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kivt's review against another edition
3.0
This was a totally fine book. I think if it I'd read it around Frankie's age, it would have been a really important book to me. It was fairly charming but not very captivating to present me. It's more of a coming of age book with pranks in it than a secret society shenanigans book with coming of age in it. Which is fine! It is a very good coming of age story with a lot of philosophy that would have been good for me.
will_overthink's review against another edition
5.0
Quirky and unexpected, Frankie deals with a distant boyfriend by... infiltrating his secret brotherhood and leading them all a merry chase. This book deals with something a lot of young women go through: The change in the way people treat you when you demonstrate that you are not, and probably have never been, the small, inconsequential thing they always thought you were. Adorable? Try mastermind.
smusie's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it. I wish this book had existed when I was in high school, although that anachronism would surely cause the space-time continuum to collapse into a black hole.
apendragon's review against another edition
3.0
A little disappointed with this book. The real plot - that of Frankie joining the exclusive all male club as is advertised on the blurb I read - didn't kick in until a good 2/3 of the way through. The first parts were more monologuing about her life and how she thought feminism should be.
wafflewombat's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
uruseibaka's review against another edition
4.0
"It is better to be alone, she figures, than to be with someone who can't see who you are. It is better to lead than to follow. It is better to speak up than stay silent. It is better to open doors than to shut them on people."
Review up on my blog: http://euphoricreader.blogspot.com/2015/03/book-review-disreputable-history-of.html?m=1
Review up on my blog: http://euphoricreader.blogspot.com/2015/03/book-review-disreputable-history-of.html?m=1
x_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
I loved it! Frankie is an endearingly quirky and insightful character. I couldn't get enough of her.
holly41102's review against another edition
3.0
*2.5 stars* I wasn't really sure what to rate this. I thought maybe 3 stars but that is too much for this book and the book I don't think deserves 2. I really enjoyed the first part but towards the end I started really not enjoying the book. I still don't understand what the purpose of the part where Frankie was sitting on the pier at the start of the book and another boy came along. I would have though maybe it was her love interest but it was a different character which didn't even remember her at the pier. I found all the characters irritating and annoying and they weren't well rounded characters. This was pretty disappointing compared to Lockhart's other books.