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aly36's review
3.0
I was not as impressed with this book as I was the " I Hunt Killers" series. I loved the "I hunt Killers" series by this same author so I wanted to check out more of his work but this book was not as good. It did have a good ending that I was nit sure I expected so I gave it 3 stars.
jwill583's review against another edition
5.0
i love this book. not just a part but every thing about it.
sumayyah_t's review against another edition
4.0
If half stars was an option, I would give this book 3.5.
I liked the book, but I felt as though the end was a bit too quick and nicely wrapped. Also, certain characters were simply dressing and had no depth or real purpose. Overall, it is a decent read, and a good follow up to the earlier "The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl."
I liked the book, but I felt as though the end was a bit too quick and nicely wrapped. Also, certain characters were simply dressing and had no depth or real purpose. Overall, it is a decent read, and a good follow up to the earlier "The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl."
elvenavari's review against another edition
4.0
While I will agree that this was different from the first book I have to state that there is a reason for that. "Fanboy" was from a boy's POV, "Goth Girl" is from a girl's point of view. There are going to be differences.
Lyga got right into the core of who Kyra is and what made her the way she is. The interweaving of his characters, including Josh from "Boy Toy", was magnificently done.
I greatly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who has read "The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl".
Lyga got right into the core of who Kyra is and what made her the way she is. The interweaving of his characters, including Josh from "Boy Toy", was magnificently done.
I greatly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who has read "The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl".
ubalstecha's review against another edition
4.0
At the end Barry Lyga's first novel the Astonishing Adventures of Fan Boy and Goth Girl, Kyra (Goth Girl) was being shipped of to a mental hospital after her father found out about the bullet she had stolen from Donald (Fanboy). Goth Girl Rising opens with Kyra returning from her institutionalization very angry. She feels that Fanboy has abandoned her and she is out to get revenge.
As she works out how exactly to exact her revenge, we see Goth Girl's relationship with her father, whom she calls Roger. The two are struggling to deal with the death from lung cancer of her mother several years before. Roger, the smoker, has with drawn and gone numb, while Goth Girl has taken to lashing out.
We also get to meet Goth Girl's other friends in this book. There is Simone, the girl who sleeps with boys to make herself feel loved and is constantly urging Goth Girl to lose her virginity. Goth Girl's other friend Jecca proves to be more of conundrum. She and Goth Girl exchange kisses, yet Jecca purports to be in love with a boy.
This is the first time that Lyga has written a novel from the female point of view. For the most part he succeeds, capturing Goth Girl's anger at her mother's death and father's distancing himself quite well. Her thoughts on the supposed power in a female body are also quite true to form.
This is a good outing and worth picking up. Teens and up due to language and situations.
As she works out how exactly to exact her revenge, we see Goth Girl's relationship with her father, whom she calls Roger. The two are struggling to deal with the death from lung cancer of her mother several years before. Roger, the smoker, has with drawn and gone numb, while Goth Girl has taken to lashing out.
We also get to meet Goth Girl's other friends in this book. There is Simone, the girl who sleeps with boys to make herself feel loved and is constantly urging Goth Girl to lose her virginity. Goth Girl's other friend Jecca proves to be more of conundrum. She and Goth Girl exchange kisses, yet Jecca purports to be in love with a boy.
This is the first time that Lyga has written a novel from the female point of view. For the most part he succeeds, capturing Goth Girl's anger at her mother's death and father's distancing himself quite well. Her thoughts on the supposed power in a female body are also quite true to form.
This is a good outing and worth picking up. Teens and up due to language and situations.
maricorchang's review against another edition
3.0
Lyga, Barry.
Goth Girl Rising.
Oct. 2009 (galley). 388p. Houghton Mifflin Books.
Grades 9 and up.
REVIEW. First published August 9, 2011 (Akibird).
After a stint in rehab, Goth Girl Kyra is back with a vengeance and aiming for Fanboy for putting her in the hospital. Occurring six months after Lyga’s popular The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl, Goth Girl Rising switches to Kyra’s narration and shows a lost teen who must transition back into reality and return to school and so-called friends. Truly understanding girl bravado, Barry Lyga portrays Kyra as outwardly confident with her shaved head, blue lipstick, and killer attitude. However, his creative genius unravels Kyra’s true feelings in her evolving poetry and letters to comic legend Neil Gaiman, exposing a girl grieving the loss of her mother and her muddled relationships. The author’s exploration of Goth Girl’s psyche accurately reveals a damaged soul, terrified of abandonment. Rather than talk openly about her feelings, Kyra is willing to sabotage the life of the boy she loves to fill her emptiness and avoid rejection. With a plethora of eye-opening moments and references to popular graphic novels, Goth Girl Rising will be a favorite of fans of the first in the series and also of those interested in angst and identity formation. Lyga’s use of graphic novels in the characters’ lives shows the format is not just about superheroes and tights but can lead to deeper questioning about life, death, and what it all means.
Goth Girl Rising.
Oct. 2009 (galley). 388p. Houghton Mifflin Books.
Grades 9 and up.
REVIEW. First published August 9, 2011 (Akibird).
After a stint in rehab, Goth Girl Kyra is back with a vengeance and aiming for Fanboy for putting her in the hospital. Occurring six months after Lyga’s popular The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl, Goth Girl Rising switches to Kyra’s narration and shows a lost teen who must transition back into reality and return to school and so-called friends. Truly understanding girl bravado, Barry Lyga portrays Kyra as outwardly confident with her shaved head, blue lipstick, and killer attitude. However, his creative genius unravels Kyra’s true feelings in her evolving poetry and letters to comic legend Neil Gaiman, exposing a girl grieving the loss of her mother and her muddled relationships. The author’s exploration of Goth Girl’s psyche accurately reveals a damaged soul, terrified of abandonment. Rather than talk openly about her feelings, Kyra is willing to sabotage the life of the boy she loves to fill her emptiness and avoid rejection. With a plethora of eye-opening moments and references to popular graphic novels, Goth Girl Rising will be a favorite of fans of the first in the series and also of those interested in angst and identity formation. Lyga’s use of graphic novels in the characters’ lives shows the format is not just about superheroes and tights but can lead to deeper questioning about life, death, and what it all means.
mbayne's review
4.0
First thing, I think the cover does a disservice to this book. Because the cover to the book this is a sequel/follow up too is great and this one is not so much.
Second, this is the Barry Lyga I know and love. What I really like about this book is that nothing "big" happens... no demonstration before the school or one single profound moment of understanding or big speech... which is often a part of realistic teen fiction (and other realistic fiction in general). This is just about a character's journey living their life with regular hardships. And it works. That's hard to do, and it works, and I wanted to keep reading.
I also think Barry Lyga did a good job writing a female protagonist, which I believe this is his first (at least first published anyway).
If you read the book preceding this (The Astounding Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl) I would suggest reading this one too.
Second, this is the Barry Lyga I know and love. What I really like about this book is that nothing "big" happens... no demonstration before the school or one single profound moment of understanding or big speech... which is often a part of realistic teen fiction (and other realistic fiction in general). This is just about a character's journey living their life with regular hardships. And it works. That's hard to do, and it works, and I wanted to keep reading.
I also think Barry Lyga did a good job writing a female protagonist, which I believe this is his first (at least first published anyway).
If you read the book preceding this (The Astounding Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl) I would suggest reading this one too.
miclikesbooks's review
5.0
As much as I loved the first book, this book left it in the dust. Do yourself a favor and read it. Much more mature tham Fanboy and Goth Girl.
mandi_m's review against another edition
I enjoy this series. I think Fanboy is still my favourite but this novel written from Kyra's point of view is a powerful one. We see why Kyra is so angry and prone to self harm and the impulses that make her lash out at those around her. I finished this so quickly - it really is a compulsive read!