
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
by Joan Didion (1968)
Like 'The Girls', this captures disillusioned youth searching for meaning in the 1960s.

by Emma Cline (1994)
"At the start of summer, a lonely and thoughtful teenager, Evie Boyd, sees a group of girls in the park, and is immediately caught by their freedom, their careless dress, their dangerous aura of abandon. Soon, Evie is in thrall to Suzanne, a mesmerizing older girl, and is drawn into the circle of a soon-to-be infamous cult and the man who is its charismatic leader. Hidden in the hills, their sprawling ranch is eerie and run down, but to Evie, it is exotic, thrilling, charged—a place where she feels desperate to be accepted. As she spends more time away from her mother and the rhythms of her daily life, and as her obsession with Suzanne intensifies, Evie does not realize she is coming closer and closer to unthinkable violence."-- Provided by Amazon
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by Joan Didion (1968)
Like 'The Girls', this captures disillusioned youth searching for meaning in the 1960s.

by Vincent Bugliosi (1974)
Expands on the Manson Family backdrop central to the atmosphere of 'The Girls'.

by Caitlin Moran (2014)
Similar to 'The Girls', it's a coming-of-age story about reinvention and seeking identity.

by Janet Fitch
Like 'The Girls', it's a coming-of-age story set in California with themes of neglect.

by Jessica Knoll (2023)
Shares 'The Girls's' focus on young women and unsettling events, but with a thriller edge.
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