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felt kind of young adult-ish, but that's not an insult. i really liked judy's voice. glad i read it!
I listened to this book, which I would recommend over reading it. The voice is better heard than read (and the reader was quite good).
Here is what is really bugging me: why did the author or publisher change the names of the three teenage boy perpetrators in different versions? For example, the hard copy listed her crush as Jeff Legassic, but the cd book had him as Kyle Malanack. The other two boys also had different first and last names. Was one version too similar to real people? Weird...
Loved the detailed description of Ann Arbor. Brings back memories.
Here is what is really bugging me: why did the author or publisher change the names of the three teenage boy perpetrators in different versions? For example, the hard copy listed her crush as Jeff Legassic, but the cd book had him as Kyle Malanack. The other two boys also had different first and last names. Was one version too similar to real people? Weird...
Loved the detailed description of Ann Arbor. Brings back memories.
I have enjoyed every book of hers so far. I think she did an awesome job of capturing the angst and uncertainty of high school and though I am no expert on dwarves, her take on that seem very believable, as well.
I enjoyed the 1st half of this book more than the 2nd. Overall an interesting read (or in my case, listen, since I got the audiobook).
Nice idea but my motivation for reading was basically to see what the scandal was. After the big reveal, the novel devolved into a chronology of events - this happened, then this happened, then we did this and this and this - and it became so obvious that the author hadn't thought this through. Also I'm tired of these sarcastic teenage narrators. I feel like every time a first person narrator is slightly out of the ordinary, they have to make up for it with quips and sarcasm. It gets old, especially when the plot is kinda weak. Not all of us who were high school nerds had awesome humor to make up for it :/ Also, not that this matters as much as the weak plot, but I really didn't get a good handle on the narrator's friends. She spends a lot of time ignoring them, in fact, and she never really learns much else about her crush, even though his backstory/motivations might have been interesting to explore. Ultimately, the book plays it too safe by the end. Despite all the horrible stuff that has happened, things just get smoothed over, and the narrator takes on the attitude of one who lived through this scandal ten years ago, and not ten days ago.
A bit repetitive, but I actually did like the storyline!
I think this book was meant for audio. The style was kind of choppy and conversational and I don't think I would have liked reading it. At first, I didn't like the reader's voice, but then once I got into the story it fit the character perfectly. I got bored with the story at times and kept going because I wanted to know how she got into the mess she was in. Once the reaveal started coming, I really didn't want to hear it. The lead up to revealing the event was much more detailed than dealing with the aftermath, and I thought that was kind of a shame. I really liked the character of Goth Sarah. She seemed like a really good person. A lot of the other characters were harder to like.
I randomly grabbed this book off the shelf at the library, expecting to return it unread. However, once i started it, i could not put it down. SUCH a great book, really moving and heartwarming. Really different too-i've never really thought about what it would be like to be a little person, and reading this gave me a little more perspective. I adored Judy's wit and attitude towards life, and am still thinking about the ending!
10/10 would recommend this book to anyone
10/10 would recommend this book to anyone