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Title: Sloppy Firsts : A Novel by Megan McCafferty ISBN: 0-609-80790-0 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 28 August, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.69 (288 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: an awesome book for everyone
Comment: This book is the best book that I have ever read. I think I loved it most because I could identify with most of the situations. As a teenage girl living in my own little world, I thought that this was the most realistic book ever. I loved the character development, and I absolutely loved Jessica Darling. This is a must-read for everyone who is a teenager, or was one at one time.
Rating: 5
Summary: (Gasp!) A GOOD teenage story written by a 30-something!
Comment: SLOPPY FIRSTS is a surprisingly good read. More often then not, when a 30-something author tries to write from the perspective of a High School student, the book is forced and full of odd witticisms that I assume are meant to be "cool" slang. This is not the case with McCafferty's novel. She writes honestly and offers an intelligent, insightful view into a teenage girl's mind. Jessica Darling is a realistic character. She is not a stereotype or stock character- she has different dimensions that teenage girls everywhere can relate to. She's smart, but she makes mistakes. She's friends with the popular crowd, but can think for herself. She feels pressure from herself, her family, and her peers. Jessica is the manifestation of the myriad of emotions that teenage girls often feel. She is one of the first realistic, stereotype-free teenage characters that I've ever seen. This alone is enough to impress, but McCafferty's usage of honesty and real-to-life characters paired with humor and an attention-grabbing storyline mystifies. There is only one (semi) fault within the book. The novel ends suddenly with an unexpected twist that can leave chick-flick loving saps a tad bit upset. At the same time, it gives hope to the predominant theme of friendship. SLOPPY FIRSTS is a fun, funny, and sincere book that is sure to be enjoyed. Along with THE LOSERS' CLUB by Richard Perez -- it was the best novel I've read in more than a year!
Rating: 1
Summary: god, what were they thinking? WERE they thinking?
Comment: possibly one of the shallowest reads of the past few years, definitely one of the least enjoyable. yes, jessica hardly has it easy. being a spoiled, shallow girl suffering from ridiculous bouts of teen angst is a dirty job, but as the saying goes, someone must do it. i just don't want to have to read about it. the author manages to somehow twist and contort each and every worn out teenage cliche into looking like a worn out cliche posing as an edgy idea. jessica gripes about the obnoxious people in her life throughout the book. that's really about it. truthfully, with characters as one dimensional and hopelessly stereotyped as these, can you really blame her? also, jessica's writings are fantastically stupid and lacking in all originality and passion of any kind. would an 'incredibly smart girl' who's also a free-thinking loner sound like one of the kids writing to 'seventeen' magazine about boyfriends and zits? i think not.
if you want to waste your time, or if you're in a masochistic mood, buy this book. if you must give it as a gift to someone, make sure it's someone you really hate. if they can think at all, they'll hate you for giving it to them after five pages of this vapid, vacuous read.
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Title: Second Helpings : A Novel by Megan McCafferty ISBN: 0609807919 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 22 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares ISBN: 0385729340 Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 22 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones ISBN: 0689841140 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares ISBN: 0385730586 Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 11 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar ISBN: 0316910333 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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