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thanys_thoughts's review
4.0
After having the book on my shelf unread for 8 years, I finally made an attempt to read it.
I liked Rachel as the main character. She was funny, sarcastic, and sounded a lot like my attitude in high school (except not Jewish). She made it interesting and kept me reading.
Although Luke is made out to be a Catholic boy who seems to have no knowledge of Jewish culture, I would beg to differ. Catholic schools have classes where you study other religions too. (as a Catholic myself, this bothered me a little).
It was a little predictable and the ending was rushed, but it was a light hearted fun read.
I liked Rachel as the main character. She was funny, sarcastic, and sounded a lot like my attitude in high school (except not Jewish). She made it interesting and kept me reading.
Although Luke is made out to be a Catholic boy who seems to have no knowledge of Jewish culture, I would beg to differ. Catholic schools have classes where you study other religions too. (as a Catholic myself, this bothered me a little).
It was a little predictable and the ending was rushed, but it was a light hearted fun read.
wistyallgood's review
3.0
It was OK, but predictable, and somewhat offensive with the throwing around of terms like "retarded" and "autistic"= not funny.
kimberlyhirsh's review
4.0
It's lust at first sight when Rachel Lowenstein meets Luke Christiansen, a waiter at her brother's bar mitzvah. Luke is tall, blond, and decidedly not Jewish. She desperately wants to date him, but she knows her parents won't approve. Can she turn her back on her faith and her culture for a cute boy?
Goy Crazy is a charming romantic comedy that addresses coming of age issues common to all teens. Rachel feels constantly in conflict with her parents. She's been a good girl her whole life and she's sick of it. So she decides that her sophomore year of high school, she will be a bit naughty, and she'll start by pursuing a boy from the wrong religion.
I would recommend Goy Crazy to anyone looking for a fun read that is not so light as to be mindless, but is very clever and uplifting. It does rom-com right: there's the wrong boy who seems so right, the boy her parents prefer who is not at all what she wants, and the realization Rachel makes that the people she knows aren't necessarily the people they seem to be. It's a good time, and summer would be a great time to pick it up and take it to the beach with you, but it'll hold up any time of year.
Goy Crazy is a charming romantic comedy that addresses coming of age issues common to all teens. Rachel feels constantly in conflict with her parents. She's been a good girl her whole life and she's sick of it. So she decides that her sophomore year of high school, she will be a bit naughty, and she'll start by pursuing a boy from the wrong religion.
I would recommend Goy Crazy to anyone looking for a fun read that is not so light as to be mindless, but is very clever and uplifting. It does rom-com right: there's the wrong boy who seems so right, the boy her parents prefer who is not at all what she wants, and the realization Rachel makes that the people she knows aren't necessarily the people they seem to be. It's a good time, and summer would be a great time to pick it up and take it to the beach with you, but it'll hold up any time of year.
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