"What puts Girl Walks into a Bar in the league of those mythic Manhattan girl books and essays like ‘Goodbye to All That’ is not the activities described, the scenes, the moves, but rather the sifting through and making sense of those scenes and moves and jobs and, best of all, ambitions. Specifically, ambition itself, and procrastination—of growing up—are anatomized with a relentlessly perceptive and clear eye."

- Thomas Beller, author of The Sleep-Over Artist

“Saroyan’s introspective, truthful memoir gets right to the heart of what it means to be a young woman today; many will identify with her questions, her musings, and her fears.”

- Booklist (starred review)

“Saroyan explores her life as a determined twenty-something in New York City, enthralled with and then repelled by her own aspirations. She writes with ease and acuity about personal disappointments and dangerous love interests, putting into words what often goes unsaid. . . . Her story will no doubt resonate for many.”

- Publishers Weekly