Loose Girl was sad in a boring kind of way... I wish she had been more clear with some ages, since when she got into her college and post-college years, I didn't know exactly how long she'd been behaving that way and I felt a little off-balance. I was tired by the end due to the emotional consequences of her behavior, and overall found myself disappointed by the stupidity of people and the mediocrity of this book. ( )

An interesting look at what teenage girls go through when it comes to sex, alcohol, drugs and growing up. ( )

I simply loved this book. It's an easy read.

I was not really sure what I would think of this book. I figured it would almost be like a fantasy or sci fi book because her reality was so different than my own reality. I did realize that we all have the same teenage angst, but we dealt with it in a very different way. Maybe it was her dysfunctional family or maybe the night in the car when she was young. I feel like it gave me an understanding of what girls I knew and know felt like and why they made choices they did.
I thought as the book got closer to the end, it stagnated. I kept waiting for her to see the light, which eventually she did. I thought the end was abrupt. She shared so much of the stories of her days with the countless boys, but stopped at sharing what made her husband so special. She alluded but it felt rushed.
I think that it was a good book club selection and I think that it will lead to some great conversations. ( )

Loose Girl can in a way be read as a cautionary tale--this "memoir of promiscuity" is the experience of a girl whose parents divorced just as she noticed she could attract boys (and older ones at that). Making matters worse, Cohen's parents are caught up in their own lives and offer little guidance. Refreshingly, Cohen doesn't seem to blame anyone--instead she lays out the facts as she sees them without making such judgments. Likely her background as a psychotherapist has helped her understand her choices.

I simply could not put this book down. Each bit of the story compelled me on to find out what would happen, how it would end. Of course, with it being a memoir one does partially know how it ends from reading the author bio, but how Cohen goes from someone who cannot maintain a relationship to someone who is married with two children isn't known until the very end. She admits her continued struggle and concludes the story with the perfect sentiment: "Maybe, I think, I don't have to be great at this; maybe I just have to be good enough." ( )