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rebeccasfantasyworld's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
bollweevil's review
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
feeyuh's review
3.0
This was fun and nostalgic, as it was set in 2005. I really didn't know anything about it before reading - I picked it up purely on the cover, as it looked summer campy. It honestly ended super abruptly and was kind of sad!
stitchedwithmoonlight's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
eaupaline's review against another edition
2.0
C'est chouette de lire des histoires d'amitié entre ado qui ne sont pas complètement idéalisées. La petite bande de copines qui décident de commencer un trafic dans leur école catho fait un sujet assez original et j'ai bien aimé voir comment évolue la dynamique entre chaque personne du groupe. J'ai par contre eu du mal à suivre ma lecture avec toutes les infos données sur toutes les pages sur tous les personnages secondaires. Ca a un côté rigolo mais qui peut vite faire saturer. La fin m'a aussi paru super sombre et m'a laissé sur un sentiment d'inachevé et de cruauté un peu gratuite.
samgray's review
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
Wasn't expecting this story to be as heavy emotionally as it was, definitely not a light read.
kachabbey's review
Very visually overwhelming, lots of speech bubbles and arrows, and with the monotone colour theme it was difficult to navigate. This world is OVER developed and I did not need to be receiving all the information I was, cut it in half and you’re golden.
zabcia's review against another edition
3.0
73%
fascinating way to show the lives of teens; kind of felt like a 90s teen coming-of-age movie in style. that being said, the vague ending and side character semi-arcs (i.e. Hank) felt bizarre and side-stepped feeling relevant.
fascinating way to show the lives of teens; kind of felt like a 90s teen coming-of-age movie in style. that being said, the vague ending and side character semi-arcs (i.e. Hank) felt bizarre and side-stepped feeling relevant.
katyjean81's review
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
HS is hard
timgrubbs's review against another edition
5.0
Friends brought together by the oddities of fate and their quirkiness…establish a criminal bootleg scheme…
Forest Hills Bootleg Society by Dave Baker and NICOLE. GOUX is a cute story of young high schoolers trying to get by in the early 2000s…
Four young girls from small town California (Forest Hills) are into pizza movie nights, anime, and just getting by in the strange cruel world of high school (a Christian academy specifically), when they find a way to make a little extra cash by selling some bootleg anime (that may or may not count as porn) to their fellow students…
Meanwhile, they navigate young love, school cliques, all the overwhelming feelings and thoughts of teenager-hood…while trying to stay friends when the urge to branch out and be friends with other (UNKNOWN!!) people is a constant danger…
This book is for people who were young, liked anime, comics, weird stuff, and maybe only had a smal circle of friends to rely on while also feeling anxious or mildly autistic about what the future might hold.
I tried this because the cover reminded me of Proctor Valley Road, but I’d say this is sort of a modern coming up age tale (set in the distant year of 2005) similar to the Body or the Wonder Years.
There’s no murder mystery, not horrible monster, no aliens, no dark secret…just some kids trying to be kids and get by and enjoy themselves…
Forest Hills Bootleg Society by Dave Baker and NICOLE. GOUX is a cute story of young high schoolers trying to get by in the early 2000s…
Four young girls from small town California (Forest Hills) are into pizza movie nights, anime, and just getting by in the strange cruel world of high school (a Christian academy specifically), when they find a way to make a little extra cash by selling some bootleg anime (that may or may not count as porn) to their fellow students…
Meanwhile, they navigate young love, school cliques, all the overwhelming feelings and thoughts of teenager-hood…while trying to stay friends when the urge to branch out and be friends with other (UNKNOWN!!) people is a constant danger…
This book is for people who were young, liked anime, comics, weird stuff, and maybe only had a smal circle of friends to rely on while also feeling anxious or mildly autistic about what the future might hold.
I tried this because the cover reminded me of Proctor Valley Road, but I’d say this is sort of a modern coming up age tale (set in the distant year of 2005) similar to the Body or the Wonder Years.
There’s no murder mystery, not horrible monster, no aliens, no dark secret…just some kids trying to be kids and get by and enjoy themselves…