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nathansnook's review
4.0
Rookie: Yearbook One by Tavi Gevinson was a fun read. It’s a physical format of the past year of the Rookie site filled with girl tips and interviews with too cool for school peeps like Aubrey Plaza and John Waters. Most of it was a chick read, but there were some bits and pieces that both sexes could enjoy. Near the end the months got a little boring (because it felt a little rushed). Overall, a nifty read filled with glamorous art and cute stickers. Recommended (for girls).
chloeariellle's review against another edition
Not really a big read, more of a pretty book with nice articles to flick through, this makes me super happy and nostalgic for 2013-2014 baby Chlo and I still flick through it from time to time
nicolet2018's review
4.0
I have heard of Tavi Gevinson and Rookie magazine. Maybe even checked the website out before but it never really appealed to me. It has always been at the back of my mind that Tavi is a rolemodel who achieved much in such a short span of time but I could not relate to her.
Until a Youtuber who I like recommended Yearbook 3 as a gift for feminists individuals. So I thought of giving Yearbook 1 a try before I decided whether I wanted to continue reading.
On first glance the style of the book and vintage feel does not really appeal to me. But the writing in the various articles is good and I am surprised by the contributions by names like Joss Whedon, Zooey Deschanel and more. I liked how candid most of the articles were and how the topics did not shy away from awkward or tough ones like eating disorders, anxiety, recovering from sexual assualt just to name a few.
The articles I did like were:
Sep 11
"Let it out"
"Great expectations"
Oct 11
"How to Bitchface" that was hilarious XD "Never been kissed"
"Do it yourself"
"Season of the witch" like how the writer tied up the theme of halloween to girls wanting to band together
"Everybody farts" lol
Nov 11
"Literally the best thing ever: The golden girls"
"Fight like a girl" yay for equality!
"The perfect girl"
Dec 11
"Surviving a small town"
Jan 12
"An actually useful article about dressing for a party"
"Midnight snacks: a taxonomy"
"How to not care what other people think of you"
"We're called survivors because we are still here" this was heartbreaking
Feb 12
"How to approach the person you like without throwing up"
"The year of my eating disorder" I am able to relate to feeling insecure about my body, I compare myself quite frequently to others. Like her butt is nice, ohh she is the perfect kind of slim, I wished I had her curves. Just some of the things I thought. But I am trying to change my mindset.
"Other Girls"
"Bad romance"
Mar 12
"Thrifting master"
"Taking yourself seriously"
"Absolute beginners" its great that Rookie is not afraid to talk about subjects that are usually deemed awkward.
Apr 12
"On containing multitudes"
"How to clean your room in 10 mins" XD haha
"Break up breakdown"
"Full disclosure" This was eye opening.
"Ruining our life"
May 12
"Lift skills 101"
"Breaking in a broken heart"
"It happens all the time" this shocked me. I did not know it is so widespread. The comments too.
"Just wondering"
One of the articles I did not like was "About A Boy" and it was because I could not understand it.
But overall I really enjoyed this. Recommended!
Until a Youtuber who I like recommended Yearbook 3 as a gift for feminists individuals. So I thought of giving Yearbook 1 a try before I decided whether I wanted to continue reading.
On first glance the style of the book and vintage feel does not really appeal to me. But the writing in the various articles is good and I am surprised by the contributions by names like Joss Whedon, Zooey Deschanel and more. I liked how candid most of the articles were and how the topics did not shy away from awkward or tough ones like eating disorders, anxiety, recovering from sexual assualt just to name a few.
The articles I did like were:
Sep 11
"Let it out"
"Great expectations"
Oct 11
"How to Bitchface" that was hilarious XD "Never been kissed"
"Do it yourself"
"Season of the witch" like how the writer tied up the theme of halloween to girls wanting to band together
"Everybody farts" lol
Nov 11
"Literally the best thing ever: The golden girls"
"Fight like a girl" yay for equality!
"The perfect girl"
Dec 11
"Surviving a small town"
Jan 12
"An actually useful article about dressing for a party"
"Midnight snacks: a taxonomy"
"How to not care what other people think of you"
"We're called survivors because we are still here" this was heartbreaking
Feb 12
"How to approach the person you like without throwing up"
"The year of my eating disorder" I am able to relate to feeling insecure about my body, I compare myself quite frequently to others. Like her butt is nice, ohh she is the perfect kind of slim, I wished I had her curves. Just some of the things I thought. But I am trying to change my mindset.
"Other Girls"
"Bad romance"
Mar 12
"Thrifting master"
"Taking yourself seriously"
"Absolute beginners" its great that Rookie is not afraid to talk about subjects that are usually deemed awkward.
Apr 12
"On containing multitudes"
"How to clean your room in 10 mins" XD haha
"Break up breakdown"
"Full disclosure" This was eye opening.
"Ruining our life"
May 12
"Lift skills 101"
"Breaking in a broken heart"
"It happens all the time" this shocked me. I did not know it is so widespread. The comments too.
"Just wondering"
One of the articles I did not like was "About A Boy" and it was because I could not understand it.
But overall I really enjoyed this. Recommended!
chwaters's review
5.0
Rookie Yearbook Volume One rounds up a year's worth of the best of the seriously awesome online teen girl magazine, "Rookie". It's a wealth of articles, interviews, how-tos, art and playlists aimed at the savvy teenaged girl. One does not need to be an actual teenaged girl to enjoy the book or magazine, however. The articles are smart, incisive and funny. The interviews cover everyone from Aubrey Plaza to Joss Whedon. Honestly, it's the kind of book I wish I could have had sitting around my room when I was growing up. It's honest, empowering, amusing and informative. A must-read for cool girls (and boys) everywhere.
floralexistentialist's review
5.0
rookie holds such a special place in my heart. a place in my heart that both aches and bursts whenever i think about it. i was a late 17 year old when i found rookie in a corner of the internet and that first night i spent hours alone in the dark illuminated by the screen, going through page after page through the archives, completely amazed. where had this been all my life? my heart aches when i think about it because i'm regretful that i didn't have this sooner. oh, how my teenage life would have been different. i feel like this book could have saved me from a lot of sorrow. or at least given me a medium through which to channel it correctly. but despite all of that, it has still changed my life. i cherish these so dearly and when i saw the news that rookie was folding, i had to snatch all four of these yearbooks up. i could gush forever about all the art and writing and community this has fostered, but i'll save y'all (and myself) the time. rookie is brave, inclusive, and magical.
abbeyjfox's review
5.0
I've loved Rookie since I first heard about it, and this much anticipated 'yearbook' of the best blog posts of year one definitely lived up to the hype. Not only are the articles meaningful (and FUN),the book itself is beautiful and quirky and huge. I read a couple of articles before bed every night and I swear, I've had the best dreams for the past month because of it.
Again, my only regret is that when I was a teenager, I didn't have access to something like Rookie....but I did have Angela Chase and Lindsey Weird and Daria - and Rookie spends a decent amount of time honoring those three protagonists which drops me back into high school, makes me feel warm and fuzzy, and makes me hopeful for the future generation of young women reading things like this.
Again, my only regret is that when I was a teenager, I didn't have access to something like Rookie....but I did have Angela Chase and Lindsey Weird and Daria - and Rookie spends a decent amount of time honoring those three protagonists which drops me back into high school, makes me feel warm and fuzzy, and makes me hopeful for the future generation of young women reading things like this.
foxwrapped's review
4.0
Much smarter and hipper than anything else, magazine-wise, for teenage girls. Definitely fills a void. However, it was not my void. I don't believe I have ever been or desired to be this cool, this sort of fashionable and idealistic and ambitious (the kind with a lot of self-aware pink florals in it) and frankly... now that I have recently turned thirty, I wonder if, in fact, I was ever this young.
Rookie is fantastic, don't get me wrong, I just wish there were even more choices and voices out there that have the legitimacy and promotion that is afforded Rookie. So yeah, it's not really all that different from all the other stuff that has legitimacy and promotion when you get down to it. I just have to breathe in and out and say to myself "It is a fashion magazine specifically for young white girls who dream about moving to New York City, accept its limitations, Rookie is okay!" I just have to wait for that magazine for youngish half-Filipinas who want to travel to comfortable places and live close to family and friends. "Joanna, you can write that magazine!" Baby, I live it.
Rookie is fantastic, don't get me wrong, I just wish there were even more choices and voices out there that have the legitimacy and promotion that is afforded Rookie. So yeah, it's not really all that different from all the other stuff that has legitimacy and promotion when you get down to it. I just have to breathe in and out and say to myself "It is a fashion magazine specifically for young white girls who dream about moving to New York City, accept its limitations, Rookie is okay!" I just have to wait for that magazine for youngish half-Filipinas who want to travel to comfortable places and live close to family and friends. "Joanna, you can write that magazine!" Baby, I live it.
littlelibrarywitch's review
5.0
I wanted to get this book for my birthday, but I bought it early upon finding out that Tavi Gevinson, the teenage editor and creator of Rookie, was going to be in Los Angeles in November.
Featuring a beautiful collection of stand-out articles from Rookie Magazine's first year of online publication, Rookie Yearbook One is written by girls and women, for girls and women-- specifically teenage girls. There's articles about eating disorders, masturbation, how to make a bitchface, interviews (Joss Whedon!), etc.
I'm hanging on to this with dear life to hand to my future teenage daughter. This book does for young women what "Deal With It!" did for me in MY tween/teen years-- educate, inform, and make me realize that I'm not alone.
Featuring a beautiful collection of stand-out articles from Rookie Magazine's first year of online publication, Rookie Yearbook One is written by girls and women, for girls and women-- specifically teenage girls. There's articles about eating disorders, masturbation, how to make a bitchface, interviews (Joss Whedon!), etc.
I'm hanging on to this with dear life to hand to my future teenage daughter. This book does for young women what "Deal With It!" did for me in MY tween/teen years-- educate, inform, and make me realize that I'm not alone.