Glitter Girl
Erin O’Briant today begins the serialized audiboook release of her novel, Glitter Girl:
One grown daughter is a flagrant San Francisco lesbian who has won and lost an international journalism award only to reinvent herself as a glitter spray salesgirl. The other daughter strayed away from her secular family and right through the sliding glass doors of a church housed in a nearby mini-mall. This family has a few issues to work out: meet the Sorens.
Gloria Soren, the “glitter girl” in the novel, is picking up the pieces of her spectacularly failed career, falling in love, and wondering how she became an almost-pathological liar. The younger Soren sister, Angie, is spearheading an anti-abortion movement in Georgia and no longer talks to her family. She’s waiting to marry her charismatic pastor, but their lives begin to change when Gloria visits her sister to make up.
Want to know what happens? You’ll just have to listen.
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December 14th, 2009 at 1:52 am
I am really enjoying this! The story and the narration are great. Just an FYI, though, there seems to be an issue downloading Ch. 5. (I tried to submit a problem report via the Podiobooks form but it didn’t go through for some reason). But that’s just a technical issue. Everything else about this one is excellent.
December 14th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Hi Melinda! Thanks so much. I’ve been worried about Episode 5 because there were so few downloads–I did submit a report, but will follow up pronto. Meanwhile, please feel free to get that episode from my site or from my feedburner link: http://feeds.feedburner.com/erinobriant.
Thanks again!
Erin
December 16th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Hi all–Episode 5 is fixed. Thanks for your patience.
February 6th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
First the positives, the production is very well done, and the author is a very good narrator. The story starts out very well and is easy to get into.
The negatives, as it is nearly its conclusion, it is obvious the author has a bigoted social agenda to promote which I wish was made clear up front so I could have avoided this podiobook.
February 7th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
I loved this story. I have a sister who I love dearly and the relationship between the sisters feels real. Although they were very different, I liked (and was rooting for) both of them by the end. When I was listening to this audiobook, I actually enjoyed my commute–which is really saying something! Well done!
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Thank you, Brooke! What a kind message. I’m so glad you enjoyed hte novel.
February 8th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
I find that Glitter Girl is anything but bigoted; instead, it evokes a polarizing conversation but does so with human faces. Abortion, gay rights, Christianity…these are difficult issues at any time, but especially now, and I feel this book deals with them in a realistic, fair way. The characters simply speak their truths–lives their truths–and try to come to terms with the truths of the others in their family. Ne’er a bigot be found. Go, Glitter Girl!
June 10th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Hi listeners–great news! GLITTER GIRL comes out in print August 1, 2010. Visit http://www.litbooks.net and sign up for the email list for alerts.
June 12th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
This was pretty different from my usual fare (I’m more of a sci fi and horror fan) but I loved it! I’m really impressed with how well Erin O’Briant tackled some difficult issues without oversimplifying them. There are no good guys or bad guys, just people doing their best to sort out their lives and relationships. The narration was really well done too. I only meant to listen to a couple of chapters at first but then I found I had to go back and download the rest of the book straight away. Thanks so much for sharing it Erin!
June 13th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Thanks, Jenny! I really appreciate your comments and I’m so glad you loved Glitter Girl.
June 30th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
GLITTER GIRL is available in paperback on Amazon! Order your copy now: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0984581308
December 6th, 2010 at 12:04 am
Wonderful audiobook and a wonderful reading. It’s very realistic view of sibling hood I think. I was surprised when the book ended so quickly.
January 13th, 2011 at 4:54 pm
I must say, that was a refreshingly good listen. I work nights, and my shifts are long, so presently I stock up on listening material and hope it helps me pass the time. This was quite the little study in modern family dynamics, entertaining, and relatively well balanced.
I have some more specific feedback for you, if you are interested. If not, than you are still more than welcome to count me as a happy customer and call it a day.
Thanks again.
October 18th, 2011 at 8:43 pm
Hi!
Thank you for writing such a good book. I listened to it in my bus rides to school and I had a very pleasant time. I guess that the best thing about your book is that it makes us have fun, but at the same time, the story is deep and make us think about very important themes concerning post-modern society.
Thank you Erin O’Briant!