“Sucias” Not A Classic, But Entertaining. A review of The Dirty Girls’ Social Club by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

“I’m not supposed to like The Dirty Girls’ Social Club, but I do. It’s just not in the respected canon of the well-read individual. However, I found myself staring down at its motley cover, worn paperback with nothing else to do. I had been told I would find it hysterical, but I had never considered it worthy. Nevertheless, I’m fairly addicted to reading, and with nothing more than back issues of Cosmo to occupy me, I succumbed.

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez’s novel is not going to be registered with the classics. I don’t know if it will ever be mentioned in a literature class, but these are not discrediting factors. The Dirty Girls Social Club is one of the most entertaining works I’ve come across in the past year. Initially, the personal voice–the slang and simplicity–can be grating on the reader. In fact, because of this characteristic, I stopped reading the book twice before page 30.”

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