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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
A MUST READ FOR TEENS!!!!!!!!! AND PARENTS OF TEENS ALIKE!
ALL actions have consequences, some stronger than others. Words hurt just as much as actions do. Mean Girls and Mean Parents exist. It is a sad, sad world we live in today.
ALL actions have consequences, some stronger than others. Words hurt just as much as actions do. Mean Girls and Mean Parents exist. It is a sad, sad world we live in today.
Book #30 read in 2015
Wow. Working in a middle school, I can actually see this happening. It's so scary how much social media affects our children. Great read!
Wow. Working in a middle school, I can actually see this happening. It's so scary how much social media affects our children. Great read!
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship
Decent YA book about how cyberbullying can lead to an attempted suicide. Starts at the attempt and then reveals what led up to it and the after-effects.
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Esto lo puedo calificar como «truñacazo» a tantísimos niveles, que me canso con sólo de pensarlo. Si no es la prosa repetitiva y melodramática, no te preocupes que te va a asaltar uno de esos bellos momentos sexistas del nivel «papá es quien tiene sentido común y mamá es la histérica». Cabe destacar también la tendencia pasmosa hacia los «giros argumentales» manidos y remanidos (metidos con calzador, he de añadir).
Desde luego que no puedo estar más de acuerdo con compararlo con un telefilme de sobremesa, porque MAE MÍA.
TRU-ÑA-CO. No tiene excusa. Escribir literatura juvenil no significa subestimar las capacidades de tus lectores, copón. No por ser jóvenes son tontos, ¡TRUENOS Y CENTELLAS! Lo empeora que encima esté tratando un tema tan serio y tan actual como lo es el ciberacoso, pero desde fuera y sin hacer bien sus deberes de documentación.
Aunque en su favor tengo que decir que prescinde de palabras como slut, bitch o whore (las cuales salpimentaban Tease) y que no me ha cabreado tantísimo como la petardada de Anna and the French Kiss (ese sí que era el mar de privilegios en toda su gloria, navegado por niños que creen que lo peor que les puede pasar es que les manden a ESTUDIAR A PARÍS y que sus zapatillas no sean nuevas). Desde luego Backlash ni siquiera juega en la misma división que The Power of One y carece del encanto de Wonder.
Y aquí lo dejo. Que no lo recomiendo, vamos.
Desde luego que no puedo estar más de acuerdo con compararlo con un telefilme de sobremesa, porque MAE MÍA.
TRU-ÑA-CO. No tiene excusa. Escribir literatura juvenil no significa subestimar las capacidades de tus lectores, copón. No por ser jóvenes son tontos, ¡TRUENOS Y CENTELLAS! Lo empeora que encima esté tratando un tema tan serio y tan actual como lo es el ciberacoso, pero desde fuera y sin hacer bien sus deberes de documentación.
Aunque en su favor tengo que decir que prescinde de palabras como slut, bitch o whore (las cuales salpimentaban Tease) y que no me ha cabreado tantísimo como la petardada de Anna and the French Kiss (ese sí que era el mar de privilegios en toda su gloria, navegado por niños que creen que lo peor que les puede pasar es que les manden a ESTUDIAR A PARÍS y que sus zapatillas no sean nuevas). Desde luego Backlash ni siquiera juega en la misma división que The Power of One y carece del encanto de Wonder.
Y aquí lo dejo. Que no lo recomiendo, vamos.
2.5 stars. I liked a few things about this book very much and others not so much.
Over all, Backlash is was a terribly disturbing book about bullying, cyberbullying to be specific, about how social media affects teenagers, especially teenage girls and their sense of self-worth. Would have loved to give this book 4 or even 5 stars, but for the somewhat off-putting treatment of the whole weight issue. According to this book, if you're teased about being overweight, the answer is to go on a diet and start exercising so you lose weight and can become a cheerleader. It seems to equate being thin with good health and fitness. This is a very damaging idea.
If the whole fat issue is ignored, this was a really good book. The mothers were both reprehensible, though, which was a pity. I wish one of them had been half way sensible. One does feel for both Lara (the disturbed teen who tries to commit suicide at the start of the book), her sister Sydney, who feels sidelined by all the attention that Lara gets, and Liam, their neighbour, who ends up caught in the mess for no reason of his. There's a great lesson here about consequences, about how the things you do affect other people. It is also highly recommended for anyone wanting to get an insight into how social media influences young people.
Over all, Backlash is was a terribly disturbing book about bullying, cyberbullying to be specific, about how social media affects teenagers, especially teenage girls and their sense of self-worth. Would have loved to give this book 4 or even 5 stars, but for the somewhat off-putting treatment of the whole weight issue. According to this book, if you're teased about being overweight, the answer is to go on a diet and start exercising so you lose weight and can become a cheerleader. It seems to equate being thin with good health and fitness. This is a very damaging idea.
If the whole fat issue is ignored, this was a really good book. The mothers were both reprehensible, though, which was a pity. I wish one of them had been half way sensible. One does feel for both Lara (the disturbed teen who tries to commit suicide at the start of the book), her sister Sydney, who feels sidelined by all the attention that Lara gets, and Liam, their neighbour, who ends up caught in the mess for no reason of his. There's a great lesson here about consequences, about how the things you do affect other people. It is also highly recommended for anyone wanting to get an insight into how social media influences young people.
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt