Pizza Girl
Pizza Girl
Book Brief
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Novel • Fiction
Los Angeles, California • Contemporary
2020
Adult
18+ years
Super Short Summary
Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier follows a pregnant teenager navigating isolation and uncertainty while working at a pizza shop in Los Angeles. The narrative explores her complex family relationships and fixation on a unique customer. Through these experiences, the teenager challenges her sense of identity, ultimately confronting her desires and choices.
Melancholic
Emotional
Contemplative
Bittersweet
Reviews & Readership
30,469 ratings
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Mixed feelings
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Review Roundup
Jean Kyoung Frazier's Pizza Girl offers an engaging exploration of a young woman's struggles with identity and purpose, capturing readers with its vivid, relatable characters and raw narrative voice. While some critics find the protagonist's journey deeply introspective, others feel the pacing drags. Overall, it’s praised for its emotional depth and authenticity.
Who Should Read Pizza Girl?
Fans of poignant coming-of-age tales like The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath or Expecting Better by Emily Oster will relish Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier. It appeals to those who enjoy character-driven stories exploring identity, family, and the complexity of young adulthood.
30,469 ratings
Loved it
Mixed feelings
Not a fan
Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier was notably selected as a Roxane Gay Audacious Book Club pick, highlighting its unique voice and narrative style in contemporary fiction.
The book explores themes of identity and belonging, which resonated with many readers and critics during its release, earning praise for its distinctive tone and character development.
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Frazier's debut novel captures the complexities of modern life and youth, combining humor and poignant moments in a narrative that can be both relatable and strikingly original.
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Novel • Fiction
Los Angeles, California • Contemporary
2020
Adult
18+ years
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