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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks is a smart, quick-to-read, YA novel (older teens). Pages full of girl power too! A diverting read, even for an oldie like me. 3.5 Stars!!
Its an interesting book. Written in a different way. Its like no book I have ever read but I just didn't quite feel as satisfied with it as I did with We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. But then I have to remind myself that they are two different books
I love E. Lockhart's writing. I hate the endings. When ever i read one of these books i love it right until the last 20 pages when the girl looses the man of her dreams and they never speak again. Yet i keep coming back for more. over all it was a good book with great characters, just not a fairy tale ending. I guess you could say E. Lockhart just tells it like it is, reality check: its not always a happy ending.
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Then ending kind of sucked but I loved the rest of the book.
some very good messages about feminism and double standards. I feel like it missed the point a little in parts. over all enjoyable book
Fantastic! Loved the snappy writing style. Devoured this in just a couple of sittings. Frankie was a great lead character. I loved what the book had to say about gender equality - I think it is a very important message and I was impressed that it was even brought up in the terms of relationship roles as well.
A very enjoyable book with an extremely important message. Highly recommend.
A very enjoyable book with an extremely important message. Highly recommend.
It took me a long time to find this book. Proud to say the wait was worth it.
To sum up the book and its sheer awesomeness I decided after much deliberation, that the best way to explain is to quote page 330. (Spoiler free)
Frankie's mind is a word overlooked, but when uncovered - through invention, imagination or recollection - it wields a power that is comical, surprising and memorable.
That being said, all Frankie wants to achieve is to prove the existence of double standards (between perception of males and females) and to make it perfectly clear that she is no longer the Bunny Rabbit everyone thought she was.
Frankie was intelligent, a brilliant strategist, enjoys exchanging witty banters and has a strong sense of feminism. I enjoyed going through it all with her but here's one thing that caught my attention. I remember reading a while back that a few people criticized [b:Heist Society|6574102|Heist Society (Heist Society, #1)|Ally Carter|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1301587189s/6574102.jpg|6767235] characters, saying that (s)he prefers if the main characters were in their early twenties and not teens because what teens would do this and that and this book reminded me of that particular topic because
a) all the characters present in this book, except for a character name Star, speak with such beautiful, not-used-everyday English with words that could be found from a GRE flash card box (proverbial, gallant, denigration, ignominious etc)
b) this shows that not all teens succumb to doing a specific this or that. They can be shrouded with MysteryMist or talk as if they were an English professor and you would still enjoy their company
I want to end the review with a small part from the book that was hilarious (read it over and over and over and over again)
"Oh no! I forgot about armpits!" cried John.
"I forgot about armpits, too!" moaned Charles, whose shirt was nothing more than a camisole. "What's a shrug?"
"Like a minisweater," Frankie told him.
"There are so many girl - things we don't know!" cried Charles. "I'm so glad we did a dress rehearsal. This would have been a disaster otherwise."
To sum up the book and its sheer awesomeness I decided after much deliberation, that the best way to explain is to quote page 330. (Spoiler free)
Frankie's mind is a word overlooked, but when uncovered - through invention, imagination or recollection - it wields a power that is comical, surprising and memorable.
That being said, all Frankie wants to achieve is to prove the existence of double standards (between perception of males and females) and to make it perfectly clear that she is no longer the Bunny Rabbit everyone thought she was.
Frankie was intelligent, a brilliant strategist, enjoys exchanging witty banters and has a strong sense of feminism. I enjoyed going through it all with her but here's one thing that caught my attention. I remember reading a while back that a few people criticized [b:Heist Society|6574102|Heist Society (Heist Society, #1)|Ally Carter|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1301587189s/6574102.jpg|6767235] characters, saying that (s)he prefers if the main characters were in their early twenties and not teens because what teens would do this and that and this book reminded me of that particular topic because
a) all the characters present in this book, except for a character name Star, speak with such beautiful, not-used-everyday English with words that could be found from a GRE flash card box (proverbial, gallant, denigration, ignominious etc)
b) this shows that not all teens succumb to doing a specific this or that. They can be shrouded with MysteryMist or talk as if they were an English professor and you would still enjoy their company
I want to end the review with a small part from the book that was hilarious (read it over and over and over and over again)
Spoiler
"If you put a shrug on those outfits" said Frankie, "you won't have to shave your armpits.""Oh no! I forgot about armpits!" cried John.
"I forgot about armpits, too!" moaned Charles, whose shirt was nothing more than a camisole. "What's a shrug?"
"Like a minisweater," Frankie told him.
"There are so many girl - things we don't know!" cried Charles. "I'm so glad we did a dress rehearsal. This would have been a disaster otherwise."
adventurous
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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