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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An Australian collection of short stories with lessons built in sort of modern day Aesop tales but for girls with modern day issues like date rape, abusive relationships,psycho dudes, and much more. But really funny.
Did Jessi just say the date rape story was funny? I did! To be clear date rape is not funny (obvs.)but these are cautionary tales and in this story Rosie goes to a party at 14 yrs old and ends up losing her virginity after getting severely intoxicated by the date-rapeiest (this is not a word to my knowledge but I say it a lot) looking guy ever, no one wins in this situation, but Rosie learns an important lesson.
My favourite in this collection of stories is
"Rosie Little in The Mother Country" this has Rosie going to England to stay with godparents she has never met before and experience all the "Mother County" has to offer. It does not go well and the godfather turns out to be a bit of a creeper, Rosie's inner thoughts on this are some of the funniest bits in the book. While in England she meets a boy, falls in love and they decide to have sex. When the boy asks if she has ever done this before she thinks about the party in the previous story and says very sweetly
"Technically, yes. Effectively, no. What about you?
The girls got spunk and I like it.
Not all the stories are winners, but there were a few gems.
Did Jessi just say the date rape story was funny? I did! To be clear date rape is not funny (obvs.)but these are cautionary tales and in this story Rosie goes to a party at 14 yrs old and ends up losing her virginity after getting severely intoxicated by the date-rapeiest (this is not a word to my knowledge but I say it a lot) looking guy ever, no one wins in this situation, but Rosie learns an important lesson.
My favourite in this collection of stories is
"Rosie Little in The Mother Country" this has Rosie going to England to stay with godparents she has never met before and experience all the "Mother County" has to offer. It does not go well and the godfather turns out to be a bit of a creeper, Rosie's inner thoughts on this are some of the funniest bits in the book. While in England she meets a boy, falls in love and they decide to have sex. When the boy asks if she has ever done this before she thinks about the party in the previous story and says very sweetly
"Technically, yes. Effectively, no. What about you?
The girls got spunk and I like it.
Not all the stories are winners, but there were a few gems.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a great collection of twelve short stories that add a new and different kick to the traditional fairy tale where the girl/woman is no longer the damsel in distress, instead she is the damsel in the red Doc Martins. Each story deals with a different aspect of modern life from a woman's point of view and shows all the different ways of dealing with it that don't involve giving in but instead involve lacing up your boots and setting them walking in whichever direction suits you best. Each story is well written and thoughtful with touches of wit and humour that add a certain realism to each one without undermining the purpose or focus of each one. The characters are also just as well written and believable and every reader, man or woman, will be able to see some of themselves in each one and the difficulties they face. And excellent collection that reflects real life but manages to make it better.
medium-paced
It wasn't quite what I expected. I thought the title would be more tongue in cheek and the book shake things up more. The blurb says "thoroughly modern" though to be fair that was back in 2006.
But still the traces of conservatism were a bit strange. It was that sort of liberal feminist "girl is independent by sleeping with a lot of men and being resilient when they all turn out to be shit" thing that I tried to like at the time but didn't quite manage it even then. That hasn't aged well. You could be just as sex positive but mix things up more. But also sex is just sex. Quite a lot of the women/girls in the book were punished one way or another, hence I suppose the "cautionary" but I wasn't really sure what the message was apart from "it's shit to be a woman" but I don't think the author thought she was saying that.
I'll be honest I had to push myself through it. What I did really love was the traces of Australia in a few of the chapters. It was definitely an Australian book despite being not about that. And that was nice.
Also let's be fair I have a few times shown that I don't always "get" short stories.
But still the traces of conservatism were a bit strange. It was that sort of liberal feminist "girl is independent by sleeping with a lot of men and being resilient when they all turn out to be shit" thing that I tried to like at the time but didn't quite manage it even then. That hasn't aged well. You could be just as sex positive but mix things up more. But also sex is just sex. Quite a lot of the women/girls in the book were punished one way or another, hence I suppose the "cautionary" but I wasn't really sure what the message was apart from "it's shit to be a woman" but I don't think the author thought she was saying that.
I'll be honest I had to push myself through it. What I did really love was the traces of Australia in a few of the chapters. It was definitely an Australian book despite being not about that. And that was nice.
Also let's be fair I have a few times shown that I don't always "get" short stories.
important commentary but finding writing style doesn't match my reading preferences
Set up like a series of short stories that offer 'advice' for young women. The first one was a bit risque for me and I almost stopped there, but I really enjoyed them. Kept finding myself sad when each chapter ended, as I wanted to know more about each character and situation.
This is a quick, fun read. I received the book from a friend and enjoyed it tremendously. The stories are all fast paced and clever.
I picked up this book purely on the cover. I know you're not supposed to that but it a gorgeous design. It's a collection of short stories by an Australian author, all told by Rosie Little. Some our things she has experienced herself, and others are connected to her in various ways. I found the stories to be charming, almost like fairytales, but there were also some very sad stories in there as well. I liked her metaphors, especially in the story about the clothes (you all know how I love clothes!).
A light read, but it was perfect as I've been too distracted with other things to read anything heavy right now.
A light read, but it was perfect as I've been too distracted with other things to read anything heavy right now.
Collection of short stories about growing up as a woman. It deals with major life events such as longing, self worth, love, etc. Interspersed with snarky, Miss Manners-seque tips.