needed children. This book relives a painful experience of someone who was a victim at a young age and is shutting out the past. When she visits her grandfather which she hasn't done in ten years the memories slowly come back. I think the book would be interesting

A very different style of story from those that Cathy Glass has written before but I loved it. I read this one in two days (which is one of my personal records!) I have only recently started reading 'real life' stories and certainly this story opened my eyes to what is happening all around the world and, in this case, what happened to a poor little girl who goes through a very traumatic situation when she was a child and, until now, the memory of that time had been blocked from her memory.

Though I've only read one other Cathy Glass book, I found this one to be very different. Her writing style has certainly progressed though it still isn't fantastic. This story was very interesting and intriguing. I found this, despite the subject(s), very easy to read. The story ran smoothly and it was certainly a page turner. I'll be looking forward to reading more books by Glass.