Reviews - Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek: How Seven Teen Shows Transformed Television

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Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek: How Seven Teen Shows Transformed Television

Thea Glassman

3.88 AVERAGE

itsmaybejasmine's review against another edition

2.75

fast-paced

vcastaneda12's review against another edition

4.0

A great look back at the inside of the shows that I grew up with. Read it, you will be happy you did.

sbro_1967's review

3.75

informative lighthearted medium-paced

This was such a fun and informative read! I’m very much in the camp that believes teens are much more complex and interesting than we give them credit for, and that goes for the media we create for them. This book really operates from that standpoint and makes the argument that, often, teen media is groundbreaking. Three of the shows are ones I know and love dearly, and the other four I got just as much out of. This is a great read for anyone interested in TV, pop culture, or how-it’s-made type narratives.

annecath's review against another edition

4.5

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

indigowolf's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny informative fast-paced

I liked this book so much more than I thought I would! I didn’t realize how much I had internalized all of the shows discussed in the book until my eyes were welling up in every chapter. I love that teen tv is getting the respect it deserves.

caitgatsby's review against another edition

3.0

Addictive and very readable (I finished it in under 24 hours) but I would have liked more analysis. This feels like an oral history of the seven shows.