334 reviews for:

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

Thea Glassman

3.88 AVERAGE

kara_liz's review against another edition

4.0

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

carpentd's review

3.25

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

kellyeweber's review

4.0

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

literary_lj's review against another edition

5.0

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Fun even though I haven’t watched all 7 shows featured. I still enjoyed the sections I wasn’t familiar with. A great book for us millennials.

lennareem's review against another edition

4.5

informative reflective medium-paced

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Longer review to come! 

mehilbert's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5
It’s well researched and good writing. However, how do you discuss the revolution of teen television and ignore 90210, the first prime time teen drama to garner millions of viewers, the show that became the reference point for most of the shows she discusses in this book. She alludes to 90210 but doesn’t do a deep dive on it. I get the sense it’s because she herself didn’t watch it—perhaps she is just a tad too young to have experienced its run. But it’s a shortcoming that her editors didn’t have her cover it to make the book a more well-rounded version of what it is.

cook_memorial_public_library's review

5.0

informative lighthearted medium-paced

rachelkreadsbookz's review against another edition

4.0

informative lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

travelandreading's review against another edition

4.5

medium-paced

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For any millennials like myself who watched a lot of teen dramas, highly recommend this book! It was great on audio. 

I loved hearing about how some of my favourite shows as a teen came to be and there was also lots of behind the scenes gossip. 

jengiraffe5's review

5.0

informative reflective medium-paced