wow. The Girls was... different. 
 to start off, can I say that I just CANNOT get over the writing. it was so haunting and fit the story SO well. 
 I can't say that I felt a lot for the characters, but everything else was so interesting and it hooked me in. I never wanted to put this down. I was a bit disappointed that there was no big revelation, but I guess that's because I knew the murder would happen before I even read it. 
 the setting in this novel was so captivating. it was told through a unique perspective in a unique situation and a unique time period (okay, it's really unique) and it kept me on the edge of my seat. 
 even though the story was pretty slow, the pacing felt somehow... right. like, it felt "hazy", if that's the right word? everything was covered in a shroud of figurative mist and it made this novel all the more interesting. 
 all in all, I really liked this book; it was beautifully haunting and kept me hooked until the last page. I sure won't be forgetting it for a while.